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Athens Planning Commission - June 16, 2022
A
Is
thursday
june
16th
at
exactly
12
o'clock,
so
we
start
right
on
time.
We
do
have
quorum
with
two
planning
commissioners,
who
are
absent
and
excused
one
being
director
stone
and
the
other
being
austin
phillips,
the
first
so
establishing
a
quorum.
We
do
have
a
quorum
with
three
members
present
disposition
of
the
before
I
get
to
that.
I
need
to
administer
the
oath
to
anyone
who
is
here
that
is
going
to
be
speaking
to
the
commission
today.
A
A
C
A
A
D
Yeah,
thank
you
mayor
and
commission
members.
This
is
phase
three
and
four,
as
you
recall,
last
year,
phases
one
and
two
of
this
development
were
submitted
to
planning
commission
and
were
approved
and
that's
under
construction
right
now,
phases
three
and
four
are
located
to
the
north
and
a
little
bit
west
of
those
first,
two
developments,
the
access
for
phases,
three
and
four-
will
be
coming
off
of
the
same
location
as
phase
two
of
the
of
the
already
approved
development.
E
Tom
simons
I'm
with
woda
cooper
and
little.
My
colleague
is
with
me
an
architect
and
engineer
if
there's
any
questions
but
yeah.
This
is
a
continuation
of
phase
one
and
two
at
the
kershaw's
that
it's
already
under
construction
phase.
Three
and
four,
the
final
two
phases
of
kershaw
phase:
three
is
54
units
and
phase
four
will
be
30
units.
E
So
really
just
if
you
had
any
questions
that
we
got
the
team
here,
we
can
walk
through
that.
I
hope
a
couple
things
that
have
happened
since
last
time
we
were
here.
We
were
all
on
zoom
call
meetings
and
that
through
covet,
so
I
don't
know
if
anyone's
been
out
there
lately,
but
obviously
the
pond
has
been
drained.
I
know
that
that
was
of
concern.
Last
time
we
were
here,
that's
been
drained
and
filled
in.
E
A
I
am
going
to
make
comment
because
I
know
there
was
questions
that
were
being
raised.
You
know
for
the
planning
commission,
you
know.
Why
did
we
not
know
about
the
about
three
and
four
and
as
I've
understood
it
now
from
voter
cooper?
Is
that
it
was
unexpected
that
the
second
litec
allocation,
four
three
and
four
did
come
through,
which
you
know
is,
is
great
news
at
nine
percent.
That
means
seventy
percent
coverage
for
for
these
projects,
because
initially,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
the
low
income
tax,
low-income
housing,
tax,
credit.
C
A
Awarded
for
taylor,
green
and
and
or
is
it
taylor
park
and
taylor
and
kirk
shot
green.
Thank
you.
Yes,
rick
riggs,
okay!
So
at
that
time,
when
phase,
when
those
that
first
phase
first
and
second
phase
were
running
along,
it
wasn't
known
whether
there
was
going
to
be
another
round
yeah
of
latex
yeah.
E
So
the
ohio
housing
finance
agency
puts
out
their
rule
book
the
qualified
allocation
plan
and
just
like,
if
you
were
writing
city
grants
or
whatever
you
you
follow,
whatever
the
funding
source
is,
whatever
their
rule
book
says,
and
their
requirements.
So
we
did
our
applications
on
phase
one
and
two
tyler
park
and
kershaw
green
and
they
base
everything
on
a
score
and
we're
competing
against
developers.
E
Municipalities,
all
across
the
state.
You
know
from
cleveland
to
athens
to
cincinnati
belmont
county
all
over
and
we
do
the
applications
the
year
that
we
applied
for
the
first
two
phases,
the
census
tract
that
we're
located
in
was
one
of
the
highest
scoring
in
the
state.
I
think
there
were
about
five
or
six
of
them
that
scored
max.
E
E
They
adjust
the
scoring
by
what
was
funded
well,
they
didn't
they
made
it
a
two-year
and
they
kept
the
scoring.
The
same
so
we
were
like
well
the
market
studies
great,
let's
go
back
in
and
ask
for
two
more
phases
so
that
the
opportunity
was
there
and
today's
climate,
where
you
know
majority
of
municipalities,
are
looking
for
housing.
We
got
pretty
lucky
that
we
were
able
to
go
back
in
and
get
a
second
buy
the
apple.
So
I
think
that
was
we
were
surprised.
E
A
Okay,
no,
that
that's
how
I
understood
it
as
well-
and
I
think
that's
important,
for
you
know
the
the
public
to
understand
that.
I
think
this
is
given.
That
is
it's
not
common
that
it's
unusual
to
have
something
like
this
to
where
two
years
in
a
row,
you
end
up
coming
in
at
that
nine
percent,
which,
as
I've
been
doing
my
own
homework,
those
are
tough
to
come
by
yeah
and
and
for
for
for
one
and
two
great
and
now
to
see
that
three
and
four
can
be
financed.
