LAND USE BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
January 20, 2020
Meeting Location: All gathered in North Pole Municipal Building, 1
Santa Claus Ln, North Pole
Chairman Frost calls meeting to order at 7:30 PM North Pole Standard
Time.
Roll call of Board members please:
Chairman Jack Frost - Present
Vice Chairman Mother Nature - Present
Superman - Present
Clarice - Present
Yukon Cornelius - HERE!
Ginger Breaddie - Present
King Moonracer - Present
Mrs. Donner - Present
Tanta Kringle - Present
Charlie In-the-Box - Here
Krampus - Growl
Dolly - Present
Snow Miser - Heya!
Alabaster Snowball - Hello
Queen of the Winter Spirits - Present
ALSO PRESENT:
Kris Kringle
Pepper Minstix
Heat Miser
Father Time
Chairman Frost made the required announcement concerning the Open Public
Meetings Act: Adequate notice of this meeting has been made -- displayed
on the bulletin board next to the Pole, listed on the North Pole community
website, and published in the North Pole Times newspaper -- for people who
are interested in this meeting.
Review minutes for December 2020 meeting. Motion to accept – Mrs. Donner.
Second – Superman. Minutes approved.
OLD BUSINESS: No Old Business.
RESOLUTIONS:
The board took up final discussions of the plans presented last year for
the expansion of Santa’s Castle to include new courtyard, additional
floors, elevator, roughly tripling the size of the current castle.
Architect Ms. Pepper reviewed the planned changes and engineering reports.
Chairman Frost noted, “These changes will put a heavy toll on the
infrastructure of the North Pole.” Mr. Krampus replied, “The
infrastructure has already been expanded to handle it quite easily.”
Chairman Frost then noted, “But the additional traffic will be a burden on
local residents.” Dolly explained traffic projections were all in
alignment with existing roadways. Chairman Frost then exclaimed, “But
with all the attention focused on Santa and his castle, how will people
ever come to refer to the North Pole as ‘The Frostiest Place on Earth?’”
Mr. In-the-Box pointed out that new tourist-friendly taglines are always
under consideration by the North Pole Chamber of Commerce, and are not a
matter for this Board. Mrs. Nature made a motion to approve. Seconded by
Mr. Cornelius. Tanta Kringle recused herself from the vote given her
adoption of Kris Kringle as a son early in his life.
Approved:
Mother Nature
Superman
Clarice
Yukon Cornelius
Ginger Breaddie
King Moonracer
Mrs. Donner
Charlie In the Box
Krampus
Dolly
Snow Miser
Alabaster Snowball
Queen of the Winter Spirits
Opposed:
Jack Frost
Resolution carries. Construction approved.
NEW BUSINESS:
Father Time Castle, new oversized furnace to be installed by Heat Miser
Furnace, Inc. Mr. H. Miser described the plan for installing new furnace
to replace the faltering one in Mr. Time’s 20,000 sq ft castle. Ms. G.
Breaddie pointed out that the proposed new furnace is 900,000,000 BTUs, a
figure she considers “incredibly high for a building that size, likely two
orders of magnitude too high. Why, it might burn the whole North Pole
down!” Mr. H. Miser replied with a laugh, “That’s the whole point!” The
board voted unanimously to reject the initial proposal, recommending that
Mr. Miser devise a more realistic and safe plan for Mr. Time’s castle
heating system.
Motion to adjourn – So moved, Krampus. Second – Clarice. All in favor –
aye. None opposed, although Chairman Frost made another note of his strong
disagreement with the approval of the Kringle Castle expansion plan.
Meeting adjourned.