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ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MINXTES FOR .MAY 24, 1995 CONTCSXJATION OF PUBLIC HEARING: PROPOSED AME.NDMENT OF ZONING CODE TO ALLOW DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTER AS A CONDITIONAL USE LN THE R-IA OR B-4 ZONING DISTRICTS Gaffron indicated that upon recommendation of the Police Chief, the requirement that resumes be submitted for each Board of Directors member, has been omitted. The Chief suggested that because the Board of Directors is likely not directly involved with the day-to-day operation, requiring their resumes may be intrusive. He questioned what the City would do with that information. Planning Commission members commented that it may be helpful to know the makeup of the Board of Directors in reviewing a specific application, and generally felt this is a valid and not unreasonabl: piece of information to ask for. Gaffron noted that as discussed at the previous meeting, the City Attorney was uncomfortable with the language to establish t separate committee to review the operation on a regular basis. He had questioned how this would be set up and who would be responsible for it. He expressed concern that if this committee made an annual report suggesting a problem, it would have to refer back to the City Council for any type of action. Gaffron further noted Aai the Attorney was concerned about the status of the Operations section acting as a license ordinance, and ‘he Citv staff was likely not in a position to deal with the potential licensing issue.-* that might evolve from the shelter use. Gaffron noted that the Planning Commission members at the last meeting agreed that Items 4 and 5 be eliminated, but that a condition be added that the City Council shall annually appoint a representative to the Board of Directors to act as a liaison between the Board and City Council. Smith asked what would be the function of the liaison. Gaffron noted that that person might be expected to attend Board of Directors meetings and report back to the City Council on a regular basis. Gaffron noted that ’Operations’ Item 6 in the original draft required that a background investigation be performed to verify the qualification of the Director/Administrator of the shelter. He noted that the Planning Commission members at the last meeting suggested that staff review this with the City Attorney and Police Chief. Gaffron noted that the Chief had questioned what kind of a background investigation would be performed, who would perform it, and based on the results, what would the City do with that information. He had indicated Aere are matiy types of background investigations that could be done, and if the City was intending to keep this as a requirement, it should identify very specifically what background information or type of investigation is required, and identify llie consequences of the various possible results of such investigation. Based on that discussion. Item 6 has been removed from the revised draft. Gaffron noted that Item 5 of the revised draft incorporates language from Item 7 of the original draft which includes "boiler plate" as to when the City might review a conditional use permit after it is granted. He noted that the new language also incorporates portions of the ongmal