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W»"' ■'■-n4 di;:1E#3Planning Ccimnission Chair-i^an Kelley Planning Comniission Members City Administrator BernhardsonPROM: Jeanne A. Mabusth, Building & Zoning AdministratorDATE; March 16, 1989 <br />The following item was submitted by a Commission Member. <br />Staff feels it merits your review and consideration and hopefully <br />you will consider it for discussion purposes at a future meeting. <br />Please let Staff know if the Planning Commission would be <br />interested in this item or any other issue <br />consideration. <br />ior future <br />14 Ways to Build <br />A Better Planning <br />Commission <br />8. <br />3. <br />4. <br />5. <br />6. <br />7. <br />■T" h0 Insf.luta for Educairan m Lccai <br />J Government in Berkeley, <br />California, suggests 14 ways to imorovo <br />your local planning commission. <br />1. Suiid and adept bylaws and cro- <br />cedures, and stick to them. <br />Z Oeveioo and make availaoie to <br />anyone who wants them good and <br />reiiaole inrormation. data, ana <br />maos, <br />Preoare and maintain an aoecuate <br />general plan, refer to ft. and make <br />and imoiement deasions that are <br />consistent with its policies. <br />Annually re-examine what you are <br />doing as a commission, how well <br />you are doing it. and how to do rt <br />better. <br />Outline a year ’sjwork on active <br />planning and stick to it. Dont con­ <br />fuse development-permit process­ <br />ing (plan review) with real planning. <br />Ask to participate in preoaring the <br />planning agency's budget. <br />Meet pehodicaiiy with your aty <br />oouncii or county board to ex • <br />change ideas and to assess your <br />mutual obiectives. <br />11. <br />Consider a public forum every year <br />or so. Ask oeoDle (your 'diems*) <br />how things are going ana wnat they <br />want done (if anything). <br />Tell vour statf wnat you warn, how <br />you want material oresented to <br />you. etc Dont be a oassive com­ <br />missioner waiting for the "experts* <br />to tali you wnat to do next. <br />Attena some short courses on now <br />planning techniques or the latest in <br />land use law. and expect your staff <br />to do the same. <br />Tour about as a commission to see <br />wnat others are doing. Sometimes <br />you will be uolitted to lino out how <br />many light years anead ot your <br />neighbors you really are. and <br />someiimos you'll get some ideas <br />woTh borrowing. <br />Aopoim a commission representa­ <br />tive to apoear before the elected <br />body when it is necessary to ex­ <br />plain or sell an action Dont expect <br />staff to do your job. <br />Lobby for good planning. If yjtf <br />dont, who will? <br />Take lime to ohen! new commis­ <br />sioners to the job. <br />Remember how tough it was to get <br />the hang of it when you were a new <br />member of your commission. <br />12. <br />13. <br />14. <br />/ <br />v-M'- <br />i-:. <br />mm <br />trim <br />' w':- ■. <br />■ . V/ <br />V.'-' <br />1; / <br />Kli - -i <br />1: V <br />■ ■ H <br />4 'I‘ mmrn <br />y <br />h.