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November 13, 2017 Minutes
A meeting of the Comprehensive Master Plan Advisory Committee was held on Monday, November 13,
2017 at 5:00 p.m. Members present: Chair Keith Corbett, Kristi Tornquist, Angela Boersma, Ben Stout
(via phone), Benjamin Kleinjan, David Odens, Doug Carruthers, Beth Niemeyer, Brenda Schweitzer, Lee
Ann Pierce, and Kate Treiber. Attendance: Amy Haase, Project Manager, and Nick Klimeck, Project
Planner, both from RDG Planning and Design. City staff present: Mike Struck, Community Development
Director; Jackie Lanning, City Engineer; Kevin Catlin, Assistant City Manager; and Staci Bungard, City
Planner.
Chair Corbett called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. A motion was made by Carruthers, seconded by
Schweitzer, to approve the agenda. All present voted yes; motion carried. A motion was made by
Odens, seconded by Carruthers, to approve the minutes from October 16, 2017. All present voted yes;
motion carried.
Informational Update on Plan Elements from October.
Amy Haase and Nick Klimeck provided a brief overview of the Comprehensive Plan project.
Comprehensive Plan process is nearing completion with only one committee meeting left
Public open house event will be scheduled in January
City approval process will be after public open house
Review and Discussion Comprehensive Plan Content.
Amy Haase and Nick Klimeck provided a summary of the draft Municipal Services and Quality of Life
section of the plan. The following topics were discussed:
Brookings should strive to maintain the current level or per capita amount of municipal services
(For example the per capita amount of parkland should be maintained)
Concentrate on long‐term funding of infrastructure and creating shared vision with BMU
Evaluate infrastructure needs and see that they are consistent with Comprehensive Plan
Update various ordinances to reflect consistency with Comprehensive Plan
Consider regional approach to storm water and having detention ponds serve as amenities
Two access points need to be provided for each development
RDG is still working on areas in the floodplain and those with a high water table
Some land on the south side of town may be removed from future development areas
The City should look at creating a site assessment to deal with land that has a high water table
Long‐term maintenance of detention ponds
Focus on improving gaps in trail system, creating design guidelines along major corridors,
providing quality of life features in new developments, increasing landscaping requirements,
and more
City should continue to add parkland in strategic locations and work on revitalizing/redeveloping
distressed areas
RDG will add historic preservation to the Quality of Life, Neighborhood, and Economic
Development chapters of the Comprehensive Plan
Plan Element chapters will be available before next meeting
Meeting Schedule. Next meeting will be Monday, December 11, 2017 at 5:00 PM.
Meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m.
Submitted by Staci Bungard