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MEETING MINUTES
June 25 2015
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The Chamberlin Neighborhood-Airport Planning Committee held a regular meeting on Thursday, 25
June 2015, at 7:00 p.m., in the Large Conference Room, City Hall, 575 Dorset Street.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Tracey Harrington, Pat Nowak, Walden Rooney, Greg Severance, Linda Brakel,
Marc Companion, Lisa LaRock, Carmine Sargent, George Maille, Kim Robison, John Simson, Patrick
Clemins
MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: David Hartnett, Karsten Schlenter
ALSO PRESENT: Paul Conner, Director of Planning & Zoning; Cathyann LaRose, City Planner; Lee Krohn,
CCRPC Senior Planner; Christine Ford, CCRPC Senior Transportation Planner; Bob Chamberlin, RSG;
additional residents.
1. Call to Order; Changes to the Agenda
Approval of minutes was moved to the beginning of the meeting.
Questions were raised about the format of the community forum, the consultant selection process, and
the scope of work. It was agreed that sharing information was permissible, but that anything further
should be publicly warned. Mr. Simson moved to add a brief, informational presentation on the
consultant selection process and scope of work; seconded by Mr. Maille, and approved unanimously.
Staff gave a brief history of the City Council charge, RFP, interview process, results, and timeline. The
scope of work based on Council’s directive had been distributed previously, and should be on the
project website. Discussion followed, including the project timeline from this point forward.
2. Meeting Minutes:
Minutes of April 8: Ms. Nowak moved to accept; seconded by Ms. Harrington and approved
unanimously.
Minutes of May 20: Corrections were made to spelling and members present. In response to a question
about who submitted the minutes, it is the City’s practice not to list a person, as once approved, they
belong to the committee. Ms. Nowak moved to accept the minutes as corrected; seconded by Ms.
Harrington and approved unanimously.
3. Public Comment Period on Items not on the Agenda
A question was raised about the agenda. The warned agenda controls; projected on screen was
a more detailed outline to facilitate discussion.
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4. Review/Analysis of themes from the community forum; next steps-
A summary was presented of the community forum, questions asked, and emerging themes. The Chair
suggested small group discussion of the four forum questions and the emerging themes. Others felt the
Committee should discuss matters as a whole, not as small groups. After much further discussion, it was
agreed to hold two additional meetings, each to focus on two of the four themes
(affordability/community, mobility, noise, and land use). Staff will facilitate these meetings, to be held
on Tuesday, July 7 and Monday, July 13 at 6:30 P.M., location to be determined. The rest of the meeting
focused on process and eventual, possible outcomes. One approach is to prioritize improvements based
on relative value and cost; another is to categorize these based on achievability in short-, medium-, and
long-term timeframes.
Concerns were raised whether the ‘noise line’ might move, and whether the study properly accounts for
that possibility. Neighborhood livability is at least as important as other issues now on the table. These
questions are always challenging. As with all studies, there is uncertainty with variables that may
change. The best we can do is to plan with known scenarios, anticipate and adjust to any changes, and
recommend options that will improve the neighborhood no matter where the ‘noise line’ may be.
Noise mitigation remains key in this study, but funding is uncertain and the City’s zoning will control
what’s permissible. The Chair asked the Committee to support the long-discussed Airport Drive
extension, and to proceed with as much planning as can be done with what is known now.
5. Staff Update on Neighborhood Projects
Updates were offered on the school master visioning/planning committee report and the proposed
expansion to Pillsbury Manor on Williston Road.
6. Adjourn
With no other business, the meeting adjourned at 8:58 P.M.
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