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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01 16 2018 PC MinutesLOWS Albemarle County Planning Commission January 16, 2018 The Albemarle County Planning Commission held a meeting on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at 6:00 p.m., at the Albemarle County Office Building, Auditorium, Second Floor, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Virginia. Members attending were Bruce Dotson, Karen Firehock, Tim Keller, Jennie More, Julian Bivins, Pam Riley, and Daphne Spain. Absent was Bill Palmer, University of Virginia (UVA) representative. Other officials present were Andrew Gast -Bray, Assistant Director of CDD/Director of Planning, Sharon Taylor, Clerk to the Planning Commission and John Blair, Deputy County Attorney. Call to Order and Establish Quorum: Mr. Gast -Bray, acting as temporary chair as this was the first meeting of the New Year, called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. and established a quorum. He noted this meeting is primarily to go over organizational issues for the Planning Commission. Mr. Gast -Bray welcomed the new Commissioner, Julian Bivins. Election of Officers: Chairman and Vice -Chairman: Mr. Gast -Bray opened nominations for the election of Chair of the Planning Commission for calendar year 2018. He said Mr. Keller would be willing to continue in that role and asked if there were others interested. Hearing none, he asked for nominations. Ms. More nominated and moved that Tim Keller be Chair for 2018. Ms. Firehock seconded the motion. Mr. Gast -Bray invited other nominees. There being none, Mr. Gast Bray closed the nominations for the Chair position. He requested a roll call. The nomination of Tim Keller as Chair of the Planning Commission for 2018 carried by a vote of 7:0. Mr. Gast -Bray said we have three persons interested in Vice Chair for 2018, Ms. More, Ms. Riley and Ms. Firehock. He asked for comments or nominations. Ms. Firehock commented that she was interested but was more than willing to let others have a chance at that role and she would rescind her interest. Ms. More commented that she expressed interest only if no one else was interested. Ms. Spain nominated Pam Riley to be Vice -Chair for 2018. Ms. More seconded the motion. FINAL Albemarle County Planning Commission Minutes —January 16, 2018 Page 1 1 Mr. Gast -Bray invited other nominations. Hearing none, he closed the nominations and asked for a roll call. The nomination of Pam Riley as Vice -Chair of the Planning Commission for 2018 carried by a vote of 7:0. The meeting moved to the next agenda item. Mr. Gast -Bray turned the meeting over to Chair Keller. Discussion of 2018 Planning Commission Rules of Procedure Mr. Keller said the next item was discussion of the 2018 Planning Commission Rules of Procedure. Mr. John Blair, Deputy County Attorney said concerning those rules he just wanted to alert the Commission that if you recall last year you made a number of amendments to these rules and that was due to some record keeping that some Commissioners had kept as well as myself as to issues that had arisen during that year. He said there were not any issues that arose this past year; however, from a procedure perspective, the one change he proposed in Section 36 of the old Rules of Procedure is the third item, Review of Board of Supervisors Meeting that has traditionally always been at the conclusion of the agenda from what he could see. In going back three or four years that had always been at the end of the Commission's business. Therefore, he did make that change just to alert the Commission that now the Review of Board of Supervisors meetings will be reflected as it has been practiced in Section 10. Ms. More noted that there needs to be a place where they need to be able to put those things for follow up because they are sometimes really good ideas that we want to follow up on and she does not know if new business is always the place for that. She suggested they could have a parking lot, but did not know if that was the right way to phrase it. Ms. Firehock suggested saying items for follow up. The Planning Commission held a discussion on meeting procedures including if they wanted to engage with dialogue with folks during matters from the public and the Rules of Procedure and took the following actions. Ms. More moved to adopt the Planning Commission 2018 Rules of Procedure with the addition of item 13 adding Items for Follow Up. Ms. Firehock seconded motion. The motion passed unanimously by a vote of 7:0. Mr. Keller noted the 2018 Rules of Procedure as recommended by staff, as amended with the addition of item 13 adding item for Follow Up, was adopted. The meeting moved to the next item. Discussion of committees/boards/bodies to which Commission members serve as liaisons. FINAL Albemarle County Planning Commission Minutes —January 16, 2018 Page 12 The Planning Commission held a discussion on the vacant positions and noted the following outdated items on the Committee List: • Mr. Bivins serves on PACC Tech, MPO Tech, Places29 CAC - Hydraulic and University of Virginia Master Planning Council. • Ms. More serves on PFRA and ACE Committee -Liaison. • Ms. Firehock serves on Historic Preservation Committee. • Mr. Dotson serves