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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/03/2007 MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesdav, April 3, 2007, 7:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers 1830 County Road BEast 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes a. March 20, 2007 5. Public Hearings 7:00 Peterson Dental Clinic (1670 Beam Avenue) Land Use Plan Change - L (library) and OS (open space) to BC-M (business commercial modified) Zoning Map Change - F (farm residence) to BC-M (business commercial modified) Conditional Use Permit Termination 6. New Business a. 2007-2008 Comprehensive Plan Update 2030 Regional Framework Maplewood System Statement 7. Unfinished Business None 8. Visitor Presentations 9. Commission Presentations March 26 Council Meeting: Ms. Fischer April 9 Council Meeting: Mr. Yarwood April 23 Council Meeting: Mr. Trippler May 14 Council Meeting:?? 10. Staff Presentations 11. Adjoumment MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Fischer called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Vice-Chairperson Tushar Desai Chairperson Lorraine Fischer Commissioner Harland Hess Commissioner Gary Pearson Commissioner Dale Trippler Commissioner Joe Walton Commissioner Jeremy Yarwood Present Present Present Present Present Absent Present Staff Present: Dave Fisher, Building Official Ken Roberts, Planner Lisa Kroll, Recording Secretary III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Pearson moved to approve the agenda. Commissioner Hess seconded. Ayes - Desai, Fischer, Hess, Pearson, Trippler, Yarwood The motion passed. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the planning commission minutes for March 20, 2007. Commissioner Trippler had corrections to the minutes on pages 11, 18,23, 27,32. On page 11, second paragraph, 11th line, the sentence should read Without insult to all the others who are going to be speaking tonight, he is sorry he has to leave. and he is corry. On page 18, third paragraph, third line, fifth word, delete Rave. And in that same paragraph, on the fifth line, change the word E1ees to do. On page 23, first paragraph, fourth line, the sentence should read We had one person that disagreed with us while we were talking about this proposal as we went house to house. On page 27, second paragraph, first line, it should read He said he is flis here as a Maplewood resident but ospecially also as a representative of the Social Justice Ministry at Transfiguration Church. On page 32, first paragraph, ninth line, change the word lettefto Mavor. Planning Commission Minutes of 04-03-07 -2- Chairperson Fischer had corrections to pages 13, 24, 27,28,29,31. On page 13, first paragraph, sixth line, change oblites to oblgtes. On page 24, third paragraph, fourth line, change participat8€l to participati!J.g. On page 27, third paragraph, third line, change license to licenseg. On page 28, first paragraph, change Iillie to lily. On page 29, fourth paragraph, seventh line, delete the word flet. On page 31, sixth paragraph, second line, change the word ealt to caller and the words t!=lat were to but was. Commissioner Pearson had corrections to page 31 and 34. On page 31, last paragraph, ninth line, change the word tIFIfaiF to unconscionable. On page 34, tenth paragraph, change embanking to banking. Commissioner Yarwood had a correction to page 21. On page 21, sixth paragraph, change the last word in the last sentence from pf9spective to perspective. Commissioner Pearson moved to approve the planning commission minutes for March 20, 2007, as amended. Commissioner Yarwood seconded. Ayes - Desai, Fischer, Hess, Pearson, Trippler, Yarwood V. PUBLIC HEARING Peterson Dental Clinic (1670 Beam Avenue) (7:12 -7:39 p.m.) Mr. Roberts said the prospective new owners of the former Ramsey County Library at 1670 Beam Avenue are proposing to convert the building into a dental clinic and office space. Dr. Vacaharee Peterson, representing the new owners, is proposing changes to the city land use plan and zoning maps to allow for the reuse of the property as a clinic and office building. The library site is actually two separate properties (for tax and identification purposes). Unfortunately, the existing building sits overthe existing property line and each parcel now has a different land use designation and a different zoning. While it is true that this proposal would change the land use designation for the southerly parcel from OS to BC-M, in reality the southern parcel of this site has always been part of the library site and the city probably should have changed the land use designation for the parcel to L (library) in 1992 after the county built the library. This current request, along with the proposed zoning map change, will clean up the maps and will reflect the actual use of all the property. The city does not have specific criteria for comprehensive land use plan changes, but any such change should be consistent with the goals and policies in the comprehensive plan. In this case, there are six land use goals and seven development policies in the plan that the city should consider when reviewing this request. Chairperson Fischer asked if staff was sure this proposal covers the full site? Mr. Roberts said yes. Commissioner Trippler said he couldn't b.elieve the city allowed the library building to be built in the wrong place to begin with but since that happened, he is concerned with changing the OS(open space designation) to BC-M(business commercial modified}. He asked if the parcel that is to the east of the open space is "all" open space? Planning Commission Minutes of 04-03-07 -3- Mr. Roberts said yes. Commissioner Trippler asked if the city changed the designation from OS(open space) to BC- M(business commercial modified) does that mean the applicant could fill in the land and the land could then be constructed on? Mr. Roberts said in theory that sounds nice, but with the large wet land area and the ditch running through the property, staff doesn't see that as a practical possibility. Commissioner Trippler asked why the city wouldn't just ask the applicant to redo the lot? He asked why the applicant couldn't move the property line to the east and extend the line across the property in order to change the whole property to BC-M(business commercial modified)? Mr. Roberts said that's certainly an option but staff would like to recommend that the applicant combine the two parcels into one parcel for tax identification purposes since the applicant would be purchasing both parcels and would have control of the full 6 acres. There shouldn't be a property line running through the middle of a building anyway. That would be the proper way to remove where the current property line runs now. If that's the recommendation of the planning commission, staff could forward that recommendation to the city council. With the wetland area and the ditch running through the property, it seemed like a moot point. It's easier to have one property, one ownership, and one designation, for both the land use and the zoning on a property. Commissioner Trippler asked what guarantee the city has that the applicant won't fill in the wetland? Mr. Roberts said there is no guarantee, just like any other site. Commissioner Trippler said if it was designated OS( open space} and if the applicant started filling in the wetland, the city would have recourse to make the property owner return the property to its original status. Mr. Roberts said staff would argue that the city would do that either way. The Watershed District and the Maplewood engineering staff would get pretty excited no matter what the land use designation was if someone were to fill in a wetland. Chairperson Fischer said the city used to require perrnits to move dirt around. She asked if that was still a requirement? Mr. Roberts said correct. Comrnissioner Trippler said staff said the city and the Watershed District would get excited if someone started filling in a wetland but the building appears to be built in the wetland area anyway and apparently the city didn't get too excited when that happened then. Mr. Roberts said the library building was quilt in 1991 and staff would hope the city would be more careful today ensuring that a building wasn't built in the wrong location again. Commissioner Trippler said he would like to think so too. Planning Commission Minutes of 04-03-07 -4- Commissioner Hess said regarding the zoning of the other parcels adjacent to this property. What about the other two parcels that is directly south of this and the other property that's in between the F(farm} property and the OS(open space} property? Mr. Roberts said the entire area shown in white on the map is zoned F(farm} all the way to the new town homes on South lawn Drive. The BC-M(business commercial modified} property is along Beam Avenue. Commissioner Hess said he agreed with Commissioner Trippler. The old library building was built over the property line which changes the zoning designations. If we could move that property line south like CommissionerTrippler described, that might be a good solution. He said he was hoping to keep some of that property as a buffer and open space between Hazelwood Park and that whole area. The back of the building has a pretty severe drop off from the parking lot to the ravine and it looks like you couldn't do much to develop that area anyway. He would like to see that put in writing as a condition to keep that area zoned as OS(open space} so that the applicant can't build in that buffer area between Hazelwood Park. He read the comments from the Building Official and he wondered if there was an elevator in this building or not? Chairperson Fischer said there is an elevator in the old library building that goes down to the basement. Chairperson Fischer asked what the zoning was on the west side of the street and to the south of the BC-M (business commercial modified) property? Mr. Roberts said the zoning is F(farm} but the land use is OS(open space}. Chairperson Fischer asked the applicant to address the commission. Dr. Vacaharee Peterson, 1184 Orange Avenue East, St. Paul, addressed the commission. She would like the city to approve the proposal to be used as BC-M (business commercial modified). She didn't realize that the south lot was F(farm) and it's a very beautiful lot and she would like to see that the land is not built on because she is an environmentally conscience type of person. The property sits very beautifully the way it is. She would ask that the city approve the plan as requested by staff. She would like to thank the commission and the staff so very much for their hard work on this proposal and she also thanked Mr. Roberts for his letter. Chairperson Fischer asked if Dr. Peterson had any questions for the planning commission or for staff? Dr. Peterson said no and she thanked the commission. Chairperson Fischer asked if anyone wanted to come forward regarding the proposal? Planning Commission Minutes of 04-03-07 -5- Mr. Ron Cockriel, 943 Century Avenue, Maplewood, addressed the commission. He said when he saw this item on the agenda he became