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MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION
1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2013
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 Acting Chairperson Desai.
2. ROLL CALL
a. Welcome new Planning Commissioners John Donofrio and Bill Kempe
Paul Arbuckle, Commissioner
AI Bierbaum, Commissioner
Tushar Desai, Commissioner
John Donofrio, Commissioner
Larry Durand, Commissioner
Lorraine Fischer, Chairperson
Bill Kempe, Commissioner
Dale Trippler, Commissioner
Stephen Wensman, Commissioner
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Absent
Present
Absent
Absent
Staff Present:
Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Commissioner Bierbaum moved to approve the aqenda as submitted.
Seconded by Commissioner Durand.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Arbuckle moved to approve the February 5. 2013. PC minutes as submitted.
Seconded by Commissioner Bierbaum.
Ayes - Acting Chairperson Desai,
Commissioner's Arbuckle,
Bierbaum, Durand
Abstention - Commissioner's Donofrio
& Kempe
The motion passed.
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5. PUBLIC HEARING
a. Havencrest Preliminary Plat, 2292 County Road D East
i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave the presentation on the Havencrest Preliminary Plat
and answered questions of the commission.
ii. Jon Jarosch, Civil Engineer, answered questions of the commission regarding grading,
drainage and street maintenance during construction.
iii. Brent Hislop, representing Powerline, Inc., the applicant for the proposal, addressed the
commission regarding the Havencrest Preliminary Plat proposal.
Acting Chairperson Desai opened the public hearing.
Nobody came forward to address the commission.
Acting Chairperson Desai closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Bierbaum moved to approve the Havencrest preliminarv plat located at 2292
Countv Road D East. subiect to the followinq conditions:
1. Complv with the conditions of approval in the enqineerinq report bv Jon Jarosch. Maplewood
Staff Enqineer. dated Februarv 25. 2013.
2. Complv with the conditions of approval in the Environmental Review bv Shann Finwall dated
Februarv 25. 2013.
3. Before a buildinq permit is issued for proposed Lot 1. the builder of that lot shall remove the
shed which appears to belonq to the owner of 2280 Countv Road D. This shed mav be
relocated to 2280 Countv Road D. provided it meets all citv setback and buildinq size
requirements and all buildinq code requirements.
Seconded by Commissioner Durand.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Arkwright/Sunrise Area Street Improvements, Project Update and Preliminary
Design Concept
i. Assistant City Engineer, Steve Love gave the report on the Arkwright/Sunrise Area Street
Improvements, Project Update and Preliminary Design Concept and answered questions
of the commission.
No action was required.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
8. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None.
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9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS
a. Commission report for the February 11, 2013, city council meeting. Chairperson Fischer was
scheduled to attend. Staff reported that the item reviewed was the 3M Company EAW and
authorization to publish the document for public comment.
b. Commission report for the February 25, 2013, city council meeting. Commissioner Wensman
was scheduled to attend. Staff reported that items reviewed were the 2012 Planning
Commission Annual Report and the Land Use Plan Amendment from P, Park to LDR, low
density residential for a parcel in Gladstone near Gloster Park.
c. Commission representation for the city council meeting of March 11, 2013. Commissioner
Trippler is scheduled to attend; however, staff will present the planning commission report to
the city council. The item scheduled for review is the Havencrest Preliminary Plat.
10. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
a. Updated Schedule for the Planning Commission's Attendance at City Council Meetings
i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand discussed the schedule to attend city council meetings as
the planning commission representative. Staff will bring this item back at the next meeting
when additional members are present.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Acting Chairperson Desai adjourned the meeting at 8:22 p.m.
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