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Michael Harvey: Without speaking for Strata Solar, in your packet, and it has already been <br /> introduced into evidence, Strata Solar has committed to meeting with adjacent property owners <br /> to address or discuss their concerns. Staff has also indicated to Strata Solar that we will be <br /> meeting with them with the property owners. There will be time. Obviously you can accept <br /> written evidence, written updates, as the planning board can. I think, Commissioner Rich,just <br /> to further explain why you have the dual recommendations. We didn't get adjacent property <br /> owner comments until after the, obviously, abstract went out. So, we were trying to, quote, <br /> hedge our bets and give the Board as much leeway, and give the Board as much support in <br /> terms of a motion that would address your needs. <br /> Commissioner Gordon: Well I'll move a substitute motion of the second recommendation. <br /> Chair Jacobs: Well why don't we hear from Commissioner Dorosin first. He's been waiting to <br /> speak. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin: I just want to ask a procedural question. We're having this public <br /> hearing today. We're going to vote to send it to the planning board for their consideration, and <br /> they're going to hold a— receive public comment in their meetings? <br /> Michael Harvey: They can receive written comments per the Unified Development Ordinance <br /> (UDO), which become part of the record and part of their deliberation. Now, if I am an <br /> interested party and wish to comment or talk about what I've written, that's been allowed at the <br /> planning board; but typically it's only written comment. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin: So there is going to be some— It's going to go to the planning board. <br /> They're going to take in everything they heard today. They're going to review it. They're going <br /> to make some comments, maybe, and come back, and we're going to meet again. This is going <br /> to come back, according to the first motion, on May 8th, and then at that time we're going to not <br /> take any additional public comment. It's going to be one of those fake public hearings, where <br /> it's a public hearing, but the public is not allowed to give comment, and then we're going to vote <br /> at that time on the CUP, presumably. <br /> Chair Jacobs: Yes, presumably, right, with whatever additional materials were presented to <br /> the planning board, which presumably could include neighbor's concerns as addressed to Strata <br /> Solar or the planning board. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin: Right. Well, I just—So, I understand that's the way that things have <br /> been done, and that's how it's been set up; but it strikes me as being not the most efficient <br /> process. If we value the planning board's input in this, I would think that input would be relevant <br /> to the actual public hearing where the public gets to comment as well. So, I just wonder if, in <br /> the future, it wouldn't make more sense to have the planning board review the application and <br /> bring forward a recommendation, and then we—and that is part of this public hearing that <br /> people get to comment on. So they get to see what the planning board has said. They get to <br /> see how the applicant has responded to the planning board's suggestions, and then — Now of <br /> course it might take another round after that, but conceivably at this point, we could have a vote, <br /> with all the people here. So, maybe this is something to put onto our procedural review agenda, <br /> but it seems to me that this doesn't seem like the most efficient or expeditious way of doing it. <br /> And I have concerns about that. <br /> Michael Harvey: If I may add, that subject matter is actually coming up later this evening. <br />