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MEETING MINUTES
INDUSTRIAL & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, January 5th
7:00 a.m. Boom Island
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chair Don Roberts, Charlotte Gabler, Rich Harris, Bill Tapper, Lynne Dahl-Fleming, Dick Van
Allen, Dan Olson, Zona Gutzwiller, Wayne Elam, Chris Kruse.
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Vice Chair Patrick Thompson, Marshall Smith, Elaine DeWenter
LIAISONS PRESENT:
Mayor Clint Herbst, Sandy Suchy, Glen Posusta
CITY STAFF PRESENT:
Community Development Director, City Administrator Jeff O’Neill, City Zoning Ordinance Consultant
Ben Gozola
Call to Order
IEDC Chair Don Roberts called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m.
Approve Minutes
MOTION BY DAN OLSON TO APPROVE DECEMBER 1, 2009 MEETING MINUTES SECONDED
BY WAYNE ELAM. MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
Economic Development Report:
No report was provided at this time.
City & Chamber Reports:
City Administrator O’Neill provided an updated regarding proposed legislation related to Nuclear
Plants. The City has approved contracting services with Flaherty Hood to potentially pursue necessary
action.
O’Neill reported that the City Council had also adopted its 2010 operating budget, as well as a 2010-
2014 Capital Improvement Plan.
Sandy Suchy reported that the Annual Chamber Banquet, held on December 7, 2009 was a well-
attended event. She thanked those IEDC members are representatives who were able to attend.
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Monticello Zoning Ordinance Revision Presentation:
Community Development Director Schumann introduced the City’s consultant for the Zoning Ordinance
Revision project, Ben Gozola of MFRA.
Gozola reviewed the project, explaining its origins, the process to -date and the next steps. He indicated
that a Steering Committee represented by the five Planning Commissioners and members of the Cit y
Council is guiding the re-drafting of the code.
The group began by outlining the primary objectives and goals for the project, which Gozola reviewed
with the IEDC. The group then completed an in-depth analysis of current code issues and the
development of a new code structure. Gozola illustrated examples of the new code structure and
compared it to the previous code. Gozola explained that currently, the Steering Committee has
completed the drafting of the administrative portions of the code. Those sections are available online for
viewing by the public.
The Steering Committee’s next task will be to work on the use districts and the performance standards
for each. Gozola explained that the process includes two upcoming meetings with the IE DC specifically
for the purpose of gathering their input on the industrial and commercial districts. The IEDC’s feedback
will be combined with other comments and recommendations in preparing the updated language for
those chapters.
At the time that the use and performance standards chapters are completed, the City will hold an open
house to review the chapters and take additional comment for refinement. As work continues on the
ordinance, Gozola noted that there will be many additional opportunities for public review and
comment.
The IEDC members inquired about the process for amending the new code and noted that it would be
critical to maintain the new code to avoid the same pitfalls and problems that exist with the current code.
Gozola concluded by indicating that all IEDC member emails would be added to the e-mail distribution
list for on-going project updates.
Adjournment:
MOTION BY BILL TAPPER TO ADJOURN. SECONDED BY DAN OLSON. MOTION CARRIED.
10-0.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30am.