06.06.11 CAB Minutes MINUTES
Comprehensive Plan Advisory
"" Committee Meeting
TOWN OF 108 W. Broadway St., Prosper,Texas
IEF Town of Prosper Municipal Chambers
1-/ Monday,June 6, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Prosper is a place where everyone matters.
1. Call to Order/Roll Call
The meeting was called to order at 6:34 p.m. Roll call was taken by silent count.
Committee members present included: Chair Jason Dixon, Vice Chair Craig Moody, Secretary Ane
Casady, Mark DeMattia, Ann Lieber, Doug Trumbull, Jordan Simms, Kyle Huckelberry, Daniel Ting,
Kelly Cooper, Eric Nishimoto, Michael Goddard, and Meigs Miller(by conference call).
Staff present included: Hulon T. Webb, Jr., Director of Development Services/Town Engineer; Chris
Copple, Planning&Zoning Manager; and Melanie Videan, Planning Technician.
Consultant team present included: Brandon Gonzalez, Eddie Haas, and Dan Sefko of Freese&Nichols.
2. Consider and act upon minutes from the following Planning & Zoning Commission
meeting:
• May 2,2011 Regular Meeting
Motioned by Trumbull, seconded by Moody to approve item 2. Motion approved 13-0.
3. Discuss matters related to the update of the Comprehensive Plan,including, but not limited
to, the Comprehensive Plan update program and process, the Town's existing
Comprehensive Plan, the proposed meeting schedule, issue identification, existing
conditions,demographics,planning context,and planning and visioning exercises.
Haas: Explained how Committee scored planning concepts that were introduced at the May 2, 2011
meeting. Facilitated a land use exercise regarding themes and for a given area of town. Offered a vision
statement from the responses and themes given.
Sefko: Advised Committee on how to create a vision statement.
Nishimoto: Preferred a short, inspirational statement focused on the citizens rather than features and
ideas.
Moody: Noted the City of Rockwall's vision statement. Noted a long statement would be acceptable
given points are concise.Noted statement should also be short enough to entice the reader.
Casady: Agreed with Moody, and preferred to avoid trendy language and use unique vocabulary.
Sefko: Offered to craft the sentences for the vision statement with the core words given by the
MOM Committee.
Core words suggested by the Committee includes, but is not limited to: schools, family-based
community, small-town feel, spacious, friendly, safe, diverse housing opportunities, committed to
excellence, responsible, efficient and effective; economically healthy, fiscally balanced growth, attractive
to businesses, and respectful of the environment.
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Cooper: Offered the following statement: Prosper maintains the feel and texture of a small Texas town
honoring history, quality, patriotism, faith, personal responsibility, and pride.
Committee agreed to use the Cities of Rockwall and Midland and the Town of Urbana's vision statements
as examples, and to limit the statement to two or three sentences.
Committee members participated in the visual character survey.
Meigs Miller ended conference call at 7:56 p.m.
Hass: Briefed on the next meeting's events. Committee and consultants strategized regarding the Town
Hall meeting which will take place on June 27, 2011.
4. Possibly direct Town Staff to schedule topic(s)for discussion at a future meeting.
There was no discussion on this item.
5. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 8:53 p.m.
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Melanie Videari, Planning Technician Ane Casady, Secretary
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