City of Hudson, Ohio

Meeting Minutes - Final

Planning Commission

David Nystrom, Chair

Sarah Norman, Vice Chair

Andrew Furbee

Melissa Jones

Matt Romano

Ronald Stolle

Erik Vaughan

Greg Hannan, Community Development Director

Nicholas Sugar, City Planner

Marshal Pitchford, Acting City Solicitor & Special Counsel

Thursday, April 25, 2024

7:00 PM

City Hall

1140 Terex Road

Call To Order

President of Council Foster called to order the workshop of Hudson City Council and Planning Commission at

7:00 p.m., in accordance with the Sunshine Laws of the State of Ohio, O.R.C. Section 121.22.

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Present:

Absent:

Ms. Jones, Ms. Norman, Mr. Vaughan and Mr. Romano

Mr. Stolle and Mr. Nystrom

Others Present:

Council Members: Mr. Banweg, Dr. Bird, Mr. Foster, Dr. Goetz, Ms. Heater, Ms. Kowalski, Mr. Sutton.

City Manager Mr. Sheridan; Community Development Director, Mr. Sugar; Community Project Planner, Ms.

Fernandez.

II.

Discussion Items

2024 Draft Comprehensive Plan Discussion: City Council and Planning

Commission to conduct a joint session to review the 2024 Draft Comprehensive

Plan and the upcoming plan adoption process.

DISC-COMP

Attachments:

Memo 4.18.24

Hudson DRAFT Comprehensive Plan 2024 04.10.24

Codified Ordinances - References to Comprehensive Plan

Mr. Foster invited Planning Commission members to pose questions to Ms. Rebecca Leiter and Ms. Jessie Obert.

Discussion followed regarding why the school district was not considered part of the Plan, historical preservation

guidelines, definition of "affordable housing" used throughout the document, a recreational center/community

center, industrial uses in the City, photographs used in the draft Plan, cemeteries, types of homes wanted by home

buyers, longevity of homeownership, and partnerships with neighboring cities.

Council comments followed with additional discussion about the teenage perspective, feasibility studies, needs

vs. wants, stating the definition of a statistically-valid survey, and making the document more manageable and

user-friendly.

This matter was discussed

III.

Adjournment

There being no further comments, Mr. Foster adjourned the special workshop at 8:51 p.m.

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Sarah Norman, Acting Chair

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Joe Campbell, Executive Assistant

Upon approval by the Planning Commission, this official written summary of the meeting minutes shall become

a permanent record, and the official minutes shall also consist of a permanent audio and video recording,

excluding executive sessions, in accordance with Codified Ordinances, Section 252 .04, Minutes of Architectural

and Historic Board of Review, Board of Zoning and Building Appeals, and Planning Commission .

Public Hearings by the Commission will be undertaken for each case in the following order: