CITY OF LAKELAND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009, 5:30 PM
CITY HALL, LAKELAND, TENNESSEE 38002

I. CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m., Monday, November 16, 2009, by Chairman Connie Hess.

II. ROLL CALL:
Kathleen Brasfield Present (arrived at 5:47 p.m.)
Shirlee Clark Present (via telephone)
John Dudas Present
Connie Hess Present
Josh Roman Present (arrived at 5:34 p.m.)
Boyd Ruppelt Present
Cecil Tompkins Present
Tanya Wallace Present
Pamela Womack Present

City of Lakeland Staff Present:
J Higbee, Growth Management Director
Theresa Meyer, Office Coordinator

III. OLD BUSINESS:
1. Discussion and possible action on the RCLCO Study. (Staff)
Pamela Womack made a motion to relax the rules. Boyd Ruppelt seconded the motion.
Motion carried, voice vote, all in favor. 9-0

Following discussion, Pamela Womack made a motion to come to order. The motion was seconded by John Dudas.
Motion carried, voice vote, all in favor. 9-0

Boyd Ruppelt made a motion to recommend keeping the RCLCO recommendations in Neighborhood Type III with the following exceptions to “Max Store Size (SF)” found in column seven of the Neighborhood Type III table (page 17 of the RCLCO study) to decrease the maximum store size for parcels of 50 or more acres from 30,000 square feet to 20,000 square feet and decrease the maximum store size for special use parcels 100 or more acres from 50,000 square feet to 30,000 square feet. The motion was seconded by Connie Hess.
Motion carried, voice vote, all in favor. 9-0

Connie Hess made a motion to recommend the revision of “Commercial SF MAX” found in column four of the Neighborhood Type IV table (page 20 of the RCLCO study) to reduce the Commercial SF MAX on 15 to 30 acre parcels from 75,000 square feet to 50,000 square feet and reduce the Commercial SF MAX on 30 or more acre parcels from 100,000 square feet to 50,000 square feet; delete “Special Use 50 or more acres”; staff should be directed to explore whether there are Type IV sites that can support 75,000 to 100,000 square feet of commercial development. Boyd Ruppelt seconded the motion.
Motion carried, voice vote, all in favor. 8-1

The Economic Development Commission considers it important that any retail have adequate visibility and exposure. This being a priority, John Dudas made a motion that signage be evaluated in order to encourage viable businesses. The motion was seconded by Kathleen Brasfield.
Motion carried, voice vote, all in favor. 9-0

IV. ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to discuss, Boyd Ruppelt made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Connie Hess seconded the motion.
Motion carried, voice vote, all in favor. 9-0

The meeting adjourned at 8:16 p.m.

These minutes were approved January 28, 2010.

Tanya Wallace, Chairman

ATTEST:

Theresa Meyer, Deputy City Recorder