That
same
way.
A
B
So
I
think
also
when
we
had
the
discussion
at
some
point
in
the
past
there
was
discussion
about
how
do
people
get
from
this
complex
over
to
other
amenities
within
the
community
and
obviously
I'm
assuming
they'll
be
bus.
Transportation
and
they'll
have
individual
cars
with
some
of
the
people,
but
we
were
talking
about
a
need
to
try
to
figure
out
how
we
cross
682
and
maybe
get
over
toward
west
state
street.
B
That
kind
of
thing-
and
I
see
nothing
here-
I
know
this
is
further
down
from
those
first
two
phases
which
are
much
closer
to
armitage
road
and
maybe
a
potential
crossing
location.
But
I
see
nothing
here
that
suggests
that
that
you're
you're
doing
anything
to
try
to
make
that
access
a
little
easier,
maybe
for
pedestrians
for
mothers
and
children
or
whatever
it
might
be,
and
so
I
you
know-
and
I
don't
know
how
much
of
it
is
your
responsibility
or
not.
B
I
do
think
as
a
community,
we
have
a
responsibility
to
look
at
how
we
incorporate
that
into
the
rest
of
the
fabric
of
the
community,
and
I
I
guess,
I'm
just
trying
to
figure
out
or
understand
a
little
bit.
Do
you
guys
feel
like
you
need
to
get
some
sidewalks
over
to
some
place
or
work
with
people
on
a
crosswalk
area
or
anything
like
that?.
E
E
As
far
as
we're
extending
our
sidewalks
on
our
property
down
to
the
edge
and
then
and
contributing
then
towards
either
the
bike
path
and
a
crosswalk
area,
etc.
However,
you
guys
see
fit
on
that,
so
we
have
had
conversations
and
committed
to
that.
I
think
right
now.
I
think
the
agreement's,
in
with
legal
counsel
and
then
to
be
presented
to
the
city
for
comments.
So
I
think
that's
where
we're
at
okay.
D
Easier
for
the
city
to
do
that,
but
we
thought
that
it
would
be.
This
is
actually
pretty
big
development
when
you
add
all
four
phases
together,
we'll
get
close
to
200
families
that
could
that
could
be
living
in
this
area.
We
do
want
to
provide
some
kind
of
pedestrian
transportation
out
there.
So
we'll
pick
up
a
portion
of
that
cost
to
connect
into
this
development
and
to
be
able
to
get
down
our
public
right
away
and
into
our
public
pedestrian
transportation
system.
D
B
B
So
basically,
what
we're
saying
here
is
they
will
put
some
money
into
an
account
that
you
will
be
able
to
draw
off
of,
and
you
are
looking
at
and
maybe
working
with
the
state,
because
it's
a
state
route
we're
crossing
and
whatever
whether
there's
flashing
lights
there
or
you
know
crossing
something
like
that,
but
so
that
that
will
be
a
part
of
this
whole
thing
as
this
thing
comes
to
fruition.
In
the
end,
that's
right!
That's
the
plan.
Yes,
okay,.
A
Yeah,
if
I
can
add
to
that,
commissioner,
the
the
city
has
been
reaching
out
and
and
director
riggs,
you
may
have
been
part
of
this
to
kanawha
railroad.
They
are
the
ones
who
are
currently
running
on
the
former.
I
believe
csx,
which
you
know
the
the
past
challenges
when
you're
trying
to
work
with
a
large
railroad
can
take
a
lot
of
time.
B
A
C
F
B
C
C
F
Yes,
ma'am
you're
correct
both
both
these
sites
have
area
that
falls
within
flood
zone,
a
just
like
phases,
one
and
two
did
as
well.
Everything
will
be
elevated,
at
least
one
foot
above
flood
zone.
I
think
we're
even
higher
than
that
on
both
sides.
So
this
will
be
a
lot
of
fill
to
be
brought
in
just
like
phases,
one
and
two
so.
C
F
A
No
they're
not
going
to
put
a
jungle
gym
over
it.
Yeah
I
mean
that
was
a
really
interesting
find,
as
I
understand
it
as
a
pioneer
cemetery
of
the
white
family,
whether
that's
affiliated
at
all
with
white
smell
or
not.
I
mean
that
kind
of
would
make
sense
to
me,
but
but
I'm
glad
that
that's
been
identified
and
isolated.
C
C
D
E
C
C
A
The
only
other
question,
not
necessarily
for
you
but
for
director
x,
has
there
been
any
updates.
I
know
that
we
have
been
corresponding
with
odot.
I
know
that
order
cooper
is,
you
know,
certainly
interested
in
in
seeing
what
can
be
done
with
682
in
terms
of
deceleration.
You
know,
possibly,
if
not
right
away
in
the
future
of
rethinking.
