Brevard County, Florida 32903
August 28, 2007 5:30 PM Indialantic Town Hall
MINUTES NO. 07-06
MINUTES OF A ZONING AND PLANNING BOARD MEETING HELD IN THE INDIALANTIC TOWN HALL ON AUGUST 28, 2007.
PRESENT: John MacNeill, Chairman
Randall Greer, Vice Chairman
Rick Bertel, Member
Tom Kleving, Member
Dan Sullivan, 1st Alternate
Mike McCabe, 2nd Alternate
Cliff Stokes, Building Official
Christopher Chinault, Town Manager
Barbara Brownlie, Secretary
ABSENT: Nancee J. Hay, Member
This meeting was tape-recorded. Records are indexed and filed for ready reference where such have been summarized in typed minutes.
1. CALL TO ORDER AT 5:30 PM
Chairman MacNeill called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
2. APPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETING MINUTES
A. Minutes No. 07-05 – July 26, 2007
Mr. Kleving moved to approve Minutes No. 07-05. Mr. Bertel seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
3. PUBLIC HEARING
A. Receive public comments, make recommendations to the Town Council and transmit to the State the Evaluation and Appraisal report (EAR), which includes data and analysis and goals, objectives and policies concerning the Town’s Comprehensive Plan.
Jim LaRue, Sandy Ramseth and Terry Virta represented LaRue Planning and Management Services, Inc, the Town’s planning agent, and presented the EAR which had previously been provided to the Board members for review.
Mr. LaRue advised that the purpose of the EAR was to provide a summary analysis of the successes and failure of the Town’s Comprehensive Plans and to identify proposed changes to amend and update the Plan.
Ms. Ramseth, using the Board’s input from the February workshop, identified the four major issues facing the Town as:
1. Drainage
2. Transportation
3. Recreation and Open Space
4. Pedestrian Connectivity and Walkability
Mr. LaRue pointed out that many of these issues are already being addressed and that that fact is also an important part of the report.
The Board agreed that the report had identified the important issues and commended the overall report.
The Board members provided additional comments and concerns on individual items that will be reviewed and addressed in the report or as future comp plan amendments.
Mr. Kleving moved to send the Evaluation and Appraisal Report to the Town Council for adoption and to the Florida Department of Community Affairs for informal review. Mr. Bertel seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
4. REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS
5. REPORT FROM BUILDING OFFICIAL
Mr. Stokes reports were included in the packages.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 655 PM.
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John B MacNeill, Chairman
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Barbara Brownlie, Secretary