July 30th

Planning and Zoning Commission
Minutes of Meeting Held July 30, 2014

A regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Tioga, Texas was held on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Tioga City Hall, 600Main Street, Tioga, Texas.

Call to Order: The public meeting was called to order at 7:09 p.m.

Declaration of a Quorum: A quorum was declared. The committee

members present were Arlene Joice, Paula Byler, and Kristi Staples.

Those not in attendance were Dale Cavin and Janet Sloane.

Prayer: Given by Kristi Staples

Minutes: Minutes from June 25th, 2014 meeting were reviewed and approved. Motion made by Kristi Staples and seconded by Paula Byler to accept the minutes. All Ayes.

Reviews and Discussions:

The By-laws and roles of P&Z members were discussed and reviewed.

Arlene Joice is Commission Chair Person, Kristi Staples Secretary, Dale Cavin and Paula Byler new members and Janet Sloane existing member.

Contact information for each member was handed out.

Arlene also went over workshops she has attended over procedures for

Planning and Zoning meetings. We went over notes from the Small Town Planning Workshop in McKinney, TX talking about proper communication between committee members and between members and applicants.

The Committee went over the procedures of a Public Hearing in preparation for the August 5, 2014 meeting.

Arlene Joice summarized the meeting with TCOG attended July 1 by

Arlene Joice and Kristi Staples. The meeting was set to talk with TCOG about future plans for a walking path.

Next Meeting: The Planning and Zoning Commission will meet next on August 27,2014 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be to update the Capital Improvement Plan. We will plan to have in attendance Michele Hestand from the City Council and Terry Hilliard as a community member. Both will

be contacted by Donna, city secretary, to request their attendance.

Adjourn: Motion made by Paula Byler and seconded by Kristi Staples to adjourn meeting. Meeting adjourned at 7:57 p.m. All Ayes, motion carried.

CITY OF TIOGA

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Tioga, Texas will be held Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Tioga City Hall, 600 Main Street, Tioga, Texas, beginning at 7:00 p.m.. This is an OPEN MEETING, open to the public, subject to the OPEN MEETING LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS and, AS REQUIRED BY LAW, is hereby posted at the Tioga City Hall on July 25, 2014, giving notice of date, time, place and agenda thereof.

AGENDA:
1. Call to order.
2. Prayer
3. Declaring of a quorum.
4. Discuss and consider approving the minutes of the
    Jun. 25, 2014. Possible Action.
5. Go over By-laws and role of P&Z members with newly added members.
6. Continue Brainstorming goals for P&Z for future zoning as the
    city grows and expands. Get updates on pending projects.
7. Discuss research by members for future projects such as a parks
    and green beltways as well as creating an historic district.
8. Open Discussion.
9. Adjourn