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Commission hears council updates: moratorium on adult-use cannabis, shorter commission terms and park smoking language among items
Summary
City staff reported council discussion items including a one-year extension of the adult-use cannabis moratorium, a proposal to shorten planning commission terms from six to three years, draft smoking restrictions for village parks and possible aquatic center rate increases for nonresidents.
At the start of the Jan. 15 meeting the Planning & Zoning Commission heard updates on recent Village Council discussions. Staff summarized several council items that bear on planning and zoning work.
Among the items staff reported, Council discussed extending the existing moratorium on adult-use cannabis businesses for one additional year to gather more information. Staff also said council discussed adding code language to regulate low-speed vehicles (25 miles per hour and below) to clarify how those vehicles are treated in village code.
Council additionally discussed changing appointment terms for commissions and boards. Staff said council plans to propose changing planning commission terms from six-year appointments to three-year terms to make service more attainable for volunteers. “Council feels like that is a long time to ask a citizen and resident, volunteer to serve. So we are going to start the process… to make them 3 year terms,” staff reported.
Park and recreation items included potential smoking restrictions in village-owned parks, including Pastime Park and future park properties, and a proposed aquatic-center rate increase for nonresidents, which had a first reading at council to help manage crowding and costs.
Ending: Staff closed the communications portion of the meeting and moved into public comment and agenda business. The commission noted the council items as context for future planning and development discussions.
