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Home My WebLink About2009-07-07 PZC MINUTES' • • • Planning and Zoning Commission Study Session -APA Training July 7, 2009 Page 1of4 CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING July 7, 2009 I. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order at 7:04 p.m. in the City Council Conference Room of the Englewood Civic Center, Chair Bleile presiding. Present: Bleile, Roth, King, Welker, Knoth, Brick, Calonder Kinton (alternate) Absent: Fish , Krieger Staff: Tricia Langon , Senior Planner Brook Bell , Planner Guest: II. Audra Kirk, Planner Graham Billingsley APPROVAL OF MINUTES June 16, 2009 Knoth moved: Welker seconded : TO APPROVE THE JUNE 16, 2009 MINUTES Chair Bleile asked if there were any modifications or corrections. There were none. AYES: NAYS: Bleile, Roth , Welker, Knoth , King , Brick None ABSTAIN : Calonder ABSENT : Fish, Krieger Motion carried . APPROVAL OF FINDINGS OF FACT Case #USE2009-011 -Community Garden at 601 W Dartmouth Avenue Knoth moved: Roth seconded: TO APPROVE THE FINDINGS OF FACT FOR CASE #USE2009-011 • • Planning and Zoning Commission ~tudy Session -APA Training July 7 , 2009 Page 2 of 4 Chair Bleile asked if there were any modifications or corrections . Mr. Roth noted in the motion the reference to fo rwarding to City Council should be removed. AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Bleile, Roth, Welker, Knoth, King, Brick None Calonder Fish, Krieger Motion carried. 111 . APA TRAINING SESSION ~ Director White introduced Mr. Graham Billingsley, principle of Billingsley Consultants and former President of the Colorado Chapter of the APA. Everyone introduced themselves and provided a brief history of their time on the Planning Commission. At this time Mr. Billingsley began his power point presentation on "Planning History, The Roots of Today's Decisions and Legal History, Takings". Upon completion of the presentation Mr. Billingsley offered to answer any questions the Commission might have. Chair Bleile asked where the movement of redeveloping suburban areas and urban areas are headed . Mr. Billingsley said he felt the inner ring suburbs have a great deal of potential. Once you get past the first ring it becomes very difficult. Chair Bleile asked how inner ring suburbs take advantage of that growth opportunity in the short term (2 to 5 years) and long term (5 to 15 years). Mr. Billingsley said it will take some political will. A lot of communities are concerned about density. Communities have to decide density is a good thing if done right. It comes down to educating the people in the communities. He feels the front range has a long way to go . People live in the suburbs for a reason. Mr. Welker said for Englewood, redevelopment rather than new building is the game as we do not have large areas of vacant ground, but higher density redevelopment is scary to the • older citizens of the community. ,'\ • • • P lanning and Zoning Commis sion 'Study Session -APA Trai ning July 7 , 2009 Page 3 of 4 Mr. Billingsley said the critica l thing almost every time is that there is a clear vision . Th e re are always going to be a number of people in the community, and particularly those that have been there for a while, who are not going to want to see that kind of change . It 's very difficult and comes down to compromise . The question is how much do you compromise . If you compromise too much you haven 't necessaril y done much good at all. He said the general public throughout the nation is becoming more comfortable with the densification . Almost every major city in the country saw significant population gains in the last decade. In 1946 20 % of the population moved ever y year. In 2007 12 % moved every year. Mor e people own homes today so the less mobile the population becomes . Ms. Langon asked Mr. Calonder to comment on what he sees from a banking perspecti v e in regards to home ownership . Mr. Calonder said banks are limited as to who they can lend to as fewer and fewer people are qualified to obtain the loans. When banks were forced by the government to make loans to unqualified people that produced the problems we're in now. If the government stayed out of it we'd all be better off. Discussion ensued regardin g the housing market. Chair Bleile thanked Mr. Billingsle y for his presentation . He exited the meeting at this tim e. IV. PUBLIC FORU M ~ There was no public present. V . DIRECTOR 'S CHOI CE ~ Director White provided an update on the Medical Distri c t an d Dow ntow n Sm all Area Plan City Council Public Hearing held on Monday, Jul y 6 th. Second reading is scheduled for July 20 th . VI. STAFF 'S CHO I C E -~ Ms. Langon provided an update on future meetings . July 21: Landscaping am e ndments August 4: Re v ie w draft of the lan d scaping amendments The Board and Commission Appreciation Night is August 101h at Pirate 's Cove . VII . ATTORNE Y'S CHOICE Ms. Reid was not present. Planning and Zoning Commission • Study Session -AP A Training , .. July 7 , 2009 Page 4 of 4 • VIII. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE • • .~ Mr. Brick thanked Staff for arranging for Mr. Billingsley to speak at a meeting. He said he enjoyed the presentation . He wou ld also like Mr. Hollingsworth to speak at a future meeting regarding economic development. Mr. Welker asked if Staff could schedule a time for the Commission to view the ULI video. Mr. White said he would be happy to get that on the schedule . The meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m. ~~