Town of Otisfield
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
July 1, 2008
1. Call to Order: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:06 PM.
2. Attendance: Members present were Vice Chair - Stan Brett, Dan Peaco, Mike McAllister & Herb Olsen.
Code Enforcement Officer: Richard St. John (Absent)
Planning Board Secretary: Tanya Taft
3. Quorum: Board had a quorum.
4. Secretary’s Report:
Meeting Minutes from June 17, 2008. Motion to accept minutes. DP/MM – Unanimous.
5. Discussion & Comments from public:
A. Shirley Hamilton – Concerned about a letter she received from the BOS stating that she had resigned before the end of her term. PB members looked at Annual Report to confirm that her term expired in 06/2008. PB agrees that Shirley Hamilton and Maureen Howard both completed their term. Discussion: PB felt that should Shirley or Maureen ever want to come back to the PB, and their is an opening, they would both be welcomed back. TT will request to have PB placed on an upcoming BOS Agenda.
B. Rick Micklon, BOS – Wanted PB members to know that if they ever need help w/ anything he would be happy to help out and attend any future meetings. RM also wanted to suggest that the PB consider having an occasional guest speaker to educate the board and public on misc. items if they have a light agenda.
6. Residence - Based Business Applications:
A. None.
7. Shoreland Zoning Applications:
A. None.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. None.
9. Subdivision Application:
A. None.
10. Miscellaneous:
A. Election of Officer’s: Chair – Stan Brett, Motion made by MM/HO – Unanimous. Vice Chair- Dan Peaco, Motion made by MM/HO – Unanimous. Recording Secretary- Mike McAllister, Motion made by HO/DP – Unanimous. TT will update the web site.
B. Workshop - PB Policies & Bylaws. RM, BOS in attendance to help update. PB Policies were approved by the BOS as of 6/18/08. TT will place updated version on the web site. Each member was given a copy of the Policies. Planning Board Bylaws. PB Members reviewed the (3) generic Bylaw handouts from MMA. PB Bylaw item Section II, Letter D, updated per prior meetings’ discussion. See “draft” document to view updated material. TT will update edits and bring to an upcoming meeting to discuss, before presenting to BOS.
C. TT will request a copy of the new ordinance changes approved at Town Meeting and get a copy to each PB member for their PB Manual. TT will order tabs so that at an upcoming meeting, the PB members can update their manuals.
11. Upcoming Dates:
A. Planning Board Meeting July 15, 2008 at 7:00 PM.
12. Discussion & comments from Code Enforcement Officer:
A. None.
13. Discussion & comments from Board:
A.
14. Pending Applications:
A.
15. Adjournment:
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:45 PM. MM/DP – Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Secretary.
Approved by:
Stan Brett, Chair
Otisfield Planning Board~
Approved on:07/15/08
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