[0:00] old enough for that.
[0:01] » Okay, thank you.
[0:03] » No, you're not. You must have got
[0:04] married. Did you get married young?
[0:07] » You're kind of late.
[0:08] » How old were you?
[0:09] » 25 members.
[0:10] » I was 29.
[0:12] » But my kids waited.
[0:13] » It would be
[0:14] » Oh, well that that Thanks. Yeah.
[0:16] » So, we got one more coming.
[0:19] » No, that's Jason.
[0:20] » Okay. Just Jason.
[0:21] » That's why that's
[0:24] » We only had three today.
[0:26] » We [clears throat] don't have a
[0:27] » That's nice.
[0:27] » But one of them was one year. How many
[0:29] kids?
[0:30] » Yeah.
[0:32] » Oh, that's
[0:33] » So, we need two, right?
[0:34] » I always get teased in those meetings
[0:36] that we [laughter]
[0:37] » You and Lane didn't
[0:38] » Yeah. Lane beat me. He had 10. So,
[0:41] » Go. [laughter]
[0:44] » Oh,
[0:47] » Just so you know,
[0:48] » We know.
[0:48] » I didn't say anything bad.
[0:50] » You can start whenever.
[0:53] » Welcome everybody to our planning
[0:54] commission meeting tonight. It is the uh
[0:57] Tuesday, January 13th. Um and u we have
[1:04] all of our commissioners here except
[1:06] Jason who uh had Jason, right? Who has
[1:10] uh been excused. Um
[1:13] we um we'll start with uh public
[1:18] comment. Um there's no public here. Uh,
[1:22] so we'll move on to item C, presentation
[1:26] and reports. Mr.
[1:29] Cooper,
[1:30] » Thank you.
[1:34] » Um,
[1:37] I think it was just Kent. Was that was
[1:40] he was he at the America First Ribbon
[1:43] Cutting? Maybe it was Allen. I'm
[1:45] thinking of. Um,
[1:47] we had the uh Yeah, we had the America
[1:50] First Credit Union topping off.
[1:51] » Oh, I didn't make it.
[1:53] » Yeah, the topping off ceremony, which
[1:55] everyone signs the beam and then it gets
[1:57] lifted up to the to the top of the
[1:59] building.
[2:00] » You tell me I could sign the beam. I
[2:01] would have been there.
[2:02] » Is that a Is that a normal thing that
[2:04] they do for building?
[2:04] » It is. Yeah, it's a long-standing
[2:07] tradition in construction, especially on
[2:10] major projects like that. And it was
[2:12] pretty fun. They had a number of
[2:14] speakers there and um no publicity. I
[2:18] was hoping that the news outlets would
[2:20] pick it up because it is a significant
[2:22] thing. Riverdale City is the the
[2:24] [clears throat] home of America First
[2:25] Credit Union has been and um I think we
[2:28] should be proud of that. We should be
[2:29] proud of the campus that they're
[2:31] building. It's a significant investment
[2:34] um that is not something you see every
[2:37] day. So, it was it was a wonderful
[2:39] experience and we'll get to do it four
[2:41] more times, I think. I hope
[2:44] » Up there.
[2:45] » Uh-huh.
[2:46] » Yeah.
[2:47] » Um, so if you miss this one, we'll we'll
[2:49] catch you on the next one.
[2:50] » Okay.
[2:51] » Uh, we're working with a new business
[2:53] right now um at 4224
[2:56] River Road. It's a a glass company um
[3:00] [clears throat] and uh it's called Optic
[3:02] Clear and they're going into the Truly
[3:05] Nolan Bu building. if you're familiar
[3:07] with that building. So, I'll put on your
[3:10] calendars a ribbon cutting for them.
[3:12] It's not until March, so it's a it's a
[3:14] little ways away, but I'll send that out
[3:16] to you.
[3:17] » Question is, is there that one that was
[3:19] going to go in there that was a kind of
[3:20] a convenience store? Were they still
[3:22] they're not going to do it?
[3:23] » Nope. They elected to go somewhere else.
[3:25] I'm not sure where.
[3:28] » Okay.
[3:28] » Summer.
[3:30] » Oh,
[3:31] » Yeah. They were looking at another
[3:32] location in a commercial zone in town,
[3:34] but it didn't pan out. So, I I hope I
[3:38] hope they went somewhere and found
[3:40] success.
[3:41] » Yeah.
