The Commission met briefly to approve the committee recommendation for Roland Bissonnette to join the Planning Commission. Bisonnette was recommended to fill the position left by Ian Smith, who moved to Minneapolis. The commissioners expressed their support for the new candidate after a recent interview, noting his alignment with the master plan and values of Kalamazoo. A motion was passed to further the recommendation to the City Commission for its final approval and have the seat filled for the next Planning Commission meeting. Other topics included an update on the city manager search process and a brief mention of upcoming drafts of stated values and goals. Commission Liaison Chris Praedel updated the board on the City Manager search process noting a variety of meet and greet opportunities and a final round of interviews scheduled for a special meeting on Wednesday, October 15th.
