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Community Design Commission Meeting - November 10, 2025

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0:00

Let's call this meeting to order and we'll start with roll call.

0:05

Um Patrick Brennan.

0:08

Present.

0:10

Kelsey Brinkley.

0:12

Present.

0:13

Jim Farron.

0:14

Right.

0:15

And I'm Heather Washburn, and I'm also present.

0:20

Um, I have one little thing.

0:22

Um, so we'll move on to the approval of agenda.

0:27

Um, I took a look at the projects in the new business.

0:34

And uh I personally have seen both projects a couple of times now.

0:39

So I wanted to see if our my fellow commissioners had any questions or if we could possibly move this to consent agenda.

0:51

Yeah, Heather, I I had the same thought, so I would agree with you.

0:55

Jim or Kelsey, do you have any thoughts or yeah?

0:59

I um had not seen them before, but I took a look prior to the meeting and didn't have any um you know comments uh or necessarily contributions, so I'm comfortable with that.

1:08

Jim, how about you?

1:10

Same.

1:10

I would uh uh echo uh okay statement.

1:16

No, I have the same question for 1301 Fordem, because I went through that and it's mainly small window revisions and a couple of color revisions, and I've personally seen this.

1:30

I think at least three rounds.

1:32

Um how do you guys feel about that one to move it to the consent agenda?

1:39

By me as well.

1:40

I am good with that.

1:42

I would concur.

1:44

Awesome.

1:45

Okay, so this is uh the first time I'm doing this.

1:50

So can I have a motion to move both the Pistino final plans and 1301 Fordom to the consent agenda?

2:03

Heather, I make a motion to move the Pistino final plans and 1301 Fordum to the consent agenda.

2:11

Can I have a second?

2:15

I seconded it.

2:17

Okay, all in favor.

2:19

Can you do your raise your hand icon thing?

2:24

Or raise your hand?

2:26

I'm I'm driving, so I'll just say aye.

2:28

Aye.

2:28

I okay, that works.

2:30

Um, any opposed?

2:32

No opposed.

2:33

Okay, motion carries.

2:34

All right.

2:35

So then that will move into the consent agenda.

2:42

Um I think we would um do announcements and minutes and then consent agenda.

2:48

Well, do we need to approve this agenda now?

2:52

Or did that basically formalize it?

2:57

You can move to approve the agenda as amended.

3:00

Um can we approve the agenda as amended?

3:04

I approve.

3:05

Say aye or raise your hand.

3:07

Aye.

3:09

All opposed.

3:10

All right, motion carries.

3:12

Okay, so I think we can go to announcements now.

3:16

All right.

3:17

Um I don't have any announcements.

3:21

Does anybody else have any announcements?

3:25

I just wanted to share a follow-up on um appointments to the community design commission.

3:31

Uh, we forwarded your recommendation from last month to town council, and they have it on their agenda for this Wednesday, the 12th, um, to consider appointments so they'll complete ballots and um we can follow up on the outcome of that vote for new members.

3:51

Okay, great.

3:53

Thank you.

3:56

All right.

3:57

Any other announcements?

4:00

Any other any petitions?

4:06

All right, moving right along.

4:08

Um approval of minutes.

4:10

Does anyone have any comments or questions on the October Minutes report?

4:19

Okay, I do.

4:21

Um I read through, and one of the things that I saw that I felt was missing was under the Chase Bank.

4:31

Um, I think it's important for us to have that the commission encourage the use of sustainable drought tolerant natives when changing out the vegetation or however um Anna Scott caught that.

4:48

Um I saw under the Caraway Village that that comment had gotten in there.

4:59

Yeah, I would I would agree with that, Heather.

5:00

I think that's an important change to make.

5:03

Other than that, I feel like they were accurate.

5:08

So can we have a motion to approve with this one addition made?

5:14

I motion to approve the October meeting minutes with the addition of requesting native vegetation be considered when replacing the existing vegetation.

5:25

Do I have a second?

5:27

I second.

5:29

Thank you, Patrick.

5:31

Um all right.

5:33

Can we have uh uh all those that approve?

5:37

Um or I all opposed, none.

5:44

Okay, motion carries.

5:47

All right.

5:48

So now we would be no more um petitions, right?

5:55

So we can go on to the consent agenda.

6:01

And um, so on the consent agenda, I that is just that it's the postino final plans and the 1301 fordum.

6:11

Um, and do we approve that um consent agenda and uh give approval to them so that they can go on and move on?

6:21

Is that the right way to do it, Corey?

6:23

I make a motion to approve the consent agenda.

6:26

I second that motion to approve the consent agenda.

6:30

Okay, all those that approve.

6:32

Um we'll just sound off.

6:33

Yeah, just hands today.

6:36

Patrick says aye.

6:38

Awesome.

6:38

Any opposed?

6:40

No, we're good to go.

6:45

Any other business that needs to be addressed tonight?

