Hampton Planning Commission Meeting - June 16, 2022
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Hampton Planning Commission Meeting - June 16, 2022
The Hampton Planning Commission met on June 16, 2022, at 8:30 PM. The meeting was called to order with a roll call: Commissioners Brooks, Harper, Coleman, Garrison, Brown, and Bond were present; Chairman Killham presided. The commission approved the minutes from the May meeting, deferred a use permit application to August, received a presentation from the outgoing Senior Youth Planner, and adjourned.
Consent Calendar
- Minutes of May Meeting: Approved unanimously by voice vote (all ayes).
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public signed up to speak. The public hearing was closed without comment.
Discussion Items
- Use Permit Application 21-0009: The applicant, MCG Sears LLC, requested a use permit for a storage facility at 5112 West Mercury Boulevard (zoned C-2 Limited Commercial). The applicant's representative submitted a letter requesting deferral to the August 2022 meeting. The commission voted to defer the item without discussion.
- Youth Planner Presentation: Jericho, the outgoing Senior Youth Planner, summarized the Hampton Youth Commission's activities from June 2021 to May 2022. Highlights included:
- Boot camp (July 21–22) and annual retreat (August 17–19) at Sandy Bottom.
- Meetings with the Fox Hill Neighborhood Center (September 27, February 28) to discuss a youth advisory board; the February meeting included line dancing (the Wobble).
- Cultural resiliency meeting with Carolyn (November 1).
- Information sharing with ODU (July 21), a youth intern from Massachusetts (August 4), a Massachusetts planner (October), and a University of South Florida student developing a thesis on kids as planners (March).
- Grants Committee awarded $14,460 from nine applications for projects including restoring Hampton High School's greenhouse, a career showcase, and financial literacy events.
- Community Participation Committee events: Human trafficking awareness forum (with Detective Cook and Star Gibson), Youth Voice school board meeting (March 7), police chief meeting (April), and safe space mental health forum (May 20) with ODU panelists and a therapist covering sleep, burnout, and suicide prevention.
- Recruitment for 2022–2023 received 12 applications.
- Commissioners commended Jericho for her service and wished her well as she graduates and attends the University of Virginia (pre-law track). A question about the term "school-to-prison pipeline" was answered by a junior youth planner.
Key Outcomes
- Vote on Use Permit Deferral: Motion to defer item 21-0009 to the August 2022 meeting. Motion seconded and carried unanimously (all ayes).
- No Other Business: The chair called for matters by the commission; none were raised. The meeting was adjourned.
Meeting Transcript
Like to open the um June sixteenth, two thousand twenty two session of the planning commission. Can we have a roll call? Miss Brooks here. Mr. Harper. Here. Dr. Coleman. Miss Garrison. Here. Mr. Brown. Mr. Bond. Here. Chairman Kill. Next, we have the reading of the minutes. As submitted. I'm sorry. Thanks, Terry. I make a motion that we approve the minutes from the May meeting. Okay, can we have a vote? Miss Brooks? Aye. Mr. Harper. Dr. Coleman. Miss Garrison. Aye. Mr. Brown. Mr. Bond. Aye. Chairman Killham. Mr. Chairman, the next item is we'll move into the public hearings, and I will read the protocol for public hearings before we open the floor for the first public hearing. Thank you, Mr. O'Deal. To ensure that the affairs of the Commission may be conducted in an orderly manner and to sure that all persons desiring to address the commission on matters pertinent to it are afforded an opportunity to do so and to permit persons in attendance to observe and hear the proceedings of the commission without distraction and to permit the commission to conduct city business with minimal disruption. The following rules for public hearing and comment are established as follows. Please turn off your cell phone while in the chamber. If you are attending the hearings and desire to speak on an item, please enter your name, address, and item number at the desk at the back of the chambers prior to the call to prior to the call to order of the item. The commission secretary will announce the item number and item title being considered. After the case has been presented, the applicant or the applicant's representative will have up to ten minutes to address the commission and present written and/or oral comments. The applicant may request up to three additional minutes for rebuttal of any comments from speakers in opposition to the application. Individuals other than the applicant or the applicant's representative who have signed up to comment on the case shall have three minutes to present written and oral comments. Speakers who have signed up may use their allotted time only for themselves and may not donate time to other speakers. Comments must be confined to matters germane to the business of the commission and shall not be cumulative or repetitive.
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