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City of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) City Hall Council Chambers
Meeting Minutes of August 14, 2013
Call to Order
Chairman Ben Shoval called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.
Roll Call
YPC Members Present: Chairman Ben Shoval, Co -Chair Dave Fonfara, Al Rose, Paul
Stelzer, Bill Cook
YPC Members Absent: Ron Anderson (excused), Scott Clark (excused)
Staff Present: Jeff Peters, Associate Planner; Steve Osguthorpe,
Community Development Director
Others: Bill Duerr, Mike Davison, Walt Ranta, Ralph Call, Carol
Tagayun, Mark Kunkler
Staff Announcements
No staff announcements
Audience Participation
No audience participation noted.
Public Hearing
Mark Kunkler went over his typed comments on the ordinance draft. Mike Connors
and Ken Lyons also made typed comments on the ordinance draft.
Ben Shoval opened the public hearing at 3:48 p.m.
Bill Duerr believes that a one month extension is not enough.
Carol Tagayun, another AT&T representative, expressed that one of their concerns is
that the extension on the moratorium will prolong the process and the time to get the
service out to their customers. She added that camouflaged cell towers do not always
appear to be camouflaged but they understand that this is what is best for the
community. They also believe there should be incentive to speed up the process of
putting up these cell towers.
Walt Ranta asked a few questions to the Planning Commission and the others present at
the hearing.
Mike Davison came back with some suggestions such as the balloon test in residential
areas, clarifying a few of the definitions, and having an outside source review the code.
Ralph Call, a member of the Barge Chestnut Neighborhood Association, expressed his
concerns about the vagueness of this document. He suggested more definitions to be
added amongst other changes to make the document clearer.
Bill Duerr came back up to the microphone and discussed ' the problem of having
different versions of the draft.
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Dave Fonfara made a motion to recommend to Council that the moratorium be
extended through December 31, 2013; Al Rose seconded the motion. Motion carried by
unanimous vote.
Walt Ranta came back up to the microphone and briefly expanded on Bill's point.
Other Business
The Planning Commission discussed the plans for the next meeting and decided to have
a study session on September 11, 2013, at 2:00 p.m.
Adjourn
A motion to adjourn to August 28, 2013 was passed with unanimous vote. This meeting
adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
This meeting was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Lisa Maxey, Department Assistant 3.
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