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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-09-20 Master Plan Advisory Commitee MinutesMeeting Minutes September 20, 2004 Master Plan Advisory Committee (MPAC) Meeting Master Pan Advisory Committee September 20. 2004 Meeting Minutes Attendees: Gcor!~e Katsoufis, :lack Russell, Janet Allen, Peter Smar.Lwn, Steve Mcl~~au<.shlin, 'Tim Kelley, Dick .Howard, Jonathon Barnes, Neil Sullivan, John Sasso E The meeting started at 7:00 PM. w c Agenda & Discussion (1) Schedule of Meetings: It was decided that in an effort to ensure all members have adequate opportunity to attend the meetings, a 7:30pm start time would be set for the rest of the year. (2) Review of Notes from September 8th Meeting: Other than the difficulty related to getting the email attachment, no additional comments were made regarding the proposed approach and schedule for the rest of the year. It was reiterated that specific agendas would be developed for each meeting and may require revisiting certain sections or topics for review after additional work has been performed. To facilitate the communication process, John Sasso volunteered to take and distribute meeting minutes to the group. (3) Master Plan Structure: A discussion. was held regarding the structure of the master plan. A few specific topics were raised as follows: a) Introduction section: The 1991 Master Plan (MP) contains a section entitled "Existing Conditions and Background." This section was approximately 50 pages in length and including information on the Town's historical development and physical characteristics (such as status of townproperty/buildings), and the Town's population and economy. The recent Community Development (CD) plan did not include such a section, instead details that impacted specific areas, such as housing, were included in the related section. It was agreed that as part of the MP effort, we would tackle updating this section to reflect current conditions. The first step of this required collecting all the existing information from the MP and CD Plan and trying to merge it together in a cohesive fashion. George ~atsoufis agreed to scan in the 1991 MP section and John Sasso agreed to take that material along with CP Plan information and format the materials together. This will then be presented to the committee at a future meeting to discuss the next step in that process. Meeting Minutes September 20, 2004 Master Plan Advisory Committee (MPAC) Meeting b) Public Services & Infrastructure: It was proposed that we add a section to the MP with this title. After discussion regarding the content and potential concerns about who is responsible for setting town specific plans (such as schools, library's, compost center, municipal utilities, etc.), we agreed that we would include top level goals and objectives for related items but not necessarily include specific recommendations unless they were directly related to any of the other MP sections. The Character and Identity section would be used as a placeholder for those items. A draft table of contents was presented for the MP, a copy of this can be found at the end of these minutes (thanks to George Katsoufis for providing this outline). (4) Character & Identity: This topic was to be the focus of the meeting. A fair amount of material had been excerpted from both the 1991 MP and 2004 CD plan. Copies of this material, as presented at the meeting, can be found in the attachment(s) to these meeting minutes. The purpose of this session was to define the primary goals that would form the basis for identifying appropriate objectives and recommendations for Readings' Character and Identity. The following four goals were discussed and tentatively agreed-upon: 1. Preserve the architectural heritage and the traditional village character of the Town. 2. Manage Growth in size, location, land-use selection and infrastructure impacts. 3. Maintain modern public services, facilities, infrastructure and continue the high level of service 4. Maximize the economic potential of the Town for the benefit of residents and ensure and enhance the viability of residential and commercial areas. The next step is to take these four goals and identify the applicable next level objectives and supporting recommendations for each. The Character and Identity team leads for this effort are Jonathan Barnes and John Sasso and will prepare this information for committee review at a later date. Actions (a) John Sasso to take and distribute meeting minutes going forward (On-going) (b) George KatsoEIfis agreed to scan in the 1991 MP section and John Sasso agreed to take that material along with CP Plan information and format the materials together (Due date TBD) (c) Jonathan Barnes and John Sasso will prepare Character and Identity information (objectives and recommendations consistent with goals) for committee review at a later date Meeting Minutes September 20, 2004 Master Plan Advisory Committee (MPAC) Meeting Scheduling: Next Meeting Date: Monday, October 18, 2004, 7:30pm Place: Town Hall Conference Room Topic: Housing (Full Agenda TBD) The meeting was adjourned.