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Master Plan Review Commission
Minutes for 2/27/13
Regular Meeting
7:00pm
Call to Order
Jerome Pavlick called the meeting to order at 7:00pm
Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation
Roll Call: John Albaneze, Mayor Glenn Broska, Ken Claypoole, Chuck Kocisko, Jane
Rowe, Joe Wolfe, Jerome Pavlick
Also Present: Assistant Law Director Matthew J. Vazzana, Todd Peetz, Planning
Director John Cieszkowski, Clerk Melissa Procop
Amended minutes were approved: LITAR was changed to LIDAR
Todd Peetz: Opened the floor to discuss Hot Button issues.
1) Parks and Recreation Master Plan(Albaneze)
2) How much property do we have and how much do we want
3) Ground Water –reference to horizontal fracturing(Albaneze)
OBJECTIVES and POLICIES (pages 59-74)
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Todd Peetz will add a transportation section
Each section within the Objectives and Policies include:
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Objectives
Policies
Priorities
Responsible parties
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Recommended change by Mr. Albaneze and Todd Peetz is to forecast future goals
within the objective section
Priority was determined by survey that was conducted(page 5 and 7)
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Housing:
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H1-Provide more options for higher-end housing
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H2- Maintain sufficient affordable housing stock
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H1-the four policies support the goal to provide more high-end housing
High end housing is 30% of income-relative to personal income
“Community Relations”
refers to the Mayor when referencing the
responsible parties
Goals are more important than the time frame (Peetz)
Good idea to remove priority list (Peetz)
Keep responsible party
Add support for goals
Affordable housing (page 30)-come up with better wording other than
affordable
Affordable housing is a relative term based on personal income
Idea is to keep diverse housing available within our city
H3- Ensure that existing multi-family housing does not deteriorate
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Ensure that all housing does not deteriorate not just multi-family
(Claypoole)
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H4- Support the development of senior housing
H5- Ensure that housing remains competitive in terms of cost and appearance
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H6-Encourage housing built with environmentally-friendly materials and building
techniques
H7- Encourage a mix of housing options and styles within developments
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Ensure that homes maintain their value
Commission will propose removing this section
Page 160 regarding section 7 does not include a 7.4 which relates to T N D
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Environmental
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E1-Require and encourage sustainable, responsible development practices
E2- Gain Consensus on the areas in Streetsboro containing environmental features
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Administer survey
Map references priority 1 and priority 2 areas and the limitations and
constraints map
Would like to change the word “gain” E2 will possibly read; “Document
current available environmental features of Streetsboro”
E3- Preserve the most significant environmental areas in the City
E4- Protect environmentally-sensitive areas of the City
 “floodplain” to be changed in E4.3
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E5- Capitalize on the Cuyahoga River as an asset to the City
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E6- Increase accessibility and connections to environmentally-sensitive areas
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Todd Peetz will provide map to show ownership along the river
Our current water source is from Portage County Water which comes from
an underground well in Shalersville and surface water from Ravenna
Mr. Wolfe suggests the City should acquire available land along the Cuyahoga
River for our own water supply or as bargaining leverage with the City of
Akron for future water use
Mr. Cieszkowski- suggests we use E5 as a means to promote sustainability
and economic development
Take out Green space committee
Add Parks and Recreation land conservation committee
PSWCD-Portage Soil Water and Conservation District
E7- Promote benefits of preservation and open space to developers and landowners
E8- Reduce runoff and potential flooding from new and existing development
E9- Increase tree planting throughout the City
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Mayor Broska-we are currently training a service worker to be an arborist
Community Facilities (Entire section needs to be evaluated)
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CF1-Provide staffing and resources needed to maintain a safe community
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Suggests eliminating CF1.1-CF1.3
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CF2-Increase Community involvement among residents
CF3-Encourage cooperation and communication between City and School District
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CF4-Increase Level of funding to school system
CF5-Increase number of parks, trails and greenways throughout the City
CF6-Encourage life-long learning while keeping younger students in the community
CF7-Support a more integrated, functional network of community facilities
CF8- Ensure that new growth does not outpace the ability to service it
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Mr. Albaneze would like to see the Water Master Plan
201 Facilities Plan spells out areas that should have municipal
water/sanitary sewer (Mr. Cieszkowski)
NEFCO-North East Four County Organization; monitors 201 Facilities Plan
Economic Development
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ED1- Promote Streetsboro as an affordable place to live and do business
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ED2- Capitalize on the accessibility of the City
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Revisit “affordable” verbiage
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ED3- Provide a more balanced selection of retail opportunities
ED4- Provide a variety of entertainment options
ED5- Encourage redevelopment and revitalization of existing areas before building new
ED6 -Bring higher wage opportunities into the community
ED7- Create areas and opportunities for small-scale agriculture operations
ED8- Create a “green” economy
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Possibly strike (Mr. Pavlick)
Encourage businesses to use sustainable business practices(Mr. Peetz)
ED9- Maintain the strong industrial base of the City
ED10- Continually monitor and improve the overall economic health and vitality of the
City
ED11- Develop and promote creative financing and economic development tools
Land Use (Revisit Verbiage in this section)
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LU1- Simplify and strengthen zoning districts
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Possibly strike (Mr. Albaneze)
Strategy LU1 1.1 pushes TND (Ms. Rowe)
LU2- Create a core area of the City
LU3 Create a walk-able community
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Ideally create the ability to walk through the community from 43 to the
square and 303 to the square. (Mayor Broska)
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LU4- Require appropriate transitions to ensure consistency and compatibility
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LU5- Ensure that future development and land use is fiscally balanced
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Relates to multi-family and school services
LU6- Encourage creativity in site design
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Encourage Transitional areas not require (Mr. Wolfe)
Ms. Rowe asked to please reference page 133 of the Master Plan
LU7- Provide opportunities for more large-lot residential uses
LU8- Create a network of preservation and greenway areas
Community Character
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CC1- Create and display a sense of identity
CC2-Market the City’s assets and values (and new identity)
CC3-Create a well-designed, attractive community
CC4-Protect the character and elements of the rural areas
CC5-Promote public awareness of natural corridors to build support for preservation
CC6-Host activities and events to attract residents and visitors
CC7-Build community trust
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Announcements
Todd Peetz requested that any verbiage changes be available to him by the next meeting.
Next meeting we will discuss Data Analysis, updating from 2005 to 2010 which is the
most current data.
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Mr. Pavlick requested materials for the March 20th meeting be available at the meeting
on the 13th.
Todd Peetz will provide a multi-family dwelling units map for the next meeting.
The meeting on March 20th will cover the objectives and policy changes previously
discussed.
Mr. Albaneze asked Mayor Broska how determined he was at getting this document to
the citizens in May?
Mayor Broska stated he would like to get the document to the Citizens in May and does
not think it is an insurmountable goal.
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Motion to Extend Discussion 10 Minutes by Mayor Broska
Seconded by John Albaneze
Motion Carried
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Mr. Albaneze would like to communicate with commission members through email prior
to meetings
We will be going over the already reviewed maps
Mr. Wolfe asked for everyone to be prompt at the next meeting
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Motion was made to adjourn meeting by Ken Claypoole
Seconded by Chuck Kocisko
Motion Carried
Adjournment: 9:05pm
Attest:
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Jerome Pavlick
Master Plan Review Commission Chairman
Melissa Procop
Master Plan Review Commission, Clerk
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