CITY OF WILDOMAR  CITY COUNCIL & PLANNING COMMISSION  AGENDA 6:00 P.M. DECEMBER 17, 2009 Council Chambers 23873 Clinton Keith Road  OF WILDO  Ex.1886 Inc.2 2008  Pyos  Opportunity  Scott Farnam, Mayor Bridgette Moore, Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Ade, Council Member Bob Cashman, Council Member Marsha Swanson, Council Member Robert Devine, Chairman Harv Dykstra, Vice Chairman Gary Andre, Commissioner Michael Kazmier, Commissioner Scott Nowak, Commissioner  City Manager Frank Oviedo  City Attorney Julie Hayward Biggs    City of Wildomar 2 December 17, 2009  Councl/Commission Norming Session  WILDOMAR CITY COUNCIL & PLANNING COMMISSION  SPECIAL NORMING SESSION AGENDA  DECEMBER 17, 2009  PLEASE TURN ALL CELLULAR DEVICES TO VIBRATE OR OFF FOR THE DURATION OF THE MEETING. YOUR COOPERATIONI IS APPRECIATED,  CALL TO ORDER - CITY COUNCIL  CALL TO ORDER - PLANNING COMMISSION  ROLL CALL - CITY COUNCIL  ROLLCALL - PLANNING COMMISSION  PUBLIC COMMENTS  This is the time for citizens to comment on issues not listed on the agenda. Under the provisions of the Brown Act, the legislative body is prohibited from discussing or taking action on items not listed on the agenda. Each speaker is asked to fill out a "Public Comments Card" form (located on the table by the Chamber door) and give the form to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION NORMING SESSION Consideration of issues and procedures to assure a smooth and balanced process that properly allocates decision making power for land development in the City between the Planning Commission and the City Council. This discussion  may include, but will not be limited to, the following:  NORMS AND PROCEDURES  1. How does City Council define the role of the Planning Commissioners? 2. How would the City Council define a 'successful" Planning Commission?    City ofV Wildomar 3 December 17,2009  counci/commssion Norming Session  3. Expectations, procedures, appropnatelnapropnate behavior in the role as Planning Commissioner and how the Commissioner reflects on the 4. Are there any items that would be heard by the Planning Commission that are deemed sO critical that the City Council would prefer to handle them? 5. Why did the City Council retain the Receive & File" procedure? 6. What does 'Respecting the majority decision" mean? 7. Adhering to accepted Norming rules of behavior. PLANNING DEPARTMENT DISCUSSION TOPICS 1. Defining a business friendly planning process. 2. What will the City of Wildomar look like in the future?  community when outside the meeting.  3. What are the qualities of the community that are most important to  preserve?  4. Interim development projects: acceptable VS. discouraged. 5. Joint sessions held = quarterly, semi-annually, annually, or as needed.  ADJOURNMENT  The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for January 13, 2010 and the next regular Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for January 6, 2010. POSTING STATEMENT On December 16, 2009, by 5:00 p.m., a true and correct copy of this agenda was posted at the three designated posting locations:  Wildomar City Hall, 23873 Clinton Keith Road U.S. Post Office, 21392 Palomar Street Mission Trail Library, 34303 Mission Trail Blvd