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2015-02-04 Special Meeting RECEIVEb- Kodiak Island Borough MAR -.. ,4 2015 Planning & Zoning Commission Code Update BOROUGH CI.FRK'S OFFICE Minutes KODIAK,ALASKA February 4, 2015 Special Meeting 6:30 p.m. in the Gerald C.Wilson Auditorium CALL TO ORDER COMMISSIONER ARNDT called to order the February 4, 2015 special meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission at 6:34 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE COMMISSIONER ARNDT led the pledge of allegiance. ROLL CALL Requested to be excused was Pat Olsen due to being out of the country. Commissioners present were Jay Baldwin, Alan Schmitt, Kathy Drabek, Maria Painter, and Scott Arndt. A quorum was established. Community Development Department staff present was Director Pederson, Sheila Smith, Neil Horn, and Jack Maker. COMMISSIONER BALDWIN MOVED to excuse Pat Olsen. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY APPROVAL OF AGENDA COMMISSIONER SCHMITT MOVED to amend the proposed agenda to delete the initial Citizens' Comments section and just proceed with the rest of the agenda as noticed. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY PUBLIC HEARINGS A) Case: Update of KIBC Title 16-Subdivisions. Request a review of the recommendations for amendments to Title 16 of the Borough Code. The applicant is the Kodiak Island Borough and the agent is the Community Development Department. The location is borough-wide and the zoning varies. The motion on the floor from the October 1, 2014 Special Code Update Meeting is: COMMISSIONER ARNDT MOVED to advance Titles 16, 17, & 18 to the Assembly for passing. COMMISSIONER SCHMITT MOVED to relax the rules so we can entertain the motion to postpone indefinitely. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY COMMISSIONER SCHMITT MOVED to postpone indefinitely Draft Titles 16, 17, & 18. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY COMMISSIONER PAINTER MOVED that the commission modify the existing Kodiak Island Borough Code Titles 16, 17, and 18, the modification would be a simplification of the existing code to improve the ease of use, to give clarity, to maximize freedom of private property use, and to limit control of local government power. Discussion of modifying the existing codes, guidance by the assembly, and taking public testimony. 1/12/2015 P&Z Minutes Page 1 of 3 Neil Horn, Code Enforcement Officer, stated there is an emergency message; there's been a traffic accident in front of the high school with both entrances being blocked with emergency vehicles. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION FAILED 2-3. The noes were Alan Schmitt and Kathy Drabek. The ayes were Jay Baldwin, Maria Painter, and Scoff Arndt. CITIZEN COMMENTS Local call in number: 486-3181 All citizen comments were in opposition to Draft Titles 16, 17, & 18 and were given by: Dr. Bob Johnson Tyler Randolph Kyle Crow Tim Booch Mark Anderson Sid Pruitt Ron Painter Lorna Arndt Mike Milligan Bonnie McDonald Judi Kidder Donna Jones Fred Barber Zachary Lloyd Mark Sanderson Neil Bertram Andi Krahn Dale Wilde Frank Bishop Neal Cooper Brian Hanz Jana Turvey Julie Kavanaugh Jacque Gibbs Todd Hiner Jim Rippey Bill Hoyt Mike Rostad Ginny Shank Stig Yngve COMMISSIONER ARNDT called a 10 minute recess. COMMISSIONER ARNDT reconvened the meeting. Citizen's Comments continued: Dennis Symmons Lenny Roberson Jim Houck Rebekah Meier Jascha Zbitnoff Jonathan Strong Randy Schuster Tom Boyer Frank Bishop Gema Dorado Mel Stephens Summer Blaine Dale Rice Rebecca Dawn Jonathan King Sarah Thayer(caller) Sophie Frets Brittney Jolin Bruce Schactler William Kincaid Melissa Alexander Scot Yost Donna Creek Jack McFarland Chaco Pearman Wilton Nelson Terri Schneider(caller) Bobbi Invanoff Terri Storch Kyle Trout(caller) Cecille Hiner Paula Ensen (caller) Betty McTavish Marko Pattitucci Elijah Hiner Steven Foust(caller) Jordan Davis Melanie Lechner(caller) Oliver Holm George Hartman, Sr. Alexandra Turner Steve Frets STAFF COMMENTS None COMMISSIONER COMMENTS COMMISSIONER DRABEK MOVED to reconsider the vote on the motion to modify the existing Kodiak Island Borough Code Titles 16, 17,, and 18. The modification would be a simplification of the existing code to improve the ease of use, to give clarity, to maximize freedom of private property use,, and to limit control of local government power. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO RECONSIDER CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION RECONSIDERED CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Alan Schmitt stated it hasn't been a very pleasant experience the past several months. He takes this seriously and he has his own views on things. We aren't always going to agree. This is something that was in the works and given to us; we spent 1 Y2 years on it, went through it and we 1/12/2015 P&Z Minutes Page 2 of 3 thought there may be some good things to get out there for the community to think about. We wanted the public to tell us what they thought, and he's glad they did. Schmitt thanked everyone for coming to all the meetings, he also thanked KMXT for making their services available. He wished we would have heard more from the villages, we tried to provide the villages with a new village zoning district. He also thanked the school district for making this available. Jay Baldwin thanked the public for coming, he really enjoyed hearing the stories and personal challenges and successes, especially the young people. It' s nice to see them with goals and ambition. Starting a small business and having it grow into a family business from a garage Baldwin definitely feels that mostly on the part of not wanting to stagger any type of growth that we could possibly have here in Kodiak, it's so important. Baldwin has children that he hopes will come back and have the chance to be successful. He thanked Tanya Brockman for the brownies, they were awesome. There's also a vacant seat on the Planning and Zoning Commission and he urged anyone interested to put their name in. Maria Painter stated she's very proud of the people of Kodiak pulling together and sending a message that we will never prevent the abuse of power if we are not prepared to limit power and that our private property use is the foundation of our freedom. She thanked the public for coming out to voice their opinion because it does matter. Scott Arndt stated we heard you last month when the venue at the Assembly Chambers was too small. The gathering we had then and again tonight is the largest he's seen for a borough assembly meeting or planning and zoning meeting since about 1975 when he started following these things. He also had a lot of problems with the code but he does feel vindicated by everyone who has showed up to testify at all of these public hearings. The public has been heard and he feels confident that the assembly has also heard what the public has said. We make recommendations to the assembly who is the final authority. ADJOURNMENT COMMISSIONER SCHMITT MOVED to adjourn. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY COMMISSIONER ARNDT adjourned the meeting at 10:43 p.m. KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION By: " , Scott Arndt, Chair ATTEST: mm Sheila Smith, Secre ary APPROVED: February 10, 2015 1/12/2015 P&z Minutes Page 3 of 3