as ACE Committee member. • The Commission deferred discussion of the Long Range School Planning Committee member. After discussing the memberships and committees, the Planning Commission took the following action. Ms. Riley moved to accept the Planning Commission Committee Membership with the changes as discussed. Mr. Dotson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously by a vote of 7:0. Mr. Keller said the meeting would move to the next item. Set Meeting Time, Day, and Location for 2018. Mr. Gast -Bray said the Commission has a list in front of us with the dates proposed and he would entertain any comments. He asked if anybody sees any problem with what is in front of you. Mr. Keller asked about the zoning text amendments and those extra meetings we were talking about coming in so when he sees the no scheduled meeting dates that are not following a holiday might there be a need for some of those. Mr. Gast -Bray replied that is an availability to you and just like we did this last year when we saw there was need for more meetings we could open those up but we wanted to give you a chance to embrace that with enough time that your personal schedules could be taken into account. He asked Mr. Blair since he did not believe there was anything that prevents them from scheduling during one of those no scheduled meeting dates. Mr. Blair replied no, again this is a planning document but obviously if the Commission needs to meet on those no scheduled meeting dates the Freedom of Information Act simply requires notice. Ms. Firehock pointed out she may schedule over some of the no scheduled meetings, but knows on May 15t' she will be on vacation and on November 13, which is a real meeting, she will be at a conference. She said at an absolute minimum she missed very few meetings last year, but hates when she is told there is a meeting with the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission or something like that and she cannot go because she has one -week notice or something. She pointed out she tries to keep Tuesday open, but there were a few instances where we did not have much notice at all. Mr. Gast -Bray replied that staff tries to do the best we can to do that, but there are obviously some things that come up and require changes particularly with joint meetings. FINAL Albemarle County Planning Commission Minutes —January 16, 2018 Page 13 Ms. Riley asked the length of the notice required, and Mr. Blair replied that the length of notice is three business days. Mr. Keller asked for a motion to accept. MOTION: Mr. Bivins moved to accept the set meeting time, day and location for 2018. Ms. More seconded the motion, which passed unanimously (7-0). The meeting moved to the next agenda item. Other Matters Not Listed on the Agenda from the Public Mr. Keller invited public comment on other matters not listed on the agenda from the public. Hearing none, the meeting moved to the next item. Items Requesting Deferral SP-2017-00004 James River Runners Amendment MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT: Scottsville TAX MAP/PARCEL(S): 13600-00-00-012A0, 13600-00-00-014AO LOCATION: 10092 Hatton Ferry Rd PROPOSAL: Amend SP197800074 special use permit for canoe livery by expanding the camping area accessory to the canoe livery onto parcel 13600-00-00-014AO PETITION: Expansion of canoe livery with accessory camping under Section 10.2.2.29 of the Zoning Ordinance, which permits boat landings and canoe liveries. ZONING: RA Rural Area - agricultural, forestal, and fishery uses; residential density (0.5 unit/acre in development lots) OVERLAY DISTRICT(S): Flood Hazard Overlay District COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Rural Area — preserve and protect agricultural, forestal, open space, and natural, historic and scenic resources; residential (0.5 unit/ acre in development lots) (David Fox) DEFER TO FEBRUARY 6, 2018 DUE TO AN ADVERTISING ERROR Mr. Keller asked for a motion for deferral. Mr. Bivins moved for deferral of SP-2017-0004 James River Runners Amendment to February 6, 2018. Ms. Firehock seconded the motion. Mr. Keller invited discussion. There being no discussion, Mr. Keller asked for a roll call. The motion passed unanimously by a vote of 7:0. Mr. Keller said SP-2017-00004 James River Runners Amendment was deferred to February 6, 2018. Ms. Firehock said before we move on that under discussion she actually was going to say something. She was wondering if this is potentially a long and active rail line or in proximity and if we could have someone from the fire department come and talk about the county's rail safety initiatives. She said we have had FINAL Albemarle County Planning Commission Minutes —January 16, 2018 Page 14 many issues with the large oil trains that have been coming through and so there is a potential safety concern and was an issue that she has been working on. Therefore, she would like someone from Fire/Rescue to come and talk or at least be present in case we have questions that they can answer for that meeting when the request comes back up to us. Mr. Keller thanked Ms. Firehock and apologized for not seeing her. Review of the Board of Supervisors Meeting — January 3, 2018 & January 10, 2018 Mr. Gast -Bray reviewed the Board of Supervisors actions on January 3, 