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MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION
1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 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
Absent
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Absent
Staff Present:
Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Commissioner Pearson moved to approve the aqenda as submitted.
Seconded by Commissioner Trippler.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Pearson moved to approve the October 4. 2011 minutes as submitted.
Seconded by Commissioner Boeser.
Ayes - Chairperson Fischer,
Commissioner's Bierbaum,
Boeser, Martin, Nuss &
Pearson
Abstention - Commissioner Trippler
The motion passed.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
None.
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6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Ordinance Amendment - Section 44-14, Street Widening and Diminished Lot
Size
i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave the report and answered questions of the
commission.
ii. Chris Simmons, Welsh Companies, addressed the commission regarding the Caribou
property on White Bear Avenue.
Commissioner Trippler moved approval of the Ordinance Amendment - Section 44-14. Street
Wideninq and Diminished Lot Size.
Seconded by Commissioner Pearson.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
This item goes to the City Council on November 14, 2011.
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 approve the Ordinance Amendment - Section 44-13 The Citv's
Authoritv to Approve Variances.
Seconded by Commissioner Nuss.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
This item goes to the City Council on November 14, 2011.
c. Ordinance Amendment - Article VI, Administrative Variances
i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave a brief report.
Commissioner Martin moved to approve the Ordinance Amendment - Article VI. Administrative
Variances.
Seconded by Commissioner Nuss.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
This item goes to the City Council on November 14, 2011.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Commissioner Minutes and Records Retention Discussion by City Council
i. Commissioner Martin gave a report on the City Council meeting discussion.
The City Council made a decision for the minutes to be "action minutes".
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8. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None.
9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS
a. Commissioner report for the city council meeting of October 10, 2011. Commissioner
Nuss attended in Commissioner Tripplers absence. The item discussed was the CUP
for LaMettry Collision on Highway 61.
b. Upcoming City Council Meeting of October 24, 2011. Commissioner Desai was
scheduled to attend. There are no longer any items to discuss.
The commission discussed the living streets ordinance that is being worked on and
discussed in Maplewood.
10. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
a. Rosenburg's Rules of Order
i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave a brief report on Rosenburg's Rules of Order.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Fischer adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m.
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