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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,November 21,2016 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> • The Beltnik application at 1380 Orono Lane was approved on Consent. <br /> Barnhart noted the Council followed the Planning Commission's recommendations for the most part. <br /> 10. PLANNING COMMISSION LIAISON SCHEDULE <br /> Barnhart stated included in the Planning Commission's packet is a draft of the council liaison schedule for <br /> 2017. This schedule is shorter than in years past. Barnhart stated he is proposing that a Planning <br /> Commission liaison only be present for the first meeting of the month. Staff will be attempting to keep <br /> zoning items to the first meeting of the month, with the second meeting focusing primarily on <br /> engineering, finance and other issues. Occasionally a zoning item will carry over but with not enough <br /> frequency to require attendance by a Planning Commissioner. <br /> Barnhart stated the schedule can be rearranged if the person designated to attend is going to be out of <br /> town. <br /> Landgraver stated in his view it is healthy to interact with the City Council but that he would agree by <br /> simply going there and watching them agree with the Planning Commission recommendations is not the <br /> best use of time. <br /> Lemke commented the reduced schedule is a good idea. <br /> Barnhart indicated he will propose the reduced schedule at the next City Council meeting. <br /> 11. OTHER ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION <br /> Barnhart noted a joint Planning Commission/City Council work session has been scheduled for next <br /> Monday,November 28, at 5:00 to review ordinances. Barnhart indicated he will be sending out a <br /> working summary of the 51 ordinances identified by Staff for review. A vote on the top 15 priorities will <br /> be taken similar to what was done last year. The work session will be held in the police training room. <br /> Thiesse asked how many building permits are issued in a month. <br /> Barnhart stated through October,the City issued building permits for 35 new homes and 1,350 new <br /> permits,which also includes plumbing, which consists of approximately a third of the permits. Barnhart <br /> noted plumbing,roofing and siding permits amount to approximately 50 percent of the total permits <br /> issued. Barnhart stated the number of overall permits was a little higher compared to last year but last <br /> year 68 new home building permits were issued. <br /> Schoenzeit asked how the Lakeview development is going. <br /> Gaffron indicated six or seven building permits have been issued to date. Gaffron stated in his opinion <br /> the building is going much slower than what Staff anticipated but the homes that have been built have <br /> been a success. <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS <br /> Page 25 of 26 <br />