01/12/1956 - Joint Meeting
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oint mo~tinz of Cij.~Conunissiol1 and !Jlo.llUi!1g Dourd" 'lthurslluy
g51~,.!!. ~~~~~!n~ Board lll:l'ico.
Prosont \0/01'0 Huyor Brm.,n" 01 ty COlillnissionors strong, Bohannon, Insco
amI H.oborts, City Hann.gcl" Hi(ldleton1 City Attorney Phillips1 Planning
Board members Kruso" Jl;ortol1" Levison" Homor" Harries" Huscar-olln and
Reade, Nick Rompon of the Oi ty Engineer's Department" Lester Croolt Cleo.1"-
'.fa tel' Traffic Engineer" HI's. \~helo.n of the HO\lard Jolmson Restaurant
Organizatioll" Joe Devlin or the Cleup\....utet. Sun and HuJ.ph Reed of the
st. Pctcrsbul'>g Times.
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Chairman Kruse called the meeting to ol~llel" at 3:15 P.H.
The minutes of the previous meeting l'lere read by the secr'etary and
approved as read. 'fhel'eaf' tel' the meeting \.,o.s presided over by Ha~'or Brown
,o/ho opened the IIotiUrd J~hnson matter. Hr. Harries explained the plan that
he had prepared for the approach to ClearHa tel' Beach from the Cnuse\.,ay
and for the Plaza bet\vecl1 the Causew'uy and Handalay Avenue and bettV'een the
lofarina and Harianne Street. Hr. Homer explained to the COIJunission the
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traf:Cic problems which Q,re anticipated. HI's. ,-lhelull stated that the
HOtY'ard Jolmson Organization preferred a corner location. Haym" Brm..rn
described t.he area to be leased and stated. tlmt the IIo,.,aru Johnson project
must be located on the east 200 feet of tho ~laza. It developed that an
error was made in laJring out the [{o\oH.u'd Johnson building on the Plaza"
in tha. t the building \.,0.5 (J,rmm to one scule aull the lawl \.;us dra\VIl to
another scale. Until the scales are reconCiled awl a 110\'1 luyout made
no definite conclusions as to building location can be u1"l'ived at. Hrs.
lYhelan stated that l{m....ard Jolmson needs approx. 40.. 000 square feet 'for
building, parking> beautif'ica tiofl.l etc. Parking sI)uce is needed fop 52
cars .for the restaurant \vldch ""ill scat 10D people ~ Hrs. Hhelan tclc-
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phoned the lImvard Johnson Ul"chi t0Ct in HiUlJli tL1Hl HI'. Harries and Nicl\:
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Rompon talked \d th Ol1e of tho mon ih tho nrcId teet 15 orr:i.co. It bccnmo
evidont that several days ,youltI be necossnry for clarification of tho
situation aud it ,~as :finally concluded by Hr. Bohannon moving t,ho.t Hessrs.
Hiddloton} Roberts} ancI Kruse be appointed a committee to sottle the
matter of building: location ancl other details ,...i th the Ho'~ard Johnson
representatives. Ni... Insco seconded the motion which 'ojIas unanimously
approved by the members of the City Conunission. It \~as agreed that they
would endeavor to conclude the matter in time for the meeting 01' the
Conunission on HOlIday Janual'Y' 16" 1950.
The work of the Planning BoaI'd amI the relo.tionship of the Board
to the City Oonunission was next discussed. Portions of the Planning
Board's annual report were explained by Hr. Homer to the Conmlission and
discussed in detail. Some of the neHSpo.per publici ty \~hich Planning
,..."""\ Board activities have l"eceived have caused embal'rassment to the Conunis-
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sioners. The ,vorl\: of the Board and decisions taken by the Oi ty Conmdssion
have not been closel;r enough co-ordj.nated. 'rho discussion made evident
that a closer relationshiIl bet'~een the t\~O bodies should be established
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and maintained if' the Planning Board is to serve the City Commissj.ol1 and
the 01 ty satisfactorily. Hayor Brm.m emphasized that the Board should
not undertake unauthorized activities ano. that all requests by City Depart-
ments for Planning Board help should be channeled through the City Coounis-
sion. HI".. Bohannon feI t tha. t the Plulllling Board duplict~tcd the \oJOrl~ of
other 01 ty Departments by undertaking to I)ass on all suhdi vision l11a ts
and that subdividers suf'f'ereu. lUlJ1CCeSSal'Y delay becumw of the need for
Planning Board a.Pl)roval. Hr. Hcade replied to HI'. Bolmnnon that vel"Y feH
subdivision plats had .~nen submitted to the Board and, that the BOi:wd
~ consiclered them only at the request of' the Oi ty ~nginocl'. He also stated
that he and Hr. Homer und perhaps other members of tl'w Hoard regretted
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the timc that ,,,,as dovotcd to subdivision [llu.ts becauso or thc intOl"t'll}ltion
it I1ml somctimes causod to \Hll'l\: on tho higln~l\Y and trn1'l'ic plun.
Each of the projects on the Planning llonrll's curl'ont program ,{as
explaine'd to the COllUllission and discussed at S OIaG length by 0.11 those
present. 'rhe ConUldssion requested that the Board drop any 'o1Ork thu.t is
planned on the stevenson's Croek project but continue \Wl'!( on all the
othor items 011 its program. The City Commissioners all felt tha.t the
most important matter is completion of tho high\{uy and traffic plan.
Hr. Insco urged that this be done as soon as possible and asked when
its completion oould be expected. ~~. Harries replied that he expected
,that.. he . ,{ould have it finished vcry soon" perhaps in tho noxt 30 days.
Commissioner strang requested thut hereafter :Planning Board minutes
be made available to the City CODUnissioll and in turn the Planning Board
requested that excerpts of City Commission meetings dealing \'lith matters
in which the Planning Board is interested be luade avuilable to the Plan-
ning Board. The discussion was concluded by }w. Homer moving that one
copy of the approved minutes of Planning Board meetings be sent to the
City Manager ror duplication and distrihution to City Commissioners and
that the City Manager be nequested by letter to send the Planning Board
excerpts 01' the City Conunission proceedings on matteI'S rela.ted to Planning
Board activities. Hr. Levison seconded the motion ,,'hich ,.;as passe<l
unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 5:30 P.M.
nespectfull~y submitted
nalph H. 1.1. Heude I Socretar;\r