Study Session - 4/8/2025 6:00:00 PM

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Okay, it's six o'clock. I'll call to
order this study session. We'll begin
with the roll call.
Mayor Scott Anderson here. Vice Mayor
Bobby Buckley here. Council member Chuck
Boniovani here. Council member Kenny
Buckland here. Council member Youngowski
here. Council member Monty Lions here.
And council member Jim Forgusen here.
Quum is present. Thank you. We have one
agenda item, a presentation and
discussion related to
Z25-01 LDC text amendment
staff. Good evening, mayor, council
members. Uh my name is Veronica
Gonzalez, principal planner. Um today
I'm going to update you on a um a
proposed um land development code text
amendment pertaining to the membership
of the RDC or the redevelopment
commission. Currently the membership of
the uh redevelopment commission is five
members but it does not include an
alternate member. So um the proposed
amendment would be to add an alternate
member to the um the commission
membership. Um and this would be to
facilitate um in the case of a a
commissioner having to recuse themselves
or if they're absent that we can
maintain a quorum so that the business
of um their agenda could be uh
continued. The amendment proposes to add
just one member to the uh alternate
member to the commission. Um, the member
will serve for one-year terms and they
will fulfill all the duties of a regular
member in the case of uh their absence
or
recusal. On February 5th, uh the
planning commission um held a citizen
review meeting and initiated the um uh
text amendment. Then on February 19th,
we took the proposed text amendment to
the redevelopment commission where they
recommended approval to the planning
commission. And then on March 5th, the
planning commission uh also recommended
approval to the town council. So our
next steps will be uh to bring this
forward to the full council on April
22nd for your
action. That concludes my presentation.
I'd be happy to answer any questions you
might have. Thank you, Veronica.
Questions?
Council member Torres, you're intimately
involved in this.
I don't have a question. I have a Thank
you. We need this.
Mayor, Council Member Torus, it's our
pleasure. Council member Bonjivani.
Thank you, Mayor. Are there any
alternatives right now? Mayor, Council
Member Bonjiovani, there is not. Um the
membership consists of just five members
and they're all regular members.
Okay. What happens if two people have to
acrew accuse
themselves and we have an even number?
What happens on that vote? Uh, mayor,
council member Bonjiovani, in that case,
we would be down to three regular
members. Um, the alternate could step
in. Oh, I see what you're saying. Then
it would be an an even. Um,
well, uh, because I know we've had
accused two before at one time, correct?
had two recuses. Yeah,
we have. And um in that case, I think
the alternate would have brought us up
to a quorum. I don't think we would have
been we would have had an even number if
I'm remembering correctly in that case.
But I I do understand um your question
and if it's council member Bonjani, are
you are you considering the vote? Whoa,
there it goes. Okay. Are you talking
about the vote? So could it be could it
be a tie? a a a majority has to win the
vote. So, it could not be a tight vote.
It would fail if it was It just fails.
Correct. Okay. That's correct. Okay.
Yes. Thank you,
Vice Mayor.
I I just want to clarify something a
little bit. Uh when you say the
alternate can serve one year, but they
they also then at the end of that year,
they can uh interview again for a
permanent position. Correct, Mayor.
Council member Buckley, that's correct.
Um, they could also interview to be
reappointed as an alternate again if
that they're choosing, but it functions
very similarly similarly through the um,
planning commission and that's how we've
modeled this. Okay. I Yeah, I I thought
that was the case, but I just wanted to
clarify that. Thank you. And just to
clarify something, I believe there was
one meeting last year where we had two
recusals and one person was sick. So, we
didn't have a quorum to take a vote. And
I believe that occurred sometime last
year. I just can't recall what the
circumstances were. Mayor, Council
Member Torres, I think you are correct.
Um we did have a couple of instances um
in the very recent past um where a
quorum was an issue with the
redevelopment commission and we've had
to um continue um cases as a result.
Council member Bonjivani. Thank you,
Mayor. Just a hypothetical
here. If we're having a number of people
accuse themsel accuse, listen to me.
What's the word? Recused. Yeah, thank
you. That one. If uh we have a number of
people doing that, shouldn't we take a
look at maybe who we're putting on the
commission so that doesn't happen?
Mayor, Council Member Bon Giovani, um
you know, as the um the body that
appoints these members to the
commissions, I would imagine that would
be within your purview. Okay. Thank you,
Vice Mayor.
Okay. So, so I have a question. Is there
a any particular reason why we can't add
two
alternates? I mean, if if if this has
happened a lot, but you know, if we
change commissioners then or or the
person
um then that might change. But is there
a reason why we can't just say we're
going to choose two alternates?
and Chris. Yeah. Do you Yeah. Mayor,
vice mayor, the answer is no. There
there's nothing that would prohibit the
council from doing that. You're you're
welcome to do that. I think one one
thought would be with a five member
board and having two alternates. You may
have those two alternates come into the
redevelopment commission meetings with
one maybe not having much to do for the
maybe it's not so rare circumstance
where there's two recusals or maybe two
absences. Uh but but that's something
council could certainly do.
Okay. Well, it's up to you guys, I
guess, if you I don't have a problem
with having two alternates,
but I don't know what anybody else
thinks. And and just as a reminder, the
planning commission has two alternates.
It's a seven member board, though. Um
something to consider as you're thinking
about that.
Any other I'm just going to say that
it's not a very typical need for two.
Let's take it one step at a time. And
since we're not voting on anything
today, we can talk about it when the
time comes. be coming back on April 22nd
on our regular agenda. Council member
Kapowski, I just wanted to add to that
the discussion that because of the
smaller size of the board, it seems like
maybe one al alternate is sufficient and
as um Chris mentioned, you don't want to
have another alternate that may not have
a lot of work to do.
Um so just part of the the thought
process behind just having the one
alternate
Council member Bonani. Thank you, Mayor.
Um, Council Member Torus, or and does
anyone know the percentage of meetings
that we're having recusals?
Mayor, Council Member Boniovani, I don't
have a percentage, per se.
Um, I don't know that it really happens
all that often. Um, but I I guess we had
a perfect storm of sorts um that that
created this and that's what kind of
brought on the um the idea to um proceed
with one alternate at this time. Gotcha.
I'm going to step forward and say almost
every meeting. Yeah. I I think I think
that just comes back to us when it's
time for renewals for people on this
commission. really need to take a look
at who they are, what they do for a
living, um, and if there's going to be
any kind of conflicts of interest. I
know we need experts on that on that
commission. I respect that. But there
could be experts that um aren't
necessarily involved
in 50% of the projects.
Discussion for another day. Yeah.
Any other questions, comments?
Thank you. We look forward to it coming
back on the 22nd on the agenda and we'll
have further discussion. Thank you,
Veronica. Very good. Thank you. With
that, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn
the study session.
I make a motion to adjourn the study
session. Second. Moved and seconded. We
are adjourned and we will
uh go up, excuse ourselves, go upstairs
for and reconvene in an executive
session.