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MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION
1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 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
Dale Trippler, Commissioner
Stephen Wensman, Commissioner
Present at 7:01 p.m.
Present
Present at 7:07 p.m.
Present
Present
Present
Present
Absent
Staff Present:
Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Staff added 10. b. Update on RSI Recycling Project.
Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the aqenda as amended.
Seconded by Commissioner Desai.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the Auqust 21. 2012. PC minutes as submitted.
Seconded by Commissioner Bierbaum.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
None.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Ordinance Revision - Reinforced Turf Parking Ordinance for Residential
Properties
i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave the report and answered questions of the
commission.
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The following were comments and questions raised by the commission during the
discussion:
Are there any other cities that allow the Reinforced Turf Parking Ordinance for Residential
Properties?
Is it expensive or relatively inexpensive to install reinforced turf parking? It should be simple to
know who has approval for reinforced turf parking and have a spread sheet of the addresses to
monitor.
It looks like grass and people driving by don't know the difference. It should not be allowed in
residential. If people want to have parking spaces they should pave it or put gravel down.
If someone wants to use this reinforced turf parking do they have to go through an application
process for approval? If there is no permit the city won't know who is using the system.
Are there requirements where RV's and boats can park temporarily? Temporary parking spots
rather than parking on the grass is preferred. A commission member stated it causes more
problems than solutions.
A concern is the potential of oil drip contamination going direction into the ground.
Have there been any requests for this type of system yet?
Commissioner Bierbaum moved to denv the reinforced turf parkinq for residential use.
Seconded by Commissioner Durand.
Ayes - Chairperson Fischer,
Commissioner's Bierbaum,
Boeser, Desai, Durand,
& Trippler
Nav - Commissioner Arbuckle
The motion passed.
b. Resolution of Appreciation for Gary Pearson
Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the resolution of appreciation for Gary Pearson.
Seconded by Commissioner Boeser.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
This goes to the city council on September 24, 2012.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
8. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None.
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9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS
a. Commission report for the city council meeting of August 27, 2012. Commissioner Durand
was scheduled to attend. The items reviewed were the wetland setback variance for 1978
Kennard Street and the RSI Recycling conditional use permit. The city council approved the
wetland setback variance. The city council tabled RSI Recycling with conditions. After the
councils review, RSI Recycling withdrew their application for the location in the old Wipers
Recycling building. Staff is waiting to find out what the plan is for RSI Recycling to possibly
move to another location in Maplewood.
b. Commission report for the city council meeting of September 10, 2012. Commissioner
Bierbaum was scheduled however, there were no planning commission items to review at the
meeting.
c. Upcoming city council meeting of September 24, 2012. Commissioner Fischer is scheduled to
attend. The resolution of appreciation for Gary Pearson will be presented at this meeting.
There will also be a joint meeting at 5: 15 p.m. that evening with the city council and the
boards and commissions regarding the Gladstone area.
10. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
a. Update about improvements at the Gladstone Savanna and Public Safety
Training Center
i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave a brief update on both projects.
b. Update on the RSI Recycling Project
i. Staff had given the update under commission presentations.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Fischer adjourned the meeting at 7:40 p.m.
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