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Approved 811312018 <br /> 1 MINUTES <br /> 2 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT <br /> 3 July 9, 2018 <br /> 4 REGULAR MEETING <br /> 5 <br /> 6 MEMBERS PRESENT : Samantha Cabe , Chair <br /> 7 Karen Barrows , Vice Chair <br /> 8 Susan Halkiotis <br /> 9 Barry Katz <br /> 10 Randy Herman <br /> 11 Leon Myers (Alternate) <br /> 12 <br /> 13 STAFF PRESENT : Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor <br /> 14 James Bryan , Staff Attorney <br /> 15 <br /> 16 AGENDA ITEM 1 : CALL TO ORDER <br /> 17 Chair Samantha Cabe called the meeting to order at 7 : 02 p . m . <br /> 18 <br /> 19 AGENDA ITEM 2 : CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA <br /> 20 Michael Harvey , Current Planning Supervisor, introduced Leon Meyers , a new alternate to this board and a professional <br /> 21 contractor who has worked on several projects in the county . <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Michael Harvey noted that Leon Meyers would not be hearing the appeals case item because he was not on the board <br /> 24 for the previous hearings on this matter. Michael Harvey also noted that the voting members for the variance case <br /> 25 would be Karen Barrows , Samantha Cabe , Susan Halkiotis , Randy Herman , and Barry Katz . <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Michael Harvey noted that staff had received a request from those involved in the appeals case to move the appeals <br /> 28 case item to be the first item on the agenda . The rationale was that it should be brief. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Samantha Cabe asked for a motion to amend the agenda to hear this item next . <br /> 31 <br /> 32 MOTION by Karen Barrows moved to amend the agenda to hear this item next . Randy Herman seconded , <br /> 33 VOTE : UNANIMOUS <br /> 34 <br /> 35 AGENDA ITEM 3 : APPROVAL OF MINUTES — April 16 , 2018 , and May 7 , 2018 <br /> 36 It was noted that the April minutes were on pages 3- 16 of the agenda packet . <br /> 37 <br /> 38 MOTION by Susan Halkiotis to approve the April 16 , 2018 , minutes . Randy Herman seconded , <br /> 39 VOTE : UNANIMOUS (KAREN BARROWS DID NOT VOTE BECAUSE SHE HAD NOT ATTENDED THAT MEETING . <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Randy Herman noted that a section of Line 136 was unnecessarily highlighted . Karen Barrows asked for an explanation <br /> 42 of the documents referred to on Page 21 , Line 242 . Randy Herman explained Andy Petesch was referring to <br /> 43 documents he had submitted to Michael Harvey . Michael Harvey agreed , elaborating that Andy Petesch was making an <br /> 44 argument that the statute does not allow staff to see the documents used by the Department of Revenue to make a <br /> 1 <br /> 45 determination that a property is a farm , This is a Department of Revenue action and staff has no authority to audit, <br /> 46 challenge , or review their findings . The statute does not provide that level of oversight . <br /> 47 <br /> 1 <br />