2018 and January 10, 2018. There being no questions or comments, Mr. Keller said the meeting would move to old business. Old Business Mr. Keller invited old business. Mr. Gast -Bray announced: • The January 25, 2018 joint meeting with the School Board has been postponed and will be rescheduled to a later date. There being no further old business, the meeting moved to new business. New Business Mr. Keller invited new business. Mr. Gast -Bray announced: • In a straw poll the Planning Commission by 4:3 agreed to tentative date of February 5 work session on the Form Based Code that is being arranged by staff. Staff to confirm date. • January 25, 2018 joint meeting with the School Board has been postponed and will be rescheduled to a later date. The February 13th work session will be held first with the joint School Board, Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission before this meeting is rescheduled. • No meeting on January 23, 2018. • The next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in room 241 in a joint meeting with the Board of Supervisors to discuss Rio/29. Mr. Gast -Bray said the work session topics for the items for follow up that the Commission presented last year we are trying to come up with a schedule for that and make sure we have all of those items. He said he would be bringing that back to the Commission as a list; however, we have not got that fully done yet but are trying to place it in time including topics that you have asked to come back. He said that he hoped that at times we could have speakers on it if we can arrange such things if that is pertinent for that. Mr. Gast -Bray said the second item of new business he was going to ask for a straw poll. In the Rio/29 process, we have a number of things that are going on. One of the particular things is the idea of the Form Based Code and the strategy of how it may address parts of the needs of Rio 29. He said it is a complex subject and in order to explain this to the Board of Supervisors we have to make some strategic decisions on how they might invest in this process and they need to understand some of the contextual elements, mainly how does Form Based Code and its relationship to other things like transportation, as we have FINAL Albemarle County Planning Commission Minutes —January 16, 2018 Page 15 mentioned in some of our meetings, economic development and economic infrastructure — how does that relate. We are probably going to have a speaker from DC who works with the Form Based Institute and he knows a lot about and has done transportation plans that dovetail with Form Based Codes and Economic Development plans, etc. Mr. Gast -Bray said he has said he would come down to train the Board but we would also want to open that up to you. However, since the Board has to act on some of the things that he is going to be talking about, not because he brings them up, but because he is going to be explaining them, we are trying to get the schedule based on their ability; but, he wanted to see what the Commission's availability is because he thinks some of you would find it very interesting and would like you to come. However, if we have more than three Commissioners who are interested then we need to announce and why he wanted to get a straw poll if you are interested in coming to that session and right now if we had to guess it would probably be about the 5th of February. It has not been confirmed at all. There being no further new business, the meeting moved to the next item. Closed Meeting Mr. Blair said he had a motion that he wanted to read into the record and someone can move and second it to go into a closed meeting. He read the motion: "I move that the Albemarle County Planning Commission go into a closed meeting as authorized by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act Section 2.2-37-11a The Code of Virginia under subsection 8 to consult with and be briefed by legal counsel regarding specific legal matters requiring legal advice relating to a zoning overlay district. Mr. Keller moved to go into a closed meeting as stated by Mr. Blair. Mr. Gast -Bray said he wanted to announce to the public that there is no more business listed on the agenda that we will be addressing so we will come back to close that meeting and he did not want the public to wait around expecting more business to be handled. Ms. More seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously by a vote of 7:0. The recorder was turned off and the public left the meeting at 7:06 p.m. Mr. Keller reconvened the public session at 7:46 p.m. Certify Closed Meeting Mr. Blair read a certification of a closed meeting and asked someone to move and second this. He read the motion: I move that the Planning Commission certify by a recorded vote that to the best of each member's knowledge that only public business matters lawfully exempted from the open meeting requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and identified in the motion authorizing the closed session heard, discussed or considered in the closed session. Mr. Keller moved for approval of the motion just stated by Mr. Blair. Ms. Riley seconded the motion. FINAL Albemarle County Planning Commission Minutes —January 16, 2018 Page 16 The motion passed unanimously by a vote of 7:0. Mr. Keller