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MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION
1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012
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
Paul Arbuckle, Commissioner
AI Bierbaum, Commissioner
Joseph Boeser, Commissioner
Tushar Desai, Commissioner
Larry Durand, Commissioner
Lorraine Fischer, Chairperson
Gary Pearson, Commissioner
Dale Trippler, Commissioner
Stephen Wensman, Commissioner
Present
Absent
Absent
Present
Present
Present
Absent
Present
Absent
Staff Present:
Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the aqenda as submitted.
Seconded by Commissioner Desai.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Chairperson Fischer had a clarification to the minutes on page 3, item 9. a. The last line should
say The City Council directed staff to bring the ordinance back to the commission for review.
Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the June 5.2012. PC minutes as amended.
Seconded by Commissioner Arbuckle.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
None.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Ordinance Amendment to Allow Flexibility in the Spacing Requirements for
Dynamic Display Signs
i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave the report.
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Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the resolution for the revisions to the dvnamic displav
siqn ordinance with the followinq chanqe: (k) Flexibilitv. The citv council mav vary the spacinq
requirements for dvnamic displav siqns if thev aetermine that: aqree with the staff
determination that:
Seconded by Commissioner Arbuckle.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
This item will go to the city council on July 9, 2012.
b. Resolution of Appreciation for Tanya Nuss
i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave the report on the resolution of appreciation for Tanya
Nuss.
Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the resolution of appreciation for Tanva Nuss.
Seconded by Commissioner Desai.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
This item goes to the city council on July 9, 2012.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
8. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None.
9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS
a. Commissioner report for the city council meeting of June 11, 2012. Commissioner Boeser
attended. Staff gave the update on the items which included the metal building ordinance and
the cell phone tower to revise the "variance findings" requirements to reflect new statutory
language.
b. Upcoming city council meeting of June 25, 2012. Commissioner Trippler will attend. The
scheduled item is the East Metro Fire Training Center Proposal.
c. Upcoming city council meeting of July 9, 2012. Commissioner Pearson will attend. Potential
items for discussion are the dynamic display sign ordinance revision, the turf-parking
ordinance and the resolution of appreciation for Commissioner Nuss.
10. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
a. City Council Meeting Attendance Schedule Revision
i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand went over the city council meeting schedule.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Fischer adjourned the meeting at 7:35 p.m.
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