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City of Columbia Plan Commission Met March 8.

Here is the minutes provided by the commission:

1. CALL TO ORDER 

The Plan Commission meeting of the City of Columbia, Illinois held was called to order by Chairman Doug Garmer at 6:30 P.M. 

2. ROLL CALL & ESTABLISH QUORUM 

Upon roll call, the following members were: 

Present in City Hall: Commissioner Doug Garmer, Pete Ingold, Tony Murphy,  

Present Virtually: Hal Hoppe, Amy Mistler, Lauren Nobbe (who joined the meeting  late), Will Trowbridge, Andrea Yochum 

Absent: Beth Kutterer-Sanchez 

Quorum Present. 

Administrative Staff Present at City Hall: Scott Dunakey - Director of Community  Development and James Mitchell, Director of Information Technology. 

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  

a) Minutes of the Monday, December 14, 2020 Plan Commission Meeting were  submitted for approval.  

MOTION: 

It was moved by Commissioner Trowbridge and seconded by Commissioner Ingold  to approve the minutes of the Monday, December 14, 2020 Plan Commission Meeting  as presented and on file at City Hall. On a roll call vote, all Commissioners present  voted yes. MOTION CARRIED. 

4. PUBLIC INPUT – None 

5. PUBLIC HEARING – None 

6. NEW BUSINESS - None

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None 

8. COMMITTEE REPORTS - None  

9. STAFF REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS 

a) Presentation and discussion of planning initiatives for the upcoming budget  year. 

Chairman Garmer called upon Director of Community Development Scott Dunakey  to present. Mr. Dunakey presented the initiatives being pursued for the upcoming  budget year including the following: 

Mr. Dunakey updated the commission on the discussion of a potential Zoning Code  amendment to allow for domestic chickens. He presented the results of the Plan  Commission discussion to the City Council, and only one alderman would support an  amendment, therefore he will not be pursuing this any further. 

Mr. Dunakey stated that the Plan Commission also serves as the Sign Graphics  Committee so he wanted to inform the Commission that he has drafted an updated  sign code. He discussed the reason for the amendments and said that after the City  Administrator and the City Attorney review it he will bring it to the Commission for  review. 

Mr. Dunakey informed the Commission of a potential Comprehensive Plan update,  to be followed by updates of the Zoning Code and Subdivision Code, and discussed  how this would be accomplished. 

There was general discussion and comment from the Commission. 

10. ADJOURN 

With no further business, Chairman Garmer entertained a motion to adjourn. 

MOTION: 

Motion was made by Commissioner Ingold and seconded by Chairman Garmer to  adjourn the Regular Meeting of the Columbia Plan Commission held Monday, March  8, 2021 at 7:14 P.M. On a roll call vote, all Commissioners present voted yes. MOTION  CARRIED.

 https://www.columbiaillinois.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_03082021-149