Pittsfield Planning Commission meeting
February 4, 2025
Attendees:

• Vaughan Micciche
  
• Mark Stugart
  
• Rose O’Brien
  
• Craig Westling
  

1. Meeting called to order at 6.00p
2. Approval of minutes from August 20, 2024 and November 12, 2024

• August meeting minutes approval. Vaughan motion to approve minutes. Rose second. All in favor, no opposed.
  
• November meeting minutes. Vaughan motion to approve minutes. Rose second. All in favor, no opposed.
  

3. Review town plan matrix and update actions on items assigned to PC

• We need an odd number of committee members. (Is Peter T. still serving?)
  
• What is the role of the committee? Act 250 involvement? 
  
  • We are an advisory committee to the select board. 
    
• 7 years from now we will need to produce another town plan.
  

4. Review Act 250 Update Memo from TRORC

• Mark will keep sending TRORC updates since we are not all on the distribution list.
  
• The latest communication summarized changes. Towns without zoning – some guidance re. loosening rules to convert hotels to housing.
  

5. Conduct any other required business

• None
  

6. Set next meeting date

• May 6 @6p
  

7. Adjournment

• Vaughan motions to adjourn. Rose seconds. All in favor, no opposed. 6.17p
  

To listen to a recording of the meeting click here:”   https://bit.ly/4jOCnHN

These minutes were approved:  ___________________________

By: ______________________________


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​[Draft] Town of Pittsfield Planning Commission Minutes 
 
Public Meeting: November 12, 2024
To listen to a recording of the meeting click:  https://bit.ly/4fu88mU
Attendees: Mark Stugart, Vaughn Micciche, Rose O’Brien, A.J. Ruben 

1. Mark called the meeting to order at  6:05  p.m.
2. Agenda Modifications: None
3. Mark motioned to propose to the Select Board to appoint Rose O’Brien as a member of the PC, Vaughn seconded, all in favor.
4. Approval of Prior Minutes: Public Attendees: None

Approval of August minutes was postponed until next meeting. 
Discussed – Mark gave an overview of the TRORC Regional Plan meeting that he had attended and confirmed that there didn’t appear to be any material changes to the plan that would affect or conflict with the Pittsfield  plan.
Discussed – Updates to progress on the matrix.  Mark attended TRORC meeting as recommended by the matrix.  No other specific progress identified.  Group discussed an approach of multiple people helping with one or more matrix items instead of one person assigned to an item solo.  Suggestion was made to set up a location in a high traffic area to achieve matrix goals such as informing residents about energy efficiency and polling residents about related topics.
Discussed – We agreed to try to attend virtually the Vermont Climate Council’s Climate Action Plan meetings being held on November 19.
6.Next Meeting Date/Time: 2/4/25 6:00 p.m. 
7.Adjourned: 6:38  Vaughn motioned, Mark seconded, all in favor
 
These minutes were approved:  ___________________________
 
By: ______________________________
 

Town of Pittsfield Planning Commission Minutes [Draft]

Public Meeting: May 15, 2024
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Attendees: Mark Stugart, Vaughn Micciche, Ann Kuendig, AJ Ruben
1. __Mark ______ Called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m. Vaughn Seconded
2. Modifications: Modified agenda to include approval of minutes from January 10th
3. Correspondence: Discussed and found no action needed for the JO 3-345
Jurisdictional Opinion for Facey Goss & McPhee for CV Oil
4. Approval of Prior Minutes: Approval of Prior Minutes Jan 10th 2024 (Mark Motioned to
Approve, Vaughn seconded)
5. AJ Motioned to appoint Mark the Chair - and for Vaughn to remain the Secretary - Mark
Seconded Vaughn Approved
a. Discussed action-item matrix to build a shared understanding of what it is, and
what we need to do as a town & commission to comply with the matrix.
b. Ann will have IT create a new email for the planning commission and each
member will receive the password so there can be continuity and one location for
stored correspondence.
c. The planning commission will also get a code for access to town hall for these
meetings rather than the town office
d. Vaughn to create a list of items from the Matrix and share with the group
e. The commission to recruit members for the commission
6. Next Meeting Date/Time: August 20, 2024 6:30 p.m.
7. Adjourned: 6:10 p.m.
These minutes were approved ________________________  By_______________________

Town of Pittsfield Planning Commission
Minutes from January 10, 2024
                                   
Members Present: Marsha Hopkins, Jennifer Howard, Ryan Thompson, Mark Stugart.

1. Meeting called to order at 6:30pm
2. Agenda Modifications - None
3. Correspondence - None
4. Approval of Minutes from October 25, 2023 – motion by Ryan, seconded by Jennifer, all in favor.
5. Review of Matrix – The Commission reviewed the matrix and decided to dig into the items and prioritize them into an action item list at the next meeting.  In the interim everyone would find out which state agencies might be relevant in completing some required actions.  Once the prioritized action list is created, the Commission will meet with the Select Board to discuss their role in the completion of the listed actions.
6. Discussion of Renewal of Appointed Officials – Both Jennifer and Marsha informed the commission that they will be not be continuing for another term.  Ryan was undecided at this point.
7. Conduct any other required business- Marsha gave a quick overview of administrative instructions to the remaining members along with other Commission duties.
8. Set Next Meeting Date- Next meeting date tentatively set for April 9, 2024
9. Adjournment- meeting adjourned at 7pm.