[3:44] » Uh that's really the highlights. Uh
[3:46] we're working on a number of things
[3:48] right now that will come to you either
[3:50] in the form of a reszone request or a
[3:53] site plan um
[3:56] or uh
[3:59] subdivision. So, there's a number of
[4:01] things happening.
[4:02] » The um [snorts] town homes I notice are
[4:05] almost complete. Uh [clears throat] in
[4:07] fact, it looks like maybe some are ready
[4:09] to be to occupy. I'm not sure,
[4:12] » But um are they do you know if they're
[4:14] planning on a ribbon cutting, anything
[4:15] like that?
[4:16] » Yeah, I'm working with them on that
[4:17] right now. So, they are leasing up a few
[4:19] of the initial buildings that they've
[4:21] completed and received a certificate of
[4:22] occupancy for. Uh they wanted to wait
[4:25] for the ribbon cutting until they got
[4:27] all of the buildings finished. So that's
[4:29] um should be probably I would say first
[4:32] part of February.
[4:33] » Okay.
[4:33] » Okay. That's all the one, two, three,
[4:36] four bedrooms complete.
[4:37] » Yep.
[4:38] » Somebody asked me and I couldn't explain
[4:39] it to them why they can't sell them and
[4:42] I don't know. Why aren't they eligible
[4:44] to be sold?
[4:45] » It's a good question. Um right now
[4:50] our code is written in such a way that
[4:53] only allows a certain um type of street,
[4:56] certain street width, uh publicly owned
[4:59] water, sewer, all of those things. And
[5:03] in order to do a subdivision that has
[5:05] individual lots, then all of those
[5:07] things need to be public, the the street
[5:10] and the utilities. And that means that
[5:12] they have to meet our our minimum
[5:14] standards. Um, in this case, they
[5:17] weren't able to do that because the
[5:18] streets are are narrower and the
[5:20] utilities are private and so it's a
[5:22] single lot instead of individual lots
[5:24] and it's a private uh street and private
[5:27] utility system. the um the plan
[5:31] development text amendment that you all
[5:34] um heard and and took action on last
[5:38] meeting
[5:40] kind of corrects for that because it
[5:41] gives the city both on the staff side
[5:44] and the um planning commission and city
[5:47] council an option to approve alternative
[5:51] types of developments that may not be
[5:53] consistent with our city code but still
[5:55] are beneficial and desirable. And so
[5:57] that's um going to give us a lot of
[5:59] flexibility to where now we can have
[6:01] projects that don't meet those um base
[6:05] code requirements. But through a
[6:08] development agreement, we can determine
[6:10] what is what is um reasonable and get
[6:12] that approved.
[6:13] » That would be changed in the future.
[6:15] » No, it's a matter of platting. So you
[6:18] have to plat each individual unit um its
[6:23] own parcel and then each one has its own
[6:26] uh separate utility connection. Um so it
[6:30] it's not impossible but it would be very
[6:32] expensive and very difficult to come
[6:34] back to it and plat it
[6:36] » Uh as individual homes.
[6:40] » Thank you.
[6:42] » Okay. Um thank you very much Mr. Cooper.
[6:46] Um we have uh item D is uh consent
[6:51] items. Um
[6:53] we uh are considering the minutes from
[6:56] the meetings of December 23rd, the work
[7:00] session and the regular work meeting.
[7:02] Any um adjustments to any of those
[7:06] minutes that anybody's aware of they'd
[7:09] like to bring up? Michelle?
[7:11] » Um I just need to add you as excused. I
[7:15] had you here for the
[7:20] » Session. I wasn't gone for I know
[7:21] » On the 23rd of
[7:22] » So I just need to take your name off of
[7:23] one of them.
[7:24] » Okay. Yeah. All right. Yeah.
[7:26] » I had planned to be here but
[7:29] didn't make it. So uh so um motion is in
[7:34] order then.
[7:35] » I move that we approve the minutes for
[7:38] December 23rd, 2025 work session and
[7:41] 2023rd 2025 regular meeting. Second.
[7:44] » I'll second on that motion.
[7:46] » Okay. And all in favor?
[7:48] » Yes.
[7:50] » Any opposed? Okay. Voting's unanimous.
