City of Gainesville

City Plan Board Meeting

MINUTES

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City Hall Auditorium
200 East University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
Members Present:
  • Robert Ackerman, 
  • Jamie Bell, 
  • Nickolas Hill, 
  • Robert Mermer, 
  • Joshua Ney, 
  • Jason Sanchez, 
  • and Stephanie Sutton 
Members Absent:
  • Tina Certain 

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B.

  
  • Moved byRobert Mermer
    Seconded byJamie Bell
    Approved

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Planner Nathaniel Chan presents the item

Dr. Mermer asks staff concerning the sequecing of community meetings 

Planner Chan addresses the question

Chair Ackerman asks staff concerning list or website that keeps track of notification. 

Planner Brittany McMullen addresses Chair Ackerman question

Member Sutton clarifies question from Chair Ackerman

Dr. Mermer speaks to the item suggesting keyword be added on eSCRIBE

Kim Tanzer presents the item

Professor Carr speaks to the item

Member Bell addresses Professor Carr concerning why 5%.

Professor Carr responds

Member Bell asks Professor Carr asks how well the meeting notified by GNV was attended

Kim Tanzer responds with 50 on average per meeting 

Member Bell asks Planner how many was not initiated by the City. 

Planner Chan responds with two. 

Member Bell asks concerning the definition proposed.

Planner Chan responds

Member Bell asks concerning the costs associated with the item and potential for zero costs that could meet similar costs

Professor Carr responds.

Kim Tanzer address Member Bell concerning the available space available to house people attending public participation meetings.

Member Ney addresses the Board. 

Dr. Mermer addresses the applicants and suggests possible ways to address their goal keyword into eSCRIBE, text messages, Community Meetings in each district and clarification, instead of definition host a citizen academy.

Kim Tanzer responds

Professor Carr addresses the Board

Member Ney addresses the applicant 

Applicant responds to member Ney

Professor Carr addresses the Board

Member Sanchez addresses the applicant concerning the time length of each proposed meeting. Also asks clarification of "several months". 

Planner Chan responds

Kim Tanzer addresses the Board

Member Sutton addresses the applicant 

Chair Ackerman addresses the applicant 

Planner Chan addresses the Board

Member Ney addresses the Board

Chair Ackerman

Member Bell addresses staff

Member Nick Hill addresses Board

Member Jason Sanchez addresses Member Ney

Member Ney addresses the Board

Public Comment - Jane Holton addresses the Board.

Donald Sheppherd addresses the Board

Dr. Mermer address the Board

 

Nickolas Hill joined the meeting at 7:01 PM.
  • Motion to continue petition
    Moved byRobert Mermer
    Seconded byJamie Bell

    Recommendation: Staff to City Plan Board – Staff recommends denial of Petition LD23-000160

    Approved

Planner Jason Simmons presents the item and informs the board that item 4 (2024-464) will be presented at the same time. 

Applicant presents item

  • Moved byJamie Bell
    Seconded byJoshua Ney

    Recommendation: The City Plan Board approve Petition LD24-000049 LUC.

    Aye (6)Jamie Bell, Joshua Ney, Robert Ackerman, Jason Sanchez, Nickolas Hill, and Robert Mermer
    Abstained (1)Stephanie Sutton
    Approved (6 to 0)

Item presented with 2024-465

  • Moved byJamie Bell
    Seconded byJason Sanchez

    Recommendation: The City Plan Board approve Petition LD24-000048 ZON.

    Aye (6)Jamie Bell, Joshua Ney, Robert Ackerman, Jason Sanchez, Nickolas Hill, and Robert Mermer
    Abstained (1)Stephanie Sutton
    Approved (6 to 0)

Planner Ari Rabinovich presents the item

Member Bell addresses staff

Member Ney addresses staff

Staff Betsy Waite addresses the Board

Dr. Mermer addresses staff

Staff Betsy Waite responds

Member Jaime Bell addresses the Board

  • Moved byStephanie Sutton
    Seconded byJoshua Ney

    Recommendation: Staff to City Plan Board – Approve Petition LD24-000051.

    Approved

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Planner McMullen starts the discussion

informs the Plan Board the proposal is less than 5% of the area in the City

would require public notification

planner McMullen suggests bringing item GPC. 

Chief operating offices Andrew Persons addresses the Board

Board member Sutton addresses the Board and asks staff to carry potential development case to Commission 

Letter asking Commission to rezone RMF-8 section to U9

 

 

  • The chair direct a letter to the Commission requesting to consider rezoning properties from RMF-8 to U9 in the defined area submitted by the City Plan Board
    Moved byStephanie Sutton
    Seconded byJoshua Ney
    Approved

Member Ney begins the discussion 441 to 6th St.

Planner McMullen places map of the historic districts on the projectors.

City Plan Board discusses item

Planner McMullen addresses the Board.

The Board discusses the item.

Member Sutton suggests analyzing amending the historic buffer to make a text change allowing the same height allowances as the University heights historic district of four floors.

Board discusses the item.

Planner McMullen addresses the Board.

Member of the Historic Board Michelle Hazen speaks to the item

City Plan Board discusses the item.

Historic Board Member Michelle Hazen speaks to the item.

City Plan Board discusses the item

Historic Board Member Michelle Hazen addresses the Board.

Motion made to extend meeting to 10:45 PM

Board member Bell address Michelle Hazen

Historic Board member Michlle Hazen addresses the Board

The Board discusses item

The Board asks staff to bring analysis of historic district amendment to the proposed workshop. 

Historic Preservation Planner Kathleen Kauffman speaks to the item.  

Board Discusses the item.

 

Motion to extend to 10:45

  • Moved byRobert Mermer
    Seconded byJamie Bell

    Motion to extend meeting to 10:45 PM

    Approved

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10:45pm

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