 
These minutes were approved on : May 15, 2024
 
By: Mark Stugart and Vaugh Micciche

​Town of Pittsfield Planning Commission Minutes [Draft]
 
Public Meeting / Work session: Oct 25, 2023
 
Attendees: Marsha Hopkins, Jennifer Howard, Mark Stugart, Vaughn Micciche, Ryan Thompson

1. __Marsha______ Called the meeting to order at 6:34   p.m.
2. Modifications: None
3. Correspondence:   Act-250 informational training session (Save the date Thursday Nov 16 from 6-7:30) | A Land-use permit was issued (from a 2006 application) for Vermont Ventures Equities, LLC approval of a 10x20 covered entryway 
4. Approval of Prior Minutes: July 19th Minutes Jennifer motioned, Marsha Second all in favor 
5. Public Attendees: None
6. Discussed regional energy coordinator happenings and made plans to work through the Matrix for the next meeting. 
7. Next Meeting Date/Time: Jan 10, 2024 6:30 p.m. 
8. Adjourned: 7:04 p.m.

 
These minutes were approved:  January 10, 2024
 
By: Ryan Thompson and Jennifer Howard
 

Town of Pittsfield Planning Commission Minutes (Draft)
Public Meeting / Work session: April 12, 2023
Attendees: Marsha Hopkins, Jennifer Howard, Mark Stugart, Vaughn Micciche

1. Marsha called the meeting to order at  6:03   p.m.
2. Modifications: None
3. Correspondence:   Harry Falconer of TROC (Grant money available for Energy Resilience Program - continually delayed now 2024) Up to 4k available for marketing energy resilience to town members
4. Approval of Prior Minutes: January 18th Minutes corrected Mark motioned, Marsha Second all in favor
5. Public Attendees: None
6. Town plan edits completed by the Select Board shared with Marsha and discussed.   Final draft to be approved at the May 2nd Select Board meeting.  
7. Next Meeting Date/Time: July 12, 2023 6:30 p.m. 
8. Adjourned: 6:30 p.m.

These minutes were approved:  July 19, 2023
By: Vaugh Micciche and Ryan Thompson
 

Town of Pittsfield Planning Commission
Minutes of January 18, 2023
 
Members Present:  Marsha Hopkins, Jennifer Howard, Ryan Thompson and Mark Stugart
 

1. Call to Order

Meeting called to order 6:00pm
 

1. Agenda Modifications:

Participation by TRORC, Kevin Geiger and Connor Rigney
 

1. Discussion of Primary retail, secondary retail and Wildlife Area

Both Connor and Kevin clearly explained the differences between primary and secondary retail and the need to keep the definitions consistent with the Regional Plan.  The Commission recognized the importance and agreed to the inclusion of this information in the Plan. They further explained our Wildlife Area overlay required on our Future Land Use Map to the Commission’s satisfaction.
 
The Commission made a motion to accept the proposed draft Town Plan for transmittal with the inclusion of the full definition of primary and secondary retail, required policy changes pertaining to primary retail outside the village center and the addition of some wording in the Economic Development section pertaining to energy costs and scarcities. Motion made by Ryan, seconded by Mark, all in favor.
 
The Commission made a motion to accept the map labeling changes for Utilities, Facilities and Education and Transportation and the overlay of the GMNF on our Future Land Use designating the Wildlife Area. Motion made by Marsha, seconded by Ryan, all in favor.
 
The Commission made a motion to revise the report to the Select Board outlining the feedback received from TRORC in keeping the Plan consistent with the Regional Plan. Motion made by Marsha, seconded by Jen, all in favor.
 
The Commission agreed they would review the revised maps via email prior to sending the transmittal copy to the Select Board.
 
 

1. Approve the Minutes from November 2, 2022, motion by Ryan, seconded by Jen, all in favor

Approve the Minutes from January 18, 2023, motion made by Marsha to revise and add action items, seconded by Jen, all in favor.  Minutes accepted as revised.
 

1. Next Meeting

April 11, 2023 at 6:30pm
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Adjournment 7:00pm 

Respectfully Submitted,
Marsha Hopkins
 
 
The Minutes of January 18, 2023 were duly APPROVED on Mark Stugart and Marsha Hopkins 
 
By April 12, 2024 

Town of Pittsfield Planning Commission Minutes [Draft]

Public Meeting / Work session: Jan 12, 2023

Attendees: Marsha Hopkins, Jennifer Howard, Ryan Thompson, Vaughn Micciche

1. __Marsha______ Called the meeting to order at  7:09   p.m.
   
2. Modifications: None
   
3. Correspondence:   TROC
   
4. Approval of Prior Minutes: N/A
   
5. Public Attendees: Amy Alton
   
6. Shared town plan with public, and discussed changes suggested by TROC.
   

1. Next Meeting Date/Time: Jan 18, 2023 6:00 p.m. 
   
2. Adjourned: 8:00 p.m.
   

These minutes were approved:  ___________________________

By: ______________________________


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