Plan Commission - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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About this meeting

Government Body
Plan Commission
Meeting Type
Plan Commission
Location
Auburn, IA
Meeting Date
February 10, 2026

Transcript

15 sections (from 97 segments)

4:17 – 4:290

I will call to order the February 10th plan commission meeting. Can we get a roll call, please? Tammy Bailey.

4:32 – 5:160

James here. Logan Zuber here. Chris Lamb here. Mike here. Carol McConnell here. Deon Bolan here. Susan May, Lucas Straw here, Joseph Schultus here, John Good here, Suzanne Davis here. I can um definitely determine we do have a quorum. So on to organizational business, we do need to elect officers and make our appointments for this year. So, at this time, I'll go ahead and open the floor for nominations for president. I'll nominate Jim Finch for president. Are there Are there any other nominations?

5:14 – 5:480

Oh, sorry. I will go ahead and close the nominations. All in favor signify by saying I. Opposed. Motion carried. So, I I would have refuted. Yeah. if I would if I didn't win. Um, so vice president, we had John Good before. Um, as long as he's willing to serve, and he said he would. Um, I'll go ahead and open the floor for nominations for vice president. Nominate John. Good. I'll second.

5:46 – 6:250

We don't need seconds, but that's okay. Any other nominations? Okay, I'll close the thought I heard some. Okay, I'll close the floor for nominations. All in favor of John Good as VP signify by saying I. I opposed. Motion carried. And for secretary Logan, are you still good for that? Yes. I'll open the floor for nominations for secretary. I nominate Logan. Any other nominations? I'll go ahead and close the floor for nominations. And uh all in favor of Logan Zuber as secretary signify by saying I. I.

6:22 – 7:030

Motion carried. And thank you all for your support. Um, so on to leazison for Dicab County Plan Commission. I have talked to Mike Mccerowitz and he is more than willing to continue in that capacity. So I'll go ahead and make that appointment. Um, next project advisory committee. We have um currently serving Mike McCerowitz, John Good, and Daryl McConnell. Is that one where we're potentially looking for somebody else to join if we can find someone? I believe six. You can have four without a call. So, are those three still willing to be appointed? Yeah.

7:01 – 7:220

Okay. Is anybody else willing to take that on? The problem is it meets during the day at 9:00 on Thursdays. Is it Thursdays? 8 o'clock. 8 a.m. on Thursdays. 8 a.m. Yeah. Do they run past 9? You can walk out at nine. Right. I I'll do it.

7:19 – 8:040

Okay. Well, we'll add to that then. um Logan Zuber. So I will make the nominate or appointment of Mike McCerowitz, John Good, Darl McConnell, and Logan Zuber to the project advisory committee. Next is the unified development committee in which myself, Logan Zuber, and the staff are the members of that committee. Are we both okay still doing that? Okay, I'll make those two appointments again. And that that is so infrequent that if we need somebody else, we can just ask maybe if at that time somebody else wants to join. And then we also have the ET member to the BCA which is Chris Lamb. Are you willing to continue?

8:04 – 8:480

Yep. And also then the alternative is um Joe Schultz. You're willing to continue? Yes. So I will go ahead and make those two appointments. Um, so Chris Lamb will be the primary member um to the BCA and then with the backup of Joe Schultz. All right. Um, on to approval of minutes. You should have all received a copy of December 9th's uh, minutes. Do we have a motion or is there any questions, comments, or concerns? Motion to approve minutes. I'll second. Motion and a second. Does anybody have any concerns with the minutes? Okay. All in f favor signify by saying I. I.

8:45 – 9:470

Opposed. Motion carried. On to number six. Um agenda modifications. I don't believe there's any need to modify the agenda. Seeing none, I'll move on. We have nothing underneath old business. Underneath new business, there's one item on the agenda, the Auburn Commercial Center. Um I believe you want me to open the public hearing on this. So, um, this is PC Development Plan 2026-1. I'll go ahead and open the public hearing and turn it over to staff. Good evening. Ryan Shamal, building and planning administrator. Uh, we have PC Development Plan 2026-001 on this evening's agenda. However, staff will request a continuation and for this to be moved to the March 10th, 2026 meeting. Uh, we've not received all the required documents for this project.

9:48 – 10:240

Any questions? So, as a motion, should it be a mo motion to table and continue the public hearing to the Okay, I'll entertain a motion at this time. move to table and continue for the March uh planning commission meeting PC development plan 2026001. Second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? All in favor? I opposed. Motion carried. Thank you. Thank you. Uh on to reports. We have address report.

10:22 – 11:050

That is correct. Uh we have two address proposals for your consideration this evening. Uh the first proposed address is 2327 North Main Street. Uh this is the future site for a new single family residential structure that will be built on hard gardens property. Uh the proposed address was sent out to our address committee with approval. Okay. Um any questions on that one? Want to do them in Do you want to do them one at a time or do you want to do them together? We can do them together however you want. Yeah. You go ahead on the second one. There's going to be problems with either one.

11:01 – 11:350

Okay. And the uh next proposed address 1570 1572 1574 Shook Drive. This is the future site for a new three tenant space commercial strip plaza. The proposed address was sent out to our address committee with approval. Any questions on this? saying none. Go ahead. Is that the addresses for the what we just tabled? Yes, it is. Yes.

11:40 – 12:250

Anything further? Okay. I just want to verify. I just kind of I'll go I'll entertain a motion at this time. Move to approve address report for February as presented. Second motion a second. Any further discussion? All in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Opposed. Thank you again. Thank you. Anything from the board members underneath reports. City county leazison. Uh last meeting we just had our public um meeting for the new comprehensive plan. It's not finalized yet, but it will go to the commissioners, I think, next month.

12:22 – 13:050

Okay, perfect. Thank you. Anything from project advisory? Didn't meet, but will there will be a meeting next time I take it? Yes. Over this. Okay. Um, anything from staff, city attorney, anything to adjourn. Any There's one more item. Anything from the public? There's nobody here in the public. I can say that. We have a motion to adjurnn. Do we have a second? Motion second. All in favor signify by saying I. Opposed. Motion carried.

13:010

8 minutes and 50 seconds. I was not trying to set

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