welcomed our new Planning Commission member Mr. Julian Bivins. There being no further discussion, the meeting moved to adjournment. Adjournment With no further items, the meeting adjourned at 7:48 p.m. to the Tuesday, January 30, 2018 joint Albemarle County Board of Supervisors/Planning Commission meeting at 6:00 p.m., Auditorium, Second Floor, County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Virginia. Andrew Gast -Bray, Secretary (Recorded and transcribed by Sharon C. Taylor, Clerk to Planning Commission & Planning Boards) Approved by Planning Commission Date: 7-17-2018 Initials: sct FINAL Albemarle County Planning Commission Minutes —January 16, 2018 Page 17 ALBEMARLE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION 2018 RULES OF PROCEDURE 1. Officers A. Chair. At its annual meeting, the Commission shall elect a Chair who, if present, shall preside at the meeting and at all other meetings during the year for which elected. B. Vice -Chair. At its annual meeting, the Commission shall elect a Vice -Chair, who, if present, shall preside at meetings in the absence of the Chair and shall discharge the duties of the Chair during the Chair's absence or disability. C. .Secretarv. The Director of Planning shall serve the Commission as its Secretary. The duties of the Secretary shall include keeping and maintaining custody of the records of the Commission and such other duties as these rules may provide and the Commission may, from time to time, assign. D. Recording Secretarv. The Director of Planning, or the Director's designee, shall serve the Commission as its Recording Secretary. The duties of the Recording Secretary shall include keeping the minutes of the Commission's meetings, acting as the timekeeper, and such other duties as these rules may provide and the Commission may, from time to time, assign. E. Other Ulcer. At any of its meetings, the Commission may create and fill any . other offices as it deems necessary. F. Term of Dice. The Chair and Vice -Chair shall be elected for one-year terms; but either or both may be re-elected for one or more additional terms. G. Absence of Chair and Vice -Chair. If the Chair and Vice -Chair are absent from any meeting, a present member shall be chosen to act as Chair. 2. Meetings A. Annual Meetiniz. The first meeting in January of each year shall be known as the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, the Commission shall establish the day, time, and place for regular meetings of the Commission for that year, and shall elect the Chair and vice -Chair. B. Regular Meetings. The Commission shall meet in regular session at the time and place and on the day or days established for regular meetings. The Commission may subsequently establish a different day, time, or place to conduct its regular meetings by passing a resolution to that effect. If the Chair, or the Vice -Chair if the Chair is unable to act, finds and declares that weather or other conditions are such that it is hazardous for Commission members to attend a regular meeting, the meeting shall be continued to the next regular meeting date. Additionally, if the Chair, or the Vice -Chair if the Chair is unable Planning Commission 2018 Rules of Procedure Page 2 to act, determines, in consultation with the Director of Planning, that all scheduled public hearing items have been withdrawn or deferred at the request of the applicant, the Chair may cancel the scheduled meeting. This finding shall be communicated to the members of the Commission and to the press as promptly as possible. Without further public notice, a regular meeting may be adjourned from day to day or from time to time or from place to place, not beyond the time fixed for the next regular meeting, until the business of the Commission is complete. C. Special MeetiMss. The Commission may hold special meetings as it deems necessary at such times and places as it deems convenient. A special meeting may be adjourned from time to time as the Commission finds necessary and convenient. A special meeting shall be held when called by the Chair or requested by two or more members of the Commission upon written request made to the Secretary and shall specify the matters to be considered at the meeting. Upon receipt of the call or request, the Secretary, after consultation with the Chair, shall immediately notify each member of the Commission and the County Attorney. The notice shall be in writing and shall be mailed or delivered to the person or to their place of residence or business at least fourteen days prior to the special meeting. The notice shall state the time and place of the special meeting and shall specify the matters to be considered. The Commission shall not consider any matter not specified in the notice at the meeting unless all members are present. The notice may be waived if the time of the special meeting was fixed at a regular meeting, if all members are present at the special meeting, or if all members sign a waiver for the notice. The Secretary shall notify the general news media of the time and place of such special meeting and the matters to be considered. 