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MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION
1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 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
Absent
Absent
Present
Absent
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 Trippler moved to approve the November 15. 2011. Planninq Commission
minutes as submitted.
Seconded by Commissioner Pearson.
Ayes - Commissioner's Bierbaum,
Nuss, Pearson & Trippler
Abstention - Chairperson Fischer
The motion passed.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
a. Rezoning from LBC (limited business commercial) to R1 (low density residential) for
2694 Stillwater Road.
i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave the report on the Rezoning for 2694 Stillwater Road
and answered questions of the commission.
ii. Robert Hajlo, 2604 Stillwater Road, Maplewood addressed and answered questions of the
commission.
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Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the resolution rezoninq the propertv from LBC (limited
business commercial) to R1 (low densitv residential) for 2694 Stillwater Road.
Seconded by Commissioner Pearson.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
This item will go to the city council in late January 2012.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Bartelmy Lane/Meyer Street Living Streets Proposal -
i. Assistant City Engineer, Steve Love gave the report and answered questions of the
commission.
ii. Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District, Administrator, Cliff Aichinger, 2668 Noel
Drive, Little Canada, addressed and answered questions of the commission.
The planning commission members liked the Bartelmy Lane/Meyer Street Living Streets
Proposal.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
8. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None.
9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS
a. Commissioner Report for the city council meeting of November 28,2011.
Commissioner Nuss was unable to attend. The item reviewed was the land use
plan amendment from C (commercial) to LDR (low density residential) for 1961,
1967 and 1975 McMenemy Street.
b. Upcoming City Council Meeting of December 12, 2011. Commissioner Bierbaum
is scheduled to attend. The anticipated item to be reviewed is the conditional
use permit for the St. Paul Hmong Alliance Church addition at 1770 McMenemy
Street.
c. Commissioner Trippler stated if a commission member cannot attend the
meeting they should contact another commission member to attend to
represent the planning commission.
10. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
a. Staff passed out 2012 Calendars to the commission.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Fischer adjourned the meeting at 7:52 p.m.
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