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commissioner Hovingh said his first choice would be to have five licensed architects or landscape architects on the Design Review Board. He would include a civil engineer or someone licensed with the state as being a licensed professional. As his second choice, he would favor having a Planning Commissioner with full voting privileges. Commissioner Michelotti felt that on the one hand she would favor having a liaison person on the Design Review Board; on the other hand realizing that City council does not have a liaison person and simply relies on staff reports for information she felt it might not be necessary to have a Planning Commissioner on the Design Review Board. In the past she did feel it was beneficial for a Planning commissioner to see the whole process and thus give their input. If they do not have a Planning Commissioner on Design Review, she felt it was very important that the staff report shows whether or not a vote was unanimous or not; also the minutes should be well documented. In addition, she would hope the Commission would still take the time to be interested in Design Review applications, if a case warranted review. Chairman Mahern said she had put herself through the same processes as the previous speakers. She has weighed all the issues and at this time feels it may be best to have the input of a civil engineer or another professional person who might give a different opinion than a Planning Commissioner. She felt a civil engineer could be very valuable in addressing grading issues. She did not want to see a Planning Commissioner be on Design Review if it would keep another professional off. They would then have to rely on staff or reports to communicate Design Review's wishes to the Planning commission. In respect to whether staff should handle sign issues, she had no problem with that. She did not have any problems with the rest of the report. Commissioner Michelotti discussed how the work sessions for Design Review might be handled. The Design Review Board had agreed they do not wish to schedule a work session one hour prior to a regular meeting, but that they would. be held the previous week, if deemed necessary. commissioner McGuirk said he felt the work sessions and being on the Design Review Board was very beneficial. On the other hand, he also felt it could improve the process if the Board were comprised of all professional architects and landscape architects or licensed individuals, such as civil engineers. He felt the minutes of the Design Review Board might have to be more detailed in order to give the Planning commission a more complete picture. Minutes Planning co..ission June 26, 1991 Page 9