Planning Commission Meeting

            July 12, 2006 - 7:30 PM 

Joint Meeting between Marion Township Planning Commission and the City of Howell Planning Commission. The Meeting will be held at the Howell Chamber of Commerce Building. 

JOINT MEETING

July 12, 2006

7:30 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER:

APPROVAL OF AGENDA FOR:               July 12, 2006 Joint Meeting

INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS:

CALL TO THE PUBLIC:                         Agenda Items only – 3 minute limit

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM:           None

OLD BUSINESS:       None

NEW BUSINESS:

City of Howell

1. 1-96 Interchange Improvements/Studies
2. Hotel Demolition/Redevelopment
3. Loop Road Mixed-Use Planned Unit Development

Marion Township

1. Future Traffic Impact to Pinckney Road/D-19
2. Pedestrian Access – Pinckney Road/D-19

CALL TO THE PUBLIC:

ADJOURNMENT:  

                                               DRAFT MINUTES 

MARION TOWNSHIP/ CITY OF HOWELL

PLANNING COMMISSION

JOINT MEETING

JULY 12, 2006

7:30 P.M.

MEMBERS PRESENT:    MARION TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION;

JOHN LOWE, CHAIR

                                       DAVE HAMANN, CO-CHAIR

                                       JIM ANDERSON

                                       DEBRA WIEDMAN-CLAWSON

                                       CITY OF HOWELL PLANNING COMMISSION;

                                       PAUL STRENG, CHAIR

                                       SCOTT PATTON

                                       DAWN COOPER

                                       SUSAN COOPER

                                       TRACEY CRAIG

OTHERS PRESENT:        ROBERT W. HANVEY, MARION TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR

                                       PAULA WYCKOFF , MARION TOWNSHIP TREASURER

                                       CINDY HODGE, MARION TOWNSHIP RESIDENT

                                       DAVE SCHROEDER, ORCHARD, HILTZ & MCCLIMENT

                                      JOHN ENOS, CARLISLE/WORTMAN ASSOCIATES, INC.

                                      JENNIFER COE, CARLISLE/WORTMAN ASSOCIATES, INC.

                                      GERALDINE MOEN, MAYOR, CITY OF HOWELL

                                      SHEA CHARLES, MANAGER, CITY OF HOWELL

                                      JANE CARTWRIGHT, CLERK, CITY OF HOWELL

                                      PAT CONVERY, HOWELL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

                                      AMY CONNLEY, PLANNING COORDINATOR, CITY OF HOWELL

                                      SCOTT BARE, LIVINGSTON COUNTY PLANNING

                                      JOHN ZEMKE, DETROIT NEWS

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CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

No approval of agenda.

INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS

Everyone introduced themselves.  Jean Root, Secretary of Marion Township Planning Commission was absent.  Doug Hawes, City of Howell, Planning Commission was absent.

CALL TO THE PUBLIC

None heard.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

No minutes to approve.

OLD BUSINESS

1-96 Interchange Improvements/Studies & Loop Road Mixed Use Planned Unit Development

Shea Charles, Manager City of Howell gave a presentation on the I-96 interchange improvements, the proposed loop road and the Planned Unit Development (PUD) project accessed via the loop road.

The City of Howell has been involved in the conceptual review of the improvements to the D-19 corridor from Pulford Street to the West bound entrance to I-96.  This will include two round-a-bouts, one at Pulford Street and D-19 and the second at the West bound entrance to I-96.  The project will start in the spring of 2007 and should take approximately six months.

Bids for the loop road will go out this August and construction should begin the fall of 2006.

The PUD proposal includes 460 residential units and industrial units.  The developer would like the first residential model home to be completed when the loop road is completed.

Hotel demolition/redevelopment

At this point the City of Howell does not know what the owner of the property is going to develop on the now vacant land.

Marion Township residential developments and the impact on D-19

John Enos and the Planning Commission members summarize the upcoming developments including Premier Farms (2,000 units) and the residential development proposed for the Marion Oaks Golf Course.  The impact on local roadways was discussed.

Both the Marion Township Planning Commission and the City of Howell Planning Commission members agreed a joint planning committee would be in the best interest of both communities.  The City of Howell will choose their members at the next regular meeting.  The Marion Township Planning Commission will choose their members at the July 25, 2006 meeting.  The joint committee will meet is six months.

John Lowe would like to work with the City of Howell to make sure the improvements made to the north and south of the I-96 interchanges are compatible.

Paul Streng would like to see MDOT install lighting at the entrance and exit ramps.  There have been numerous accidents and he believes lighting would improve the situation.  If Marion Township and the City of Howell formed a joint planning committee they may have more of an impact on MDOT.

The committees would like to invite Senator Garcia to the next meeting to see if he would be willing to work with the communities for improvements.

Paul Streng noted the number of Marion Township parcels that are surrounded by City of Howell property.  He would like the two communities to come up with a strategy to see what the homeowners can do when their septic systems fail.

When the Marion Township property north of I-96 was transferred to the City of Howell , Marion Township lost the property designated for Mobile Home Park (MHP.)  Marion Township asked John Enos to find out the process for contiguous communities to use one community MHP as both of their designations.

NEW BUSINESS

No New Business.

CALL TO THE PUBLIC

None heard.

ADJOURNMENT

Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.