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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.
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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.
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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.
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