HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - City Council - 1984 - 04/03 - WorkshopALLEN CITY COUNCIL
AND
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
CALLED - SPECIAL WORKSHOP SESSION
COMPREHENSIVE - MASTER PLAN
APRIL 3, 1984
Present:
Allen City Council:
Joe Farmer, Mayor Pro Tem
Jim McClure
Rex Womack
Ward Paxton
Absent:
Mickey Pierson, Mayor
Dennis Offutt
Plannina and Zoning Commission:
Jim Pendleton, Chairman
Gary Koch, Secretary
Jack Pennington
Wayne Armand
Bobby Glass
Jerry Wilson
Absent:
Dick Erickson
City Staff:
Jon McCarty, City Manager
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
Bill Petty, Director of Community Development
Tom Keener, Development Coordinator
Guests:
Don Rodenbaugh
Jim Wolfe
Larry Reeves (arrived at 8:45 p.m.)
Guest Speaker:
Robert L. Wegner, Senior Associate, City and Regional Planning
Center, University of Texas at Arlington
The called - special workshop session of the Allen City
Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission convened at
7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 1984, in the open -space office
area of the Allen Municipal Annex, One Butler Circle, Allen,
Texas.
Mr. Robert Wegner, Senior Associate, City and Regional
Planning Center, conducted this workshop session on preparing
for comprehensive planning which contained planning needs and
roles.
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Using an overhead viewer, Mr. Wegner reviewed the roles of
principal actors in the planning process at the local level,
those being the City Council's roles, the Planning and Zoning
Commission's roles, the City Staff's roles, and the Council's
responsibilities.
Mr. Wegner referenced and reviewed materials that were
handed out, being the Community Planning Checklist and Roles
of Participants in the Community Development Process, and
advised they should be used as background material.
Mr. Wegner had everyone fill out a sheet showing some
indicators of the need for planning in Allen.
Mr. Wegner then presented twelve (12) general subjects
for inclusion in a comprehensive plan. These subjects were:
° Government Service
° Environment
° Transportation
° Housing
° Health and Human Services
° Economy
° Park and Recreation
° Urban Design
° Education
° Land Use
° Quality of Life
° Public Input
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Mr. Wegner had everyone list the top four (4) topic areas
that each individual would like to work on; he gathered the
results; and he placed the individuals in groups to discuss
those subjects and develop sub -topics.
The called - special workshop session recessed at 8:45 P.M.
The workshop session reconvened at 9:05 p.m.
Mr. Wegner advised that everyone wanted to work on the
three (3) major topics of Transportation, Land Use, and Housing,
therefore he had taken the other topics and made them the
major topics of discussion, then if time allowed those other
topics could also be covered by each group.
The groups consisted of:
Subject Group Members
Park and Recreation Jon McCarty
Joe Farmer
Marty Hendrix
Wayne Armand
Urban Design Bobby Glass
Jim Wolfe
Jerry Wilson
Government Services Bill Petty
Rex Womack
Don Rodenbaugh
Economics Gary Koch
Ward Paxton
Jim Pendleton
Tom Keener
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Subject (cont'd) Group Members
Transportation/ Jim McClure
Land Use/Housing/ Larry Reeves
Environment Jack Pennington
The groups met and using various informational materials,
provided additional subtopics for those major topics.
In conclusion, everyone turned in their sheets regarding
their comments on indicators of the need for planning in Allen
and an evaluation sheet on the workshop.
The called - special workshop session of the Allen City
Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission adjourned at
10:15 p.m.
These minutes approved by the Allen Planning and Zoning
Commission on the 26th day of April , 1984.
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Gary Kbch, SECRETARY
These minute approved by the Allen City Council on the
19th day of April , 1984.
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Marty H,.dli CITY SECRETARY
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