HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007.08.13 CC Minutes - Open SpaceMINUTES FOR THE HUGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF AUGUST 13, 2007
Mayor Fran Miron called the meeting to order at 7:12 pm.
PRESENT: Granger, Haas, Petryk, Puleo, Miron
City Administrator Mike Ericson and CD Director Bryan Bear
Planning Commissioners Present: Bronwen Kleissler and Dave Schumann
PRESENTATION OF REVISED RURAL & OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE
CD Director Bryan Bear provided a PowerPoint presentation of the ordinance and the timeline by
which the Planning Commission worked on and provided revisions to the original ordinance adopted
in 2006. The revisions offered more objectivity reach a maximum in density of 12 units per 40 acres
from a base of 8. Bryan stated that more than 750 postcard invitations were mailed and the meeting
was advertised in The Citizen.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Mayor Fran Miron opened the public comment period and invited residents to address the Council
by first stating their name and address. He stated that the Council wanted to listen to the residents
and he was pleased with the large turnout. A total of 30 residents addressed the Council expressing
their support for, or opposition to, the revised ordinance. The following residents spoke: Cindy
Petty; Jess Roush; Lee Roebke; Jerry Cullen; Sally Miesen; Vicky Hoffbeck; Steve Wlaschin; Kate
Drewry;Dale Good; Rene Glidden; Jan Olson; Len Kort; Beth Minor; Larry Ehret; Sandy Malaski;
Fred Hummel; Cathy Scobie; Ellen St. Sauver; Clyde Wagner; Kevin Opfengar; Ernie Trimmel; Jim
Latimer; Tom Raster; Phil Blackstuen; John Waller; Yvonne Stonner; Muriel Stoltzman; Jim Bever;
Ron Scobie; and Malcolm Cammack.
Resident Cathy Scobie addressed the Council and presented petitions with more than 100 signatures
from residents who lived on more than, and less than, 40 acres, who supported the ordinance.
Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, to formally accept the petitions as part of the public record.
All aye. Motion Carried.
DIRECTION TO STAFF
Mayor Miron thanked the residents for attending and for voicing their opinions and stated the
ordinance would be discussed at the next regular Council meeting on August 20, 2007.
ADJOURNMENT
Petryk made motion, Haas seconded, to adjourn at 10:00 pm.
All aye. Motion Carried.
Michael A. Ericson
City Administrator