February 24, 2016

Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes
Meeting Held February 24, 2016

A regular meeting of th Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Tioga, Texas was held on Wednesday, February 24 , 2016 at Tioga City Hall, 600 Main Street, Tioga, Texas.

Call to Order:  The public meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

Prayer:  Given by Janet Sloane.

Declaring a Quorum:  A quorum was declared.  The committee members present were  Janet Sloane, Patrick Coyle, Dale Cavin and Kristi Staples.  Arlene Joice was not present.

Approval of Minutes:  January minutes were read and approved.  Motion made by Janet Sloane and seconded by Dale Cavin.  All ayes. Signing of minutes was tabled until February meeting so Arlene and Kristi could sign.

Community Survey:

Dale Cavin made a motion to present the Community Survey results to the City Council before we post it on the City Web Page for the public.  It was agreed that all write-ins would be included in the presentation in order to maintain the accountability of the survey.  Seconded by Janet Sloane.  All ayes.

Kristi Staples will take a copy of the survey to Donna at City Hall to include in the council packets and ask that we be included on the agenda in order to present and answer questions.  There will be no action or vote required from the council, we are just presenting the information.

Discuss Planning for Future Meetings:

The committee discussed that while we do not have enough businesses and people in town to support a Chamber of Commerce maybe we could be thinking along the lines of a “Friends of Tioga” group.

We need to determine how the P&Z can best support and work with the City Council.  Do we need to set up or find workshops, do other surveys, what are the needs?

Pilot Point is currently hosting workshops open to the public on city management type issues.  We need to be about the business of involving ourselves in these types meetings.

With regard to an Historic District we think maybe it is the city’s best interest to look more towards strengthening our ordinances rather than declaring an “Historic District”.  We need to look at how to write ordinances to maintain the integrity of the downtown area through C-3 zoning or other avenues.

We need to define our criteria in a technical sense.

     -Wood, stone, awnings, lighting, sidewalks, signage outside and facades, etc.
Need a future land use plan.

Next Meeting set for March 30, 2016

Adjourn: Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.  Motion made by Kristi Staples, seconded by Dale Cavin. All ayes.

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 February 24, 2016 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 February 19, 2016, 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 minutes of January 27, 2016.
5. Discuss and go over results of the Community survey that
    was launched in January.
6. Discuss and consider creating an historical district as well as
    a 377 thoroughfare plan for the city of Tioga.
7. Open discussion and planning for future meetings and 
    projects. 
8. Adjourn