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Commission to revisit TAC packet review process and restore planning‑board liaison link
Summary
Members asked staff to resume sending Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) project packets and agreed to check an existing form that was intended to consolidate the commission’s recommendations to the planning board.
The New Brunswick Environmental Commission discussed the process for reviewing Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) packets and asked city staff to resume circulating TAC materials so commissioners can review proposals before planning‑board deadlines.
Why it matters: the TAC packet review is the commission’s principal channel to recommend environmental practices—such as native planting, permeable surfaces and adequate trash/recycling for new development—to the planning board. Commissioners said the prior workflow, which relied on a planning‑board liaison, has lapsed and the commission should reestablish a clear path for consolidated feedback.
Discussion and requests
Commission members said a form created by a former liaison—Josh—was intended to capture and consolidate the commission's recommendations but may not have been fully implemented. One commissioner cautioned that the form currently submits multiple, separate recommendations rather than a consolidated set of suggested changes for a single project. "The form does not consolidate our recommendations. It submits all recommendations," a member said.
Erin, a city staff member, agreed to resume sending TAC packets to the commission for review. "I can start sending them again. I can send them to the commission," Erin said. Commissioners asked that staff include the form link and a suggested set of standard recommendations (for example, native plants and permeable paving) to streamline reviews.
Next steps
- Erin will resume circulating TAC packets and include the link to the TAC review form. - Denise will reach out to Josh and Anne (former liaison and committee contact) to confirm the intended workflow and whether the form should consolidate recommendations automatically. - Commissioners suggested preparing a short list of default recommendations (native plants, permeable surfaces) to include in routine comments.
Ending
Members agreed to follow up offline and bring the form and a proposed standard recommendation list back to the commission for adoption so the liaison can forward consolidated comments to the planning board on behalf of the commission.
