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/i <br /> ECly l Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 4.5 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Consent February 18, 2014 Jeremy Barnhart,Deputy Director, CODD <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Planning Commission Rules Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> Adopt,by motion, an ordinance amending the meetings and rules of procedure relating to the Planning <br /> Commission. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> On February 3, 2014, the Council discussed a number of proposed changes to the ordinance regulating <br /> the Planning Commission,including the size of the commission,the meeting dates, and the quorum <br /> clause. <br /> At that time the Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance for adoption to amend the meeting date to <br /> the fourth Tuesday of the month,and removing the clause regarding quorum. If no quorum exists for a <br /> Planning Commission meeting,that includes a public hearing,which is most of them,the land use case <br /> cannot go forward to the City Council,increasing review time and applicant frustration. <br /> With the date change,the total review time will not change; the change allows staff time to prepare the <br /> Council packet after the Commission meeting. As land use cases increase in number,we are already <br /> seeing this extra time will be invaluable. There may be two `planning" meetings of the Council in May to <br /> prevent a large number of public hearings at one Council meeting due to the switch over. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> None <br /> Attachments <br /> ■ Draft ordinance <br /> P a w E A E U s r <br /> NaA f RE] <br />