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Perdita Holtz said it might be helpful to designate public hearing dates for planning <br /> related issues. She said this does not limit public hearings for other issues. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said this is not clear, and there is nothing that states that the <br /> schedule would be proposed as part of the calendar. <br /> Perdita Holtz said this is not in the legal advertisement, but it is in the proposed <br /> amendment. <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked where the designation of meeting "for planning related <br /> issues" should be placed. <br /> Perdita Holtz said this could go at the end of the first sentence. She read the text. <br /> John Roberts said the Board may want to discuss revamping the entire public hearing <br /> process, including how the public hearings are conducted. He suggested using as broad a <br /> language as possible. He suggested some specific wording for this. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said the point was to limit it to a certain topic so the people would <br /> know. She suggested altering the language as Perdita Holtz suggested, to say "the proposed <br /> amendments would replace the existing joint Board of County Commissioners/Planning Board <br /> public hearings with a minimum of 8 BOCC only public hearing dates for planning related <br /> issues." <br /> Chair Jacobs said this is different than the attorney's suggestion. He asked if there was <br /> a second. <br /> The motion died for lack of a second. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said he does not agree with the narrower scope being described. <br /> He said this is not just about changing the quarterly hearing to an alternative schedule or <br /> changing the meetings to Commissioner's only. He said there is more to it that just that. He <br /> said he agreed with the attorney's description of looking at the whole process. He said this is <br /> just an announcement of the public hearing about public hearings, and it should be as broad as <br /> possible. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Price that <br /> the proposed amendment would replace the existing joint Board of County Commissioners <br /> /Planning Board quarterly public hearings regarding land use and planning, as well as the <br /> scope, conduct and organization and administration of public hearings generally. <br /> Chair Jacobs said there was some discussion of this at agenda review. He said there <br /> was discussion of having nomenclature to suggest the nature of the public hearing in order to <br /> avoid misleading the public. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said she still thinks it should be designated that the planning <br /> board would make its recommendations for land use and planning issues to the Board of <br /> County Commissioners after the quarterly public hearing, but a quorum would no longer be <br /> necessary to hold a public hearing. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said the whole structure is on the table, so this is to be decided. <br /> He said he has questioned where the appropriate time is in the process for the planning board <br /> to give input. He thinks his broader motion will encompass those questions. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 6— Nays, 1(Commissioner Gordon) <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Rich, to <br /> approve the legal advertisement for items to be presented at the joint Board of County <br /> Commissioners/Planning Board Quarterly Public Hearing scheduled for May 27, 2014. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />