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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes January 18, 2000 Page 3 I bilities and goals for the Planning Commission. Mayor Cavanaugh continued by stating that he 2 felt it would be beneficial to develop a charter of sorts that wofild set forth the scope and goals of 3 the Planning Commission. In addition to assisting the Planning Commission, Mayor Cavanaugh 4 felt that the charter would guide the City Council in referring projects to the Planning Cornmis- 5 sion. Specifically, Mayor Cavanaugh felt that it would be beneficial for the Planning 6 Commission to arrive at a proposed budget. In this respect, the Council would have a resource in 7 which to refer to regarding commitments for goals during the next 12 months. 8 Mayor Cavanaugh stated he felt that code enforcement was a priority issue. He mentioned busi- 9 nesses that were obviously not in code compliance and felt that the Planning Commission should 10 be made aware of those specific issues. I I In respect to Conditional Use Permits, Mayor Cavanaugh felt it would be beneficial to have a 12 book specifically designed to set forth the rules and regulations of Conditional Use Pen-nits. 13 Furthermore, Mayor Cavanaugh stated that the City is in a period of tremendous activity with re- 14 spect to the Parks and Planning Commissions. In that respect, he would encourage the Planning 15 Commission to develop a document that would define the charter, budget, control, and resources 16 needed in order to interface with the City Council. 17 Mayor Cavanaugh announced that Richard ("Dick") Horst is the City Council Liaison to the 18 Planning Commission and he is looking forward to the establishment of a communication 19 connection between both entities. 20 Bergstrom responded that, in the past, the Commission has experienced frustration when it has 21 made recommendations to the City Council, and some of those recommendations have been hon- 22 ored and some have not. Bergstrom felt that the Commission would welcome additional partici- 23 pation between the Planning Commission and the Council. He also supported Mayor 24 Cavanaugh's suggestion of a document setting forth the Planning Commission's mission and 25 charter. 26 Mayor Cavanaugh suggested researching the charters or mission statements of cities in the 27 surrounding area to assist in developing a similar document for the Planning Commission. 28 Bergstrom mentioned that Mayor Cavanaugh had been instrumental in the idea of a bus tour of 29 the City, and that such item was on the agenda for later in the meeting. Bergstrom stated that he 30 understood there is a possibility of a joint tour with the City Council. 31 Bergstrom thanked Mayor Cavanaugh for his suggestions and input, and Mayor Cavanaugh ex- 32 pressed his appreciation for the Commission's attention. 33 B. Scott Tankenoff, Hillcrest Development re: Apache Plaza. 34 Bergstrom welcomed Scott Tankenoff and invited him to speak to the Commission. 35 Mr. Tankenoff stated that he is the managing partner of Hillcrest Development. By way of back-