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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-02-23 Danby Planning Board Meeting Agenda Thursday, February 23, 2012, 7pm Appoint Chairperson pro tern for meeting Additions or deletions to agenda Privilege of the Floor Discussion/Action Items • Tompkins County DRAFT Development Focus Areas Strategy—Review with Municipal Officials. The County Planning Department seeks input from the various Danby boards on the"Draft Development Focus Areas Strategy."Joan Jurkowicz,Deputy Commissioner of Planning,will be at the meeting to seek feedback on the draft,including whether any areas of the draft need to strengthened or changed. The discussion will also include looking at ways that Danby can help to put in place measures needed to achieve the vision identified in the strategy.After the Strategy is further developed,there will be more public meetings.The draft Strategy is available at the the Tompkins County Planning Department web site. • Consider recommendation to Town Board on Board Chairperson Appointment • Consider appointing Planning Board Secretary • Status of various planning projects. • Scoping for Future Work-Work list to include: 1. A list of critical needs/issues 2. Goals for 2012 3. Strategy/Methodology including time-line 4. Persons to be involved 5. Other Resources which may be needed Reports: • Town Board- (Leslie) Approval of Minutes - Nov. 15 and Jan. 19 Miscellaneous Reports/Member Items As a planning board we want to know what residents have to say.The time set aside for this is at the beginning of the meet- ing during'Privilege of the Floor.'This time to speak is a privilege--not a right--and while we realize that residents are some- times upset about an issue,we need to insist that the tone and content of your remarks be civil and respectful. If these sim- ple guidelines are not adhered to,you will be asked to sit down and remain silent. Once our meeting moves past the Privilege of the Floor section,we are still interested in what you have to say,but please be aware that your comments or questions during this part of the meeting can be entertained only if time permits,so please wait to be recognized by the chair before speaking. If you wish to comment or ask a question during the regular part of our meeting,we ask that your comments pertain to the subject at hand,and again we insist that they be civil and respectful.