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December 16, 2014 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 1 MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2014
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 Arbuckle. 2. ROLL CALL
Paul Arbuckle, Commissioner Present Al Bierbaum, Commissioner Present Tushar Desai, Chairperson Absent John Donofrio, Commissioner Present Allan Ige, Commissioner
Present Bill Kempe, Commissioner Present Donn Lindstrom, Commissioner Absent Dale Trippler, Commissioner Present Staff Present: Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner
Michael Thompson, Public Works Director, City Engineer 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Trippler added 9. e. to the agenda to bid farewell to Tom Ekstrand who is retiring.
Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the agenda as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Kempe. Ayes – All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner
Trippler had a change on page 2. In the first bullet add the word Business before the words commercial zoning. And the wording in the first paragraph needs to be reworded to be read
more clearly. Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the November 18, 2014, PC minutes as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Donofrio. Ayes – Acting Chairperson Arbuckle,
Commissioners Donofrio, Ige, Kempe & Trippler Abstention – Commissioner Bierbaum The motion passed. 5. PUBLIC HEARING None.
December 16, 2014 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 2 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Presentation by the Gateway Corridor Commission to update the planning commission on the proposed bus
rapid transit line that would run along Interstate 94. No action required. i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand introduced the speakers. Andy Gitzlaff with Washington County Public Works
and Adelle Hall with SRF Consulting. ii. Public Works Director, Michael Thompson introduced the item and the notification process about this proposal. iii. Project Manager, Senior
Planner, Washington County Public Works Department, Andy Gitzlaff, 11660 Myeron Road North, Stillwater, addressed the commission to speak regarding the Gateway Transit Corridor. iv.
Maplewood Resident, Joan Markgraf, 2646 Fremont Avenue, Maplewood, asked what percentage of this proposed project is funded federally, the state and the city? v. Adelle Hall, SRF Consulting,
1 Carlson Parkway, Minneapolis, addressed the commission regarding the proposed Gateway Corridor project. No action was required. The commission asked questions of the speakers regarding
the proposal. b. Ordinance Amendment for Senior Housing Unit-Size Requirements i. Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand gave the report and updated the commission on the ordinance amendment
discussion that took place during the planning commission meeting October 21, 2014. Commissioner Trippler moved to adopt the ordinance amendment establishing a minimum habitable
living space and unit size for senior housing as stated in the staff report. Seconded by Commissioner Ige. Ayes – All The motion passed. This item will go to the city council
in January for the first reading. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 8. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None. 9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS a. Commission presentation for the November
24, 2014, city council meeting. Commissioner Kempe attended for Commissioner Donofrio. The U-Haul CUP and the wetland buffer variance at 1703 Jessie Street were reviewed. Both items
were approved by the city council. b. Commission presentation for the December 8, 2014, city council meeting. Commissioner Kempe was scheduled to attend. There were no scheduled
items requiring planning commission representation. c. Commission representation for the December 22, 2014, city council meeting. Commissioner Lindstrom is scheduled to attend.
This meeting has been cancelled by the city council due to the Christmas Holiday.
December 16, 2014 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 3 d. Commission representation for the January 12, 2015, city council meeting. Commissioner Ige is scheduled to attend.
There are no scheduled items at this time requiring planning commission representation. e. Saying farewell to Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand. Commissioner Trippler thanked Tom Ekstrand
for his 38 years of service at the City of Maplewood and for being the staff liaison for the planning commission. The commission wished him well in his retirement and thanked him for
his service and support. 10. STAFF PRESENTATIONS Senior Planner, Tom Ekstrand thanked the commission for the well wishes and said he has enjoyed working at the city and with the
boards and commissions and will miss everyone but is excited for retirement. 11. ADJOURNMENT Acting Chairperson Arbuckle adjourned the meeting at 8:24 p.m.