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Planning Commission Minutes 05/21/2014
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Hall, 1st Floor Conference Room
302 Main Street, Old Saybrook

  • CALL TO ORDER
        Chairman Janis Esty called the regular meeting to order at 7:05pm.

II. ROLL CALL

Members Present 
Janis Esty, Chairman
Daniel Walden                                                                                                                 
Kathleen Sugland, seated for David Shearer
Kenneth Soudan, seated for Cathryn Flanagan
Michael Urban, seated for Robert Missel 
        Members Absent
        Robert Missel, Vice Chairman
        Cathryn Flanagan
        David Shearer

Staff Present
Christine Nelson, Town Planner
        Meryl Tsagronis, Recording Clerk

III.    REGULAR BUSINESS
A.      Minutes
MOTION to approve the Minutes of May 7, 2014 as revised: page 3 “Motion to adopt and set an effective date”; MADE: by K. Soudan; SECONDED: by D. Walden; VOTED IN FAVOR: J. Esty, D. Walden, K. Sugland, K. Soudan, M. Urban; OPPOSED: None; ABSTAINED: None; APPROVED: 5-0-0.


  • Correspondence
None.

  • Committee, Representative & Staff Reports
Ken Soudan gave an update from the Lower CT River Valley (LCRV) Regional Planning Commission, about a discussion of storage tanks in Clinton.
Mike Urban reported for the Trust For Public Land that the Board of Finance voted 6-0 in favor of the town’s contribution of $3 million for The Preserve. The next step is voter approval at referendum.
Christine Nelson gave an update on the Bike-Ped group.

VI.     WORKSHOP
A. “Scenic Roads” section of the Plan of Conservation & Development
B. “Mariner’s Way” section of the Plan of Conservation & Development
C. The Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan

Commission members reviewed the “Scenic Roads” section and the “Mariner’s Way” section of the Plan of Conservation & Development, and The Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan and indicated which action items to take a lead on, and which efforts to contribute to.


V.      ADJOURNMENT

MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 p.m. until the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission which will be held on June 4, 2014, at 7:00 P.M., Town Hall, 302 Main Street, 1st Floor Conference Room; MADE: by D. Walden; SECONDED: by K. Sugland; VOTED IN FAVOR J. Esty, D. Walden, K. Sugland, K. Soudan, M. Urban; OPPOSED: None; ABSTAINED: None; APPROVED: 5-0-0.

        
        Respectfully submitted,


Meryl Tsagronis
Recording Clerk