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PlanningBoard | 2017-09-11 | 6 | Board Member Zuppan asked why the recommendation included a requirement to identify a specific part of the zoning code as the cause for the call for review. Staff Member Thomas said they are trying to identify what went wrong with the process. President Mitchell asked how the time and materials cost would be accounted for if there are calls for review. Staff Member Thomas said that they will track the expenses and bill the general fund. President Mitchell opened the public hearing. Kari Thompson, Chamber of Commerce, urged strong support for the changes. She said the businesses were incurring large expenses in time and resources to deal with calls for review. Alan Teague said our current ordinance requires council members to specify a reason to justify the call for review and that needs to be enforced by staff. He said he is concerned about the Brown Act and serial meetings if we require two council members to call a project for review. Board Member Mitchell closed the public hearing. Board Member Zuppan said the ordinance should specify that they are referring to the City's cost, not anyone else's. She said she is uncomfortable with the Brown Act implications of requiring a second council member for a call for review. She said it would require some sort of notification system to prevent Brown Act violations. Staff Member Thomas said they are considering a staff practice of sharing any written calls for review with all the other council members so they would know it has been called for review. Board Member Curtis said he was disappointed by the portion of the staff report that talks about council members being pressured by their constituents without justification. Staff Member Thomas explained that the questionable language came from the council referral. Board Member Knox White said the Brown Act issue is a big one. He said we could adjust the timing required for the two calls for review. He said we could also adjust our sunshine ordinance to allow this action with limited discussion at each council meeting. He said that someone who wins an appeal should have their appeal costs paid. Approved Planning Board minutes Page 6 of 9 September 11, 2017 | PlanningBoard/2017-09-11.pdf |