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The October 28, 2002 meeting of the Zoning and Annexation Committee was called to order by its
Chairperson, Council Member Karen L. White at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting
Room.
Persons in attendance included Council Members Varner, Aranowski, Pfeifer, King, Kelly,
Coleman, Kuspa and White; Community &Economic Development Director Jon Hunt, Richard J.
Deah1, Bruce Bancroft, Brent Bajdek, Robert Sante, Bernie Feeney, City Engineer Carl Littrell,
Terry Bland of the giouth Vint4 ihlritt and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney.
Council Member White welcomed Council Member Kuspa to the Council and thanked him for
chairing the last Committee meeting for her.
Council Member White then called for a presentation on Bill No. 59-02 which is a zoning request
for the vacant property south and adjacent to 4122 South Main Street.
Planner Brent Bajdek then reviewed the report from the Area Plan Commission. He noted that the
Commission held a public hearing on the request on October 15th and send the zoning request to
the Council with a favorable recommendation. (Copy attached).
Bernie Feeney of Lang, Feeney & Associates, Inc. then made the presentation. He provided a
copy of the final site plan (copy attached). Mr. Feeney stated that the zoning is request is being
made on behalf of C&B Optical who is in need of expanding their building and parking facilities
at 4122 South Main Street.
Following discussion, Council Member Coleman made a motion, seconded by Dr. Varner that Bill
No. 59-02 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed.
Under miscellaneous matters, Council Member White asked Mr. Sante and the Council Attorney to
update the Committee on the proposed Comprehensive Plan.
Mr. Robert W. Sante, Executive Director of the Area Plan Commission, noted that due to a
miscommunication the proposed resolution addressing the comprehensive plan did not get filed by
last Wednesday. He noted however that he met with the Council Attorney last Friday and had the
opportunity along with Mr. John Byorni to review her draft resolution. Mr. Sante further noted
that he and Mr. Byorni offered a few changes to the proposed resolution, with many of them being
included in the revised resolution.
The Council Attorney then passed out a draft of the proposed resolution (copy attached) which she
had prepared for discussion. She noted that it attempts to include many of the concerns raised by
the Council Members during the Committee meetings when the proposed comprehensive plan was
discussed. She requested that the Council Members review the draft and contact her by the Friday
prior to the Wednesday filing deadline so that revisions could be discussed with Mr. Sante, Mr.
Byorni and Council Member White and then included in the final version of the resolution. She
further noted that the proposed resolution will be heard at the November 11th Common Council
meeting and that Mr. Sante has requested at least a thirty (30) minute period for the presentation.
The consultant assisting the Area Plan staff will also be present at that Council meeting.
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Council Member White thanked Mr. Sante and Mrs. Cekanski-Farrand for their updates.
There being no further business to come before the Committee, Council Member White adjourned
the Committee meeting at 4:39 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Council Member Karen L. White, Chairperson
Zoning and Annexation Committee
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