6:50

And everybody is aware that our next meeting is Monday, December 15th at 5:30.

6:57

Yes, on the calendar.

6:59

I mean it looks like Brad may have come off mute.

7:01

Sorry, do we want to give Brad an opportunity?

7:04

Is this where?

7:06

Brad, did you have a I uh I'm I'm good.

7:11

I apologize about the second Brad on here.

7:13

I'm not I'm not I'm trying to figure that one out too.

7:16

Um, Brad Radome, you've got Brad Dinnerstein on as well.

7:21

And I've just been listening.

7:23

Um I think when you forwarded me the invite, it whatever reason registered me as a second you, even though we didn't say the first name.

7:32

Yeah, not to confuse things, but we are both named Brad.

7:35

Yeah, exactly.

7:38

Yeah, okay.

7:39

Well, thanks.

7:40

No, I think we're good.

7:41

We're I don't think we have any questions, so sorry.

7:43

Okay.

7:44

Well, I would like to adjourn this meeting and are we reading the record books for the fastest CDC meeting?

7:51

Okay, awesome.

7:54

Madam Chairwoman, you run a very efficient meeting.

7:56

We appreciate it.

7:58

Feather in your cap.

8:01

Yeah, great work, guys.

8:03

All right.

8:03

Thanks so much.

8:04

You guys have a wonderful evening.

8:07

All right, safe travel child.

8:08

Okay.

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Summary of Proceedings

Community Design Commission Meeting - November 10, 2025

The Community Design Commission met remotely on November 10, 2025, at 5:30 PM. Chair Heather Washburn led the meeting, which proceeded efficiently. All four present commissioners (Patrick Brennan, Kelsey Brinkley, James Faron, and Heather Washburn) voted unanimously to move both new business items to the consent agenda, approve the October minutes with a minor amendment, and approve the consent agenda.

Consent Calendar

  • Postino Final Plans (Item 25-0507) and 1301 Fordham Blue Hill Certificate of Appropriateness Modification (Item 25-0491) were moved to the consent agenda by a motion from Vice Chair Patrick Brennan, seconded by Commissioner Brinkley. The motion carried unanimously. Both items were subsequently approved under the consent agenda.

Announcements

  • Staff reported that the Commission’s recommendations for appointments to the Community Design Commission had been forwarded to the Town Council, which will consider them on Wednesday, November 12.

Approval of Minutes

  • The Commission reviewed the October meeting minutes. Chair Washburn noted that under the Chase Bank discussion, the minutes should include that the commission encouraged the use of sustainable drought-tolerant native plants when replacing vegetation. Commissioner Faron agreed. A motion to approve the minutes with that addition was made, seconded, and carried unanimously. The minutes were approved as amended.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent Agenda Approval: The Postino Final Plans and 1301 Fordham Blue Hill Certificate of Appropriateness Modification were approved without separate discussion, as all commissioners were satisfied after prior review.
  • October Minutes Approved: With the addition of language about native vegetation for the Chase Bank item.
  • Next Meeting: Scheduled for Monday, December 15, 2025, at 5:30 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Let's call this meeting to order and we'll start with roll call. Um Patrick Brennan. Present. Kelsey Brinkley. Present. Jim Farron. Right. And I'm Heather Washburn, and I'm also present. Um, I have one little thing. Um, so we'll move on to the approval of agenda. Um, I took a look at the projects in the new business. And uh I personally have seen both projects a couple of times now. So I wanted to see if our my fellow commissioners had any questions or if we could possibly move this to consent agenda. Yeah, Heather, I I had the same thought, so I would agree with you. Jim or Kelsey, do you have any thoughts or yeah? I um had not seen them before, but I took a look prior to the meeting and didn't have any um you know comments uh or necessarily contributions, so I'm comfortable with that. Jim, how about you? Same. I would uh uh echo uh okay statement. No, I have the same question for 1301 Fordem, because I went through that and it's mainly small window revisions and a couple of color revisions, and I've personally seen this. I think at least three rounds. Um how do you guys feel about that one to move it to the consent agenda? By me as well. I am good with that. I would concur. Awesome. Okay, so this is uh the first time I'm doing this. So can I have a motion to move both the Pistino final plans and 1301 Fordom to the consent agenda? Heather, I make a motion to move the Pistino final plans and 1301 Fordum to the consent agenda. Can I have a second? I seconded it. Okay, all in favor. Can you do your raise your hand icon thing? Or raise your hand? I'm I'm driving, so I'll just say aye. Aye. I okay, that works. Um, any opposed? No opposed. Okay, motion carries. All right. So then that will move into the consent agenda. Um I think we would um do announcements and minutes and then consent agenda. Well, do we need to approve this agenda now? Or did that basically formalize it? You can move to approve the agenda as amended. Um can we approve the agenda as amended? I approve. Say aye or raise your hand. Aye.

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