MINUTES
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
1st Floor Conference Room
Town Hall, 302 Main Street
I. CALL TO ORDER
Acting Chairman, Janis Esty, called the regular meeting to order at 7:34 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Members Present
Janis Esty, Acting Chairman
Donald Ranaudo, Regular Member
Catherine Flanagan, Regular Member
Michael Urban, Alternate seated for Robert Missel
Kathleen Sugland, Alternate
Kenneth Soudan, Alternate
Members Absent
Robert Missel, Regular Member
David Shearer, Alternate
Staff Present
Christine Nelson, Town Planner
Joanne Rynecki, Clerk
III. REGULAR BUSINESS
A. Minutes
MOTION to approve the minutes from November 16, 2011; MADE by D. Ranaudo; SECONDED by C. Flanagan; NO DISCUSSION. VOTED IN FAVOR: D. Ranaudo, J. Esty, C. Flanagan, M. Urban; OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINED: none; APPROVED: 4-0-0.
B. Correspondence
Legal bill for Branse, Willis & Knapp in the amount of $33.00 is tabled by Acting Chairman Esty for the next meeting.
C. Committee, Representative & Staff Reports
Ms. NelsonFlanagan reported that the Hazard Mitigation Committee is on target for a January 2012 completion of the plan.
Ms. Esty inquired about the train station parking proposal she read about in the newspaper. Ms. Nelson said that a formal application has not been submitted to any of the Land Use Departments at this time.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
None.
V. OLD BUSINESS
New Member Welcome
New and existing members of the Planning Commission formally introduced themselves and gave a brief background on their qualifications. Ms. Nelson briefly reviewed predisposition, conflict of interest and ex-parte communications with the members.
Acting Chairman Esty would like asked the members to review the Plan of Conservation and & Development for the next meeting to find a chapter of interest to them. The commissionCommission will work on reviewing and writing one chapter at a timethe Plan in preparation for potential updates in the new Plan. year.
Members will be voting for Officers and Representatives in January.
Chairman Esty would also like to revisit scenic roads and increase public outreach in the coming year. starting with revisiting previous promotion of scenic road reservation.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 8:34 PMp.m. until the next regular meeting scheduled for December 21, 2011 at the Town Hall 1st Floor Conference Room, 302 Main Street Old Saybrook, CT; MADE by D. Ranaudo ; SECONDED by C. Flanagan; NO DISCUSSION. VOTED IN FAVOR: D. Ranaudo, C. Flanagan, J. Esty, M. Urban; OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINED: none; APPROVED: 4-0-0.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joanne Rynecki, Planning
Administrative Clerk
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