3. Order of Business A. Atrenda Established by Secretary. The agenda for each regular meeting shall be established by the Secretary in consultation with the Chair. B. Organization of the Agenda. The agenda of each regular meeting shall be organized in substantially the following order, subject to change at the request of the Chair and with the consensus of the other members of the Commission: (1) Call to order and establish quorum. (2) Other Matters Not Listed on the Agenda from the Public. (3) Consent Agenda (includes approval of minutes from previous meetings when applicable). (If there are no Consent Agenda items, then this portion Planning Commission 2018 Rules of Procedure Page 3 of the Agenda shall be waived by the Chair.) (4) Items Requesting Deferral (when applicable). (5) Deferred Items (from previous meetings when applicable). (6) Regular Items. (7) Public Hearing Items. (8) Work Sessions (when applicable). (9) Committee Reports (when available) (10) Review of Board of Supervisors Meeting (when applicable) (11) Old Business. (12) New Business. (13) Adjournment. C. Matters not on the Agenda. Each regular meeting agenda shall include a period for matters not on the agenda. This period shall be limited to twenty (20) minutes. Each person speaking shall be allowed to speak for not more than three minutes; provided that, due to the number of speakers, the Chair, with the consensus of the Commission, may reduce the time each speaker is allowed to speak. D. Time Limits for Applicants and Other Sneakers. Each applicant shall be allowed to make a presentation not to exceed ten minutes, and a closing remark at the close of the hearing on the matter not to exceed five minutes. The Commission may permit the applicant to exceed the preceding time limits if the Commission determines that the proposed project's complexity requires additional time for the applicant to make an adequate presentation. Each other person speaking on a matter shall be allowed one appearance not to exceed three minutes. A speaker may not reserve any time for rebuttal or transfer any time to another speaker. The time limits set forth herein shall not include any time during which the applicant or other speaker is responding to questions asked by the Commission. The Chair may allow the applicant or any speaker to minimally exceed the applicable time limit to complete the specific topic being addressed. E. De errals. The Commission may defer any matter at the request of a member of the Commission, the County staff, or the applicant; provided that the Commission shall not defer any matter beyond the date that Commission action is required by law unless the request for deferral is made by the applicant. The request may be either oral or in writing, and may be made at any time prior to the vote on the matter. The person making the request shall state the reasons therefor. A motion to defer shall either specify the date to which the matter is deferred or defer the matter indefinitely. (1) Deferral to a specific date. If the motion to defer pertains to a matter for which a noticed public hearing is required and the motion is to defer the matter to a specific date, the Chair shall either close the public hearing or, if the public hearing was not opened, open and then close the public hearing, before the Commission votes on the motion. When the matter returns to the Commission on the date specified, the Commission may Planning Commission 2018 Rules of Procedure Page 4 open a new public hearing and receive comments from the applicant or any other speaker, act on the matter, consider another motion to defer, or any appropriate combination thereof. (2) Indefinite deferral. A motion to indefinitely defer a matter should be considered when neither the Commission nor the applicant are certain of the date and time when the matter may return to the Commission for consideration. If the motion to defer pertains to a matter for which a noticed public hearing is required and the motion is to defer the matter indefinitely, the Commission shall close the public hearing, or, if the public hearing was not opened, it may in its discretion allow the applicant or any other speaker to speak on the matter. An indefinite deferral does not extend the time for which action is required on a matter before the application is deemed withdrawn under Chapters 14, Subdivision of Land, and 18, Zoning, of the Albemarle County Code. 4. Otiorum A majority of the voting members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of the Commission. If, during a meeting, less than a majority of the members of the Commission remains present, no action can be taken except to adjourn the meeting or to adjourn the meeting to a fixed time and place. If, prior to adjournment, a quorum is again established, the meeting shall continue. A meeting shall not be adjourned to a date and time beyond that fixed for the next regular meeting. 