PLATTING BOARD MEETING - Municipality of Anchorage

PLATTING BOARD MEETING Page 23
May 4, 2005
BOARD MEMBER LINNELL moved for approval of the plat for 18 months, subject to
Staff conditions 1 through 13, adding condition 14 “Lots 1, 2, and 3 join the Rabbit
Creek Heights Subdivision LRSA and Lots 4 and 5 join either an existing LRSA or one
created in the future.”
BOARD MEMBER WALSH seconded.
AYE: Caress, Phelps, Linnell, Shriver, McKay, Walsh, Kreger
NAY: None
PASSED
G. PERSONS TO BE HEARD – None
H. REPORTS – None
1. Chair
2. Secretary
3. Committee
I. BOARD COMMENTS
BOARD MEMBER KREGER had concern with the reconsideration process as well as
with the issue of ex parte contact. He stated he received a call from one of the petitioners
in a case saying an error had been made and he did not return that call. He did not like the
idea of a disappointed petitioner being able to call an individual Board Member and
saying something was forgotten, overlooked, or there is new information and asking them
to spread notice of reconsideration. He felt that is somehow an ex parte comment. He
sympathized with the caller, because he did not know how else a request to reconsider
could be brought before the Board.
BOARD MEMBER WALSH agreed that a Board Member receiving such a call is put in
a difficult situation; at the least, the Board Member must report having received the call.
In the past when there has been this type of situation, it has been helpful for the Board to
receive information from the Legal Department either in the form of a memorandum
explaining the process or at a worksession.
MS. O’BRIEN stated there have been increasing requests to have worksessions on a
variety of topics. In the past there were monthly meetings with the Director and staff has
requested that those monthly meetings with the Director be re-established so that boards
and commissions can meet individually or jointly with the Director or with each other.
CHAIR PHELPS felt regular meetings would be useful, however, those would not