MINUTES
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAINING ROOM
519 NORTH GOOSE CREEK BLVD.

I. Attendance:

Committee Members Present: Joel Arenson, Rick Buckner, Paul Connerty, Gayla McSwain, Doug Quinn, Jeffrey Smith, Tom Volkmar, and Allen Wall
Committee Members Absent: Kristen Bowden, Jerry Glass, Jerry Tekac, and Barry Washington
BCD COG Staff Present: Jessica Gillis
City Staff Present: Daniel Ben-Yisrael and Sarah Hanson

Mr. Wall called the meeting to order at 5:37 p.m.

II. Review of Minutes from January 25, 2011

Motion: Mr. Arenson made a motion to accept the minutes. Mr. Buckner seconded.
Discussion: There was none.
Vote: All voted in favor; none opposed.

III. Review of Previous Meeting

Ms. Gillis asked the members to get comments to her concerning the Berkeley County Plan's land use map, as she will be using the same format for the Goose Creek Plan. She briefly discussed the comments received for the Issues and Opportunities draft as well as the formatting for the Plan as suggested at the last meeting. She asked for additional comments on sections where the information had been expanded. She stated they were still working on the Implementation Tables that they had previously discussed.

There was brief discussion regarding the upcoming DOT meeting for the Henry Brown Blvd. extension widening and the implications for the complete project.

Ms. Gillis brought the Committee up to date on the upcoming Berkeley County Planning Commission hearing for their Comprehensive Plan.

IV. Issues, Goals, and Implementation Strategies Chapter

The question of the final completion date for the Plan was discussed. Ms. Gillis stated she hoped the final draft will be presented to the Committee at the March meeting and then they can bring the draft to the public for their input. The Planning Commission will then have to adopt it and send it to City Council for their approval. Ms. Gillis suggested posting the draft on the website at the time of posting the meeting schedule.

There was discussion about the process to use in having the public review the proposed plan, holding the Planning Commission's public hearing to discuss the Plan, and then making the recommendation to City Council for their public hearings. There was discussion about allowing sufficient time between the public review and the Planning Commission's public hearing for the public to submit their comments.

Ms. Gillis stated they were still working on the Implementation Table, detailing who will be responsible for each activity, and deciding how specific to be with the list.

It was recommended that the public workshop be held in Council Chambers. It was decided that the Committee would meet next on March 22 rather than March 15 due to a number of probable absences on the 15th. Also, the public workshop was tentatively scheduled to be held during the Planning Commission's regular meeting scheduled for April 5, and on April 14 the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to adopt the Plan and thereby recommending it be presented to City Council.

V. Adjournment

Mr. Volkmar made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Smith seconded. All voted in favor. The meeting was adjourned at or about 6:30 p.m.