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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1/5/2011 - City Council - Minutes - SpecialUNAPPROVED MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JOINT WORK SESSION WITH SALEM PLANNING COMMISSION January 5, 2011 A joint work session of the Council and the Planning Commission of the City of Salem, Virginia, was held at Salem Civic Center, in Parlor A, 1001 Boulevard, Salem, Virginia, on January 5, 2011, at 7:30 a.m., there being present all the members of said Council, to wit: Byron Randolph Foley, John C. Givens, Jane W. Johnson, William D. Jones and Lisa D. Garst; there being present all the members of said Commission, to wit: Vickie Daulton, Bruce Thomasson, Terry Murphy, Jimmy Robertson and Samuel Carter; with Byron Randolph Foley, Mayor, presiding; together with Kevin S. Boggess, City Manager; James E. Taliaferro, II, Assistant City Manager and Clerk of Council; Melinda Payne, Director of Economic Development; Stephen M. Yost, City Attorney; Charles Van Allman, Jr., City Engineer; William Simpson, Assistant City Engineer; Caleb Taylor, Director of Water and Sewer; Todd Sutphin, Building Official; Benjamin Tripp, City Planner; Judy Hough, Planner; and Mary Ellen Wines, Secretary to the City Manager; and the following business was transacted: Mayor Foley reported that this date, place, and time had been set in order for the Council and Planning Commission to hold a joint work session; and WHEREAS, Mayor Foley called the meeting to order; and WHEREAS, Mr. Taliaferro presented a report regarding the proposed comprehensive plan amendments relating to strengths and weaknesses, and a discussion was held; and WHEREAS, Mr. Taliaferro requested a date and time for the next work session; and WHEREAS, Mr. Taliaferro suggested March for the public meetings regarding the comprehensive plan; and WHEREAS, there were no other topics for discussion. There being no further business to come before the Council or Planning Commission, the joint work session was adjourned at 9:02 a.m. Mayor Clerk of Council