D
We
did
receive
a
letter
from
odot
and
for
the
speed
reduction
and
it
would
be
up
to
the
city
to
decide
whether
or
not
to
to
enforce
that
speed
reduction.
I
think
we've
already
started
to
get
the
signage
changed
out
there,
so
we'll
have
a
reduced
speed
ahead
and
then
a
reduction
from
45
to
35
miles
per
hour.
I
believe,
yes,
that
we're
we're
in
the
process
of
doing
that
now.
D
A
And
I
know
not,
too
long
ago
we
changed
the
speed
limit
on
pomeroy.
You
know
all
the
way
up
to
longview
heights
to
where
it
was
45
miles
an
hour
that
was
in
the
city,
and
it
was
actually
the
state
that
came
to
us
and
said
you
know
you
have
two
options:
either
you
change
it
to
the
city's
speed
limit
of
35
or
keep
it
at
45,
but
it
would
require
us
to
go
through
a
bunch
of
hoops
to
make
that
you
know
happen,
and
we
did
change
that
to
35
miles
an
hour.
A
So
that's
that's
great
to
note.
I
wasn't
aware
that
that
we
were
now
have
the
ability
to
to
change
that
limit,
because
we're
looking
at
at
your
project,
you
know
there's
soon
to
be
newer
homes,
there's
constantly
new
homes
being
built
up
at
university
estates
as
well
the
42
or
43
units
that
are
going
to
be
built
at
the
end.
A
F
A
C
E
You
said
one
thing
mayor
that
I'd
like
to
just
make
a
comment:
you
said
part
of
the
puzzle
and
it
has
been
a
puzzle.
It's
been
a
great
learning
experience
for
me,
but
your
administration
and
staff
have
been
wonderful
working
with
our
team,
and
I
just
want
the
residents
of
athens
to
know
that
they
have
a
great
administration
and
a
great
staff
here
at
the
city
that
to
work
with
developers
and
others.
It's
been
great.
A
Thank
you
that's
great,
to
hear
and
and
to
kind
of
complement
that
you
know
it's
our
volunteer
boards
and
commission
members.
You
know
commissioner
bain
and
commissioner
katowski
you
know
are
this
is
on
their
dime
and
their
time,
but
I
have
to
give
a
lot
of
credit
to
planning
commission
and
the
board
of
zoning
appeals
and
all
of
our
boards
and
commissions
that
again
put
in
the
work
they're
always
going
to
come
with
lots
of
questions
because
that's
our
jobs
and
but
I
I
appreciate
that.
B
A
Make
sure
I
convey
that
those
comments
to
service
safety
director
andy
stone,
because
I
agree
with
you.
Thank
you,
a
great
staff,
I'm
biased,
of
course,
but
they
are
great
david
riggs.
You
know
outstanding
director
for
code
enforcement
development
all
right.
That
concludes
that
communication.
So
thank
you
to
all
of
you
for
coming
here
and
speaking
on
this
director
riggs
any
reports
from
you
or
any
information
that
you
might
have
from.
D
Yeah
we
do
have
another
project,
that'll
you'll,
be
that
will
be
coming
up
soon.
It's
located
in
university
states
of
business
development
is
going
in.
We
also
have
are
in
communication
with
a
future
development
which
may
include
an
annexation
which
might
come
to
your
to
your
door
here
soon.
So
we're
working
on
those
be
expecting
that
I
think
that's
all.
I
have.
A
It's
great,
I
don't
have
anything
from
the
city
planner,
and
now
we
have
an
opportunity
for
citizens
to
speak
on
anything
that
was
not
discussed
here
today,
other
than
the
group.
That's
here
I
don't
see
anybody
else.
That's
here
to
speak
on
that
so
announcements.
Another
business
announcement
is
that
july.
7Th
will
be
our
next
meeting
of
the
planning
commission
here
in
the
city,
john
or
nancy,
any
communications
from
either
of
you.
A
No,
I
will
throw
this
in
because
it's
probably
a
good
plug
for
anyone.
Who's
tuning
in
you
know
this
weekend
is
the
juneteenth
weekend
so
monday,
city
services,
other
than
those
have
to
work.
24,
7.,
water,
fire,
sewer,
police,
the
city
building,
will
not
be
open
code
office.
I'm
assuming
will
also
not
be
open.
Arts
parks
and
rec
will
have
open.
A
That
will
be
from
three
to
six
p.m,
and
I
will
be
reading
a
proclamation
so
just
want
to
make
sure
that
gets
out
there
and
keep
in
mind
that
your
trash
recycling,
all
that
will
be
delayed
a
day
next
week.
So
if
you're
on
monday
it'll
be
collected
on
tuesday
so
and
so
forth,
you
always
look
around
you
see.
You
know
that
trash
can
that's
sitting
out
there
for
more
than
24
hours,
because
someone
like
myself
forgot
that
I
can't
bring
it
out
today.
So
keep
that
in
mind
as
well.