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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-10-04 PC Minutes MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairperson Fischer. 2. ROLL CALL AI Bierbaum, Commissioner Joseph Boeser, Commissioner Tushar Desai, Commissioner Lorraine Fischer, Chairperson Robert Martin, Commissioner Tanya Nuss, Commissioner Gary Pearson, Commissioner Dale Trippler, Commissioner Jeremy Yarwood, Commissioner Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Absent Present Staff Present: Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Staff had no changes to the agenda but presented the report for 6. b. the Ordinance Amendment - Section 44-13 that was omitted in the planning commission packet. Commissioner Pearson moved to approve the aqenda as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Desai. Ayes - All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Yarwood moved to approve the September 6. 2011. PC minutes as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Ayes - All The motion passed. 5. PUBLIC HEARING None. October 4, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 1 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Ordinance Amendment - Section 2-41, The City authority to Approve Variances. i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave the report on the Ordinance Amendment- Section 2-41 and answered questions of the commission. Commissioner Nuss moved to approve the Ordinance Amendment - Section 2-41 qivinq the city the authority to approve variances. Seconded by Commissioner Pearson. Ayes - All The motion passed. b. Ordinance Amendment - Section 44-13, The City's authority to Approve Variances. i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave the report and answered questions of the commission. Commissioner Pearson moved to table the Ordinance Amendment - Section 44-13. The City's authority to Approve Variances for staff to qet further information and brinq it back to the commission. Seconded by Commissioner Nuss. Ayes - Chairperson Fischer, Commissioner's Bierbaum, Boeser, Desai, Martin, Nuss & Pearson Nav - Commissioner Yarwood The motion to table passed. c. Discussion Item: Veteran's Affairs Medical Clinic Proposal East of 2920 White Bear Avenue (Walgreen's) i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand discussed the Veteran's Affairs Medical Clinic Proposal and answered questions of the commission. No action was required. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Planning Commission Minutes Discussion (no report) i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave the report regarding the format of the Planning Commission Minutes and answered questions of the commission. Format for minutes CC/Manager Workshop, October 10 - PC representation requested for discussion about action minutes. After a lengthy and mixed discussion amongst the commission, staff stated the planning commission representative Robert Martin can share the views of the commission with the City Council at the workshop October 10, 2011, at 5: 15 p.m. October 4, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 2 8. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS a. Mark Bradley, Maplewood, addressed the commission. Mr. Bradley asked the planning commission if a proposal comes forward to have commercial businesses on the bottom and residential on the top of the building the planning commission should take several things into consideration before approving it. His concern was that businesses with that type of set up have not been successful. (That was one of the styles of development that was discussed with the Gladstone area but no proposals have come forward in Maplewood). Mr. Bradley shared his opinion regarding the minutes and taping of the meetings for the permanent record. Mr. Bradley felt the recording of the meeting should be used over the minutes because it's a minute by minute account of what happened. Hearing and reading something could be two different things and hearing it means there is no chance of error. 9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS a. Commissioner report for the city council meeting of September 12, 2011. Commissioner Boeser attended. The items discussed were the CUP revision for Maplewood Toyota and the storm water improvements within the wetland buffer north of Wakefield Lake. b. Commissioner report for the City Council meeting of September 26, 2011. Commissioner Pearson was scheduled to attend. The item discussed was the right-of- way vacation on the north side of Beam Avenue. c. Upcoming City Council Meeting of October 10, 2011. Commissioner Nuss will attend for Commissioner Trippler. The anticipated item to be reviewed is the CUP for LaMettry Collision. 10. STAFF PRESENTATIONS None. 11. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Fischer adjourned the meeting at 8:10 p.m. October 4, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 3