Flushing public meetings in 2020
6 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Flushing City Council
The Flushing City Council will hold a telephonic meeting due to COVID-19 restrictions. They will consider several resolutions authorizing debt for wastewater treatment plant improvements, award a construction bid, and address other administrative items. The agenda includes consent items, a public hearing, and various reports and ordinances.
- Resolution 2020-12-14C: $3.25 million debt for wastewater treatment plant improvements
- Resolution 2020-12-14D: $2.037 million debt for wastewater treatment plant improvements
- Bid award to LD Docsa for $4,697,000 for wastewater treatment plant renovation
- Purchase of one 2021 Dodge AWD police vehicle for $27,654 via cooperative bid
- First reading of a Cost Recovery Ordinance
Flushing Planning Commission
The Flushing Planning Commission will meet via teleconference due to COVID-19 restrictions. The agenda includes approval of minutes, a public comment period, and discussion of a possible sign ordinance amendment related to a Supreme Court case. No major decisions or public hearings are listed.
- Approve 2021 Planning Commission meeting dates for publication
- Discuss possible sign ordinance amendment regarding Reed v. City of Gilbert
- Public comment period (5-minute limit per speaker)
East Pierson Road Corridor Improvement Authority
The East Pierson Road Corridor Improvement Authority is meeting by phone due to COVID-19 restrictions. The board will receive financial reports for the period ending June 30, 2020, and consider approving its 2021 meeting schedule. Public comments are limited to five minutes.
- Receive financial highlights, revenue/expenditure report, and balance sheet for period ending 06/30/2020
- Consider approval of proposed 2021 meeting schedule
- Telephonic meeting via Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions
Flushing City Council Special Meeting
The Flushing City Council is holding a special telephonic meeting due to COVID-19 restrictions. The main item is a report on the City Manager's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (S.W.O.T.) analysis. The meeting also includes public comment and standard procedural items.
- Consider the City Manager's S.W.O.T. Analysis
- Public comment period (5-minute limit per speaker)
- Telephonic meeting via Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions
Flushing City Council Special Meeting
The Flushing City Council held a public hearing on the 2020/2021 fiscal year garbage assessment and then adopted Resolution 2020-06-24 to set the garbage rates for that fiscal year. The council also re-enacted the June 8, 2020 vote to go into closed session due to a technological disruption of the Zoom meeting. No other substantive decisions were recorded.
- Adopted Resolution 2020-06-24 to adopt FY 2020/2021 garbage rates
- Re-enacted June 8, 2020 vote to go into closed session due to Zoom disruption
Zoning Board of Appeals
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a use variance allowing Sigma Nu Fraternity to use 1570 Flushing Road as a fraternity house in a single-family residential zone, citing hardship from fire damage and the property's history. The board also tabled an interpretation request for nonconforming use sections, then later removed it from the table and postponed it indefinitely. A condition was added requiring the dumpster enclosure to be screened with vegetation.
- Approved use variance for 1570 Flushing Road as fraternity house (5-0)
- Added condition: dumpster enclosure screened with vegetation (5-0)
- Tabled interpretation of Sections 153.1004/153.1005 (5-0)
- Removed interpretation item from table and postponed indefinitely (5-0)
- Approved minutes from April 22, 2019 meeting (5-0)