We're good to go.

All right, I'd like to call this meeting of the Valdez Planning and Zoning Commission for Wednesday, August 27th to order.

Rhonda, can you hear us online?

Yes, I'm here.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Um but the record show that all commissioners are present with the exception of Commissioner Moulton who's excused, and Commissioner Wade is on the phone.

Approval of minutes for planning and zoning meeting August 13th, 2025.

Did anyone have any additions or comments on that?

No, that's good to meet.

I just have one request if you could put the the uh rezoned number 2502 in your headings.

It makes it easy to track if I'm ever looking back through.

If that's doable.

We can add that directly.

Do that with yeah, it's just a minor change.

And public business from the oh, if there are no comments, then the minutes are approved, no objections.

Public business from the floor is for anyone in the audience to address us on a non-agenda item.

Anyone here for that?

All right.

New business item number one approval of preliminary plat for spruce tree subdivision.

Subdivision of lot two, track three US survey number 3538, platinum number 2003-7, creating lots two A, two B, and two C Spruce tree subdivision.

Can I get a motion on it?

I'll move.

Okay, it's been moved by Commissioner Goodrow.

I'll second.

Seconded by Commissioner Betis.

Any comments on this.

This is once.

Or no, this is preliminary, but then there's a final.

Yeah, so final plot.

So the final plot will come back to you for approval.

Um, so some of what you see on the preliminary plat tonight is um not included in the final plat.

There's different requirements in Title 16 and the subdivision code for a preliminary plat.

So there's a lot more detail on here than you actually see on the final plat, including some of the existing and proposed development that won't show on the actual plat.

So none of those buildings will show uh the zones won't show on there.

I think the zones do on the final, but pretty much everything else does not transfer, you know, other than the boundaries of the parcels themselves.

So the rest of the information is for you as the commissioners in case you have any questions or concerns.

Um, but there wasn't there wasn't much to highlight in the staff report.

Um, so I don't have a lot to add.

Um, but if you have any corrections or changes that need to be made, then we will um work with the applicant and their surveyor to get those made before the final plot comes back to you for your final approval.

Um I I will um I guess I'll give you a little bit of a preview.

Um, one of the things that we are looking at in the Title 16 code revision based on the comments that we received from commissioners and city council members during the work session is to potentially simplify that process as long as there aren't significant changes required.

So we'll talk about that in the future.

Um, but we are looking at um streamlining the plating process, especially for really simple um lot line additions or removals and things like that.

So for now, we're under the current code, which requires a preliminary plat and final plat approval by the commission.

Excellent, thank you.

And you're and you're saying this may be changed or what will be different.

Um, I we can definitely have another discussion item.

I was gonna talk just briefly about the project update in my report.

Okay, but let's save that for since it's not directly related to this um motion, but I will um definitely provide a project update for you all, and we'll be having a draft coming forward for your revision, so you'll see all the proposed changes.

Right.

The only question I have, and I'm really not much one, I guess, is uh the snow lot.

Um in here they say they're going to keep that snow lot as a snow snow lot.

What do they have that uh will guarantee that that will be there?

Yeah, so right now the city leases this area as a snow lot, and so there isn't a guarantee.

Um, you know, when we typically do a subdivision that is dedicating new um public right-of-ways and surfaces, that's where the code requirement for snow storage comes into play.

Um, and there is a process laid out in code by which the um snow storage lots are deeded to the city.

Um, because this subdivision action does not dedicate any right of way, it is not required to be addressed during the platning process for what the applicants have brought forward tonight.

Um, because the city knows that the snow storage is important, um, and this is crucial snow storage for the city.

We have talked with the applicants about that, and there's going to be a separate conversation with the public works director and the city manager about that lease moving forward or potential options for the city to um look at you know, some kind of um certainty that we have that snow storage because it is really important.