[7:54] Uh action item E is uh consideration
[7:59] uh for nominating and voting on the
[8:02] select planning commission chair and uh
[8:05] a vice chair if necessary. Um since uh
[8:09] Jason's not here tonight, we're going to
[8:12] uh table that. So, if we could get
[8:14] someone to um um make a motion that we
[8:19] table that and we will uh do that at our
[8:23] next meeting.
[8:24] » I make a motion that we table the
[8:26] commission consideration nomination and
[8:28] voting to select planning commission
[8:30] chair and possibly vice chair until our
[8:33] next meeting.
[8:34] » Second.
[8:35] » Second.
[8:36] » Okay. Um did you want to state the date
[8:38] of the next meeting?
[8:44] It's the
[8:45] » Should be the today's the 13th, so it
[8:48] should be the 27th, right?
[8:50] » On February or January 27th, 2026.
[8:53] » Okay.
[8:57] And uh all in favor?
[8:59] » Yes.
[8:59] » Yes.
[9:00] » Any opposed?
[9:02] Okay. And moving along to
[9:06] um item F. uh any comments that uh or um
[9:13] in questions that anybody has they'd
[9:16] like to bring up?
[9:17] » Is there still any plan for CarMax to
[9:20] come in? Just talk about that.
[9:23] » Yeah, we don't have a formal uh site
[9:26] plan submission just yet. So, we're not
[9:28] talking about it too much. It is public
[9:31] information. So, uh it's okay to mention
[9:34] it. they have come in for a DRC where
[9:37] which is a design review committee where
[9:40] we look at um uh actually I'm sorry yeah
[9:44] we did the DRC we look at elevations we
[9:47] look at landscaping things like that and
[9:48] they've also done a pre-application
[9:50] meeting with staff to look at just
[9:52] general site plan questions that they
[9:55] have um so they're working on it from
[9:58] what I understand is they put the
[9:59] property under contract and then they
[10:01] have a long due diligence period that
[10:04] allows them to go through full
[10:05] entitlement before they close. That
[10:08] means that they know before they buy the
[10:11] property that the the proposed
[10:13] dealership can be built and under what
[10:15] conditions. So, they're still in that
[10:17] process. It's probably going to last a
[10:20] number of months and then if it's
[10:22] successful, then we'll get a formal
[10:23] submission.
[10:24] » Where's the proposed property at?
[10:26] » Uh right there on 4,400 South and 700
[10:29] West
[10:30] » Where the uh mobile home park used to
[10:32] be.
[10:32] » Oh, that one. Okay.
[10:33] » Mhm. All right. Well, another question.
[10:36] Uh, someone asked me,
[10:38] » "Is there any plans to do something with
[10:40] the subway that has been closed there on
[10:42] Riverdale Road,
[10:44] » Pennies?"
[10:45] » Um,
[10:47] so both subways were managed by the same
[10:50] individual. Uh, that individual no
[10:52] longer is part of that. Um,
[10:55] » I know that they're trying to lease the
[10:57] building. Uh, the one closest to us over
[11:01] here. I don't I think the operator of
[11:04] the subway actually owns the other
[11:06] building on the other side of the vibe.
[11:08] Um
[11:10] given the fact that Subway corporate
[11:12] isn't backfilling that location with
[11:15] another franchisee, it has me
[11:18] questioning because now Riverdale City
[11:20] has no subway. Um
[11:23] so all that to be said, no, we don't
[11:26] know of any plans. the the building
[11:28] owner for the one over here is just
[11:30] trying to lease the space to anyone. So
[11:32] that makes me believe there's no subway.
[11:35] » Okay. Thanks.
[11:38] » Okay.
[11:41] [snorts] If there's uh no other comments
[11:43] then uh a uh motion to adjurnn is in
[11:47] order.
[11:48] » I move that we adjourn.
[11:51] » Can a second?
[11:51] » I'll second that.
[11:52] » Okay. All in favor?
[11:54] » Yes.
[11:54] » Yes.
[11:56] Okay. So now we will go into our work
[12:00] session
[12:02] and uh we will be discussing
[12:07] um continuing to discuss the changes to
[12:11] the uh um I can't think of what it's
[12:14] called.
[12:15] » Title 10.
[12:16] » Title 10.
[12:16] » Okay.
[12:17] » We do have some uh training
[12:20] » By our esteemed Michelle. So it's
[12:23] probably best done upstairs, right?
[12:25] Okay. So, um
[12:26] » So, we're going to adjourn upstairs.
[12:28] » Yeah.
[12:28] » Okay.
[12:28] » Yep.