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Planning
Commission Meeting Update
March
25, 2009
Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL:
Commissioners Michael Boswell, Michael Draze, Eric Meyer, Airlin
Singewald, Mary Whittlesey, Vice-Chairperson Michael Multari, and
Chairperson Charles Stevenson
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA:
The agenda was accepted as presented.
MINUTES:
Minutes of March 11, 2009. The minutes
were approved as amended.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
PRESENTATION:
Planning for a Low-Energy Future:
A narrated PowerPoint presentation from the 2007 American Planning
Association Conference held in Philadelphia. The
presentation will review community development, conservation, and
opportunities to reduce energy consumption. (Kim Murry)
Commissioners noted that many of the examples in the presentation
were from the north-eastern part of the country where energy needs
(for winter heating, for example) and sources (i.e. from coal-fired
plants) are very different than those of San Luis Obispo. The
Commissioners noted that the City of San Luis Obispo has already
completed many of the energy-efficient options presented in the
PowerPoint presentation such as replacing street lamps with LED
lights and other actions.
Staff indicated the PowerPoint presented a good overview of climate
change and community responses that might be helpful for City
residents. Having general knowledge of these efforts will be
helpful when the City’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory is
presented later this spring and for context to understand the
Climate Action Plan identified as an “Other Council Goal” as part of
the upcoming 2009-2011 Financial Plan.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION:
Staff
a.
Agenda
Forecast
Staff
provided a forecast of the items scheduled for the April 8th
meeting including presentation of the Short Range Transit Plan and
the Revocation of a previous Plan Line Setback on Broad Street.
Commission
a.
Ideas
for future study sessions
The
Commission offered ideas for future sessions with a request to
distinguish between training items, study sessions, and update
items. The Planning Commission Chair was authorized to meet with
staff and to bring back a consolidated list of items for discussion
at a future meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Any writings or
documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission
regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public
inspection in the Community Development, 919 Palm Street, during
normal business hours
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