5. Votine Procedures A. Motions. Each action by the Commission shall be initiated by a motion that is seconded; provided that a second shall not be required if debate immediately follows the motion. Any motion that is neither seconded nor immediately followed by debate shall not be further considered. B. Approval of Motion by Majority. Except for a decision on a motion of the previous question, each decision of the Commission shall be made by approval of a majority of the members present and voting on a motion. C. Time for Vote. Any matter before the Commission requiring a public hearing shall not be decided by the Commission until after the public hearing has been held. D. Manner of Vote. The vote on a motion pertaining to a matter for which the Commission is making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors shall be by roll call vote; provided that if it appears to the Chair that the Commission will be unanimous in its recommendation, the Commission may make its recommendation by a voice vote. The vote on a motion pertaining to any other matter may be either by roll call vote or voice vote, in the discretion of the Chair; provided that a roll call vote on such a motion shall be required if requested by a member of the Commission. For each roll call vote, the Recording Secretary shall record the name of each member voting and how the member voted on the Planning Commission 2018 Rules of Procedure Page 5 motion. For each voice vote, the Recording Secretary shall record the result of the vote. E. Tie Vote. A tie vote shall not be deemed to be a recommendation of denial, nor shall a tie vote be deemed to be either a recommendation of approval. A tie vote shall defeat any motion to approve a preliminary subdivision plat, a variation or exception to a site plan, a final subdivision plat, compliance with the Comprehensive Plan pursuant to Virginia Code § 15.2-2232, or a private street. F. E ect o fe eat of Motion to Deny or Recommend Denial. The defeat of a motion to deny or to recommend denial of a matter shall not be deemed to be approval of the matter. In such a case, the Chair shall call for another motion. G. Abstention. If any member abstains from voting on any motion, the member shall state the member's abstention. The abstention shall be announced by the Chair and recorded by the Recording Secretary. H. Motion to Amend. A motion to amend a motion before the Commission shall be discussed and voted by the Commission before any vote is taken on the original motion unless the motion to amend is accepted by the unanimous consent of the voting members of the Commission.. If the motion to amend is approved, the amended motion is then before the Commission for its consideration. If the motion to amend is not approved, the original motion is again before the Commission for its consideration. **rrr I. Previous Question. The discussion of any motion may be terminated by any member moving the "previous question." Upon a proper second, the Chair shall call for a vote on the motion of the previous question. If approved by a two-thirds majority of those voting, the Chair shall immediately call for a vote on the original motion under consideration. A motion of the previous question shall not be subject to debate and shall take precedence over any other matter. J. Motion to Reconsider. Any decision made by the Commission may be reconsidered if a motion to reconsider is made at the same meeting or an adjourned meeting held on the same day at which the matter was decided. The motion to reconsider may be made by any voting member of the Commission. Upon a proper second, the motion may be discussed and voted. The effect of the motion to reconsider, if approved, shall be to place the matter for discussion in the exact position it occupied before it was voted upon. K. Cancellation of Motions. In any case where a motion has been made under Rules 5(A), 5(H), 5(I), or 5(J), or any combination thereof, and there is uncertainty as to the status or effect of any pending motions or how the Commission is to proceed at that point, the Commission may, by a majority vote, suspend Rules 5(A), (H), (I), or (J), or any combination thereof, for the sole purpose of canceling any pending motions and to permit a new motion to be made. M Planning Commission 2018 Rules of Procedure Page 6 6. Amendment of Rules of Procedure These Rules of Procedure may be amended by a majority vote of the voting members of the Commission at the next regular meeting following a regular meeting at which notice of the motion to amend is given. 7. Rules of Procedure not Covered by These Rules of Procedure Any rules of procedure not covered by these Rules of Procedure shall be governed by the current Robert's Rules of Order. 8. Nature and Effect of These Rules The purpose of these Rules of Procedure is to facilitate the orderly conduct of public meetings and decision -making. The parliamentary Rules of Procedure (those rules other than Rules 2(B), 2(C), 4 and 5(B)) are procedural, not jurisdictional, in nature, and Rules 2(B), 2(C), 4 and 5(B) are jurisdictional only to the extent that Virginia law makes them jurisdictional. The failure to comply with the parliamentary Rules of Procedure shall not invalidate any decision of the Commission. (Adopted 01/12/99; Amended and/or Readopted 01/11/00 (§3(C)), 01/09/01(§2(B)), 01/15/02, 01A4/03, 01/13/04 (§§1(C), 1(D)), 01105105, 01/11/06, 01/09/07, 01/15/08, 01/06/09, 01/12/10, 01/11/11 (§§ 1(D), 2(C), 3(C), 3(D), 4, 5(A) (added), 5(B), 5(E), 9 (added)), 02/14/12, 01/08/13 (§ 3(C)), 01/14/14, 01/27/15 (§§ 1(A), (B), (F), (G), 2(A), (B), (C), 3(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), 5(A), (C), (D), (F), (G), (H), (I), (K) (added), former 7 (deleted)), 1/17/17 §§ 1(B), (D), 2(B), (C), 3(C), (D), 4, 5(E), (G), (H), (K). 6, 1/16/18 §3(B).