interested. He thanked Commissioner's Trippler and Hess for their questions regarding how the library building could be built with the property line running through it and regarding the potential change being requested from OS(open space) to the BC-M(business commercial modified}. He asked what the tax impact on the properties would be if those changes were made? He asked if the applicant would be taxed at a higher rate then with these changes? If so, that could pressure the applicant to develop the buffer area if the decision was to keep half the property OS (open space} and half the property BC-M(business commercial modified}. That would be a nice balance because the open space aspect would still be there. Mr. Roberts said staff doubted that would happen. Staff assumes the applicant would be taxed on the value of the land and the structure based on what the applicant purchased the property for and the improvements they put into the building. However, staff hasn't asked Ramsey County or the assessor's office that question. Mr. Cockriel said just the thought that it says open space for the future is a great way to keep open space in the city. He said he appreciates the commission's time. Chairperson Fischer closed the public hearing. Commissioner Hess asked if the commission split the zoning designation to the south and kept the open space area, how would the commission determine where the line would be measured from the current property line and how far south would the property line have to be moved? Mr. Roberts said the commission would trust staff to figure that out. (Mr. Roberts pointed out on the overhead how staff would determine that). Mr. Roberts said the applicant could get a survey done but that would cost money. With a simple legal description you want to keep the property line going east and west. Commissioner Hess said he thought there was a building code that stated the property line has to be a certain number of feet away from a structure? Mr. Roberts said staff is going to recommend that these two parcels be combined into one property. The line would simply designate the difference between land use and zoning designations and wouldn't be considered a property line. The property line becomes a moot point when they combine the two properties. Chairperson Fischer asked if it concerned the commission if the two properties were combined into one property? (The commission nodded their head no.) Commissioner Trippler said he felt a little uncomfortable changing the land use designation of the lower portion of the property to BC-M(business commercial modified} and he would rather leave it zoned as OS(open space}. The placement of the library building was a mistake and it should have been corrected after the footings were placed incorrectly 16 years ago but that didn't happen. He asked staff if the commission should put something in the motion regarding that? Planning Commission Minutes of 04-03-07 -6- Mr. Roberts said his recommendation was to change the whole property so if the commission wants to revise the recommendation then the commission needs to change recommendation A and B in the staff report. Commissioner Trippler moved to recommend adoption of the comprehensive land use plan amendment starting on page 16 (Attachment 8 in the staff report). This resolution changes the comprehensive land use plan from L(library} and OS( open space} to BC-M(business commercial _ modified} for the reuse of the former library building at 1670 Beam Avenue into a dental clinic and an office building. (the southern extent of BC-M(business commercial modified) would extend from Beam Avenue south to a line drawn from the south limit of the BC-M (business commercial modified) property to the east.) The city is making this change because it will: 1. Provide for orderly development. 2. Protect and strengthen neighborhoods. 3. Promote economic development that will expand the property tax base, increase jobs and provide desirable services. 4. Minimize the land planned for streets. 5. Minimize conflicts between land uses. 6. Prevent premature use, overcrowding, or overuse of land especially when supportive services and facilities, such as utilities, drainage systems, or streets are not available. 7. Help to implement the goals of the comprehensive plan including: 1} The city will not approve new development without providing for adequate facilities and services, such as street, utilities, drainage, parks and open space. 2) Safe and adequate access will be provided for all properties. 3) Transitions between distinctly differing types of land uses should not create a negative economic, social, or physical impact on adjoining developments. 4) Whenever possible, changes in types of land use should occur so that similar uses front on the same street or at borders of areas separated by major man-made or natural barriers. 5) The city coordinates land use changes with the character of each neighborhood. 6) Group compatible businesses in suitable areas. 7) Avoid disruption of adjacent or nearby residential areas. Planning Commission Minutes of 04-03-07 -7- Commissioner Trippler moved to adopt the rezoning resolution on page 18 (Attachment 9 in the staff report). This resolution changes the zoning map from F(farm residence} to BC-M(business commercial modified) for the south one-half of the former Ramsey County Library site at 1670 Beam Avenue. (The extent of BC-M (business commercial modified) will coincide with that of part 6jThe city is making this change because: 1. This change is consistent with the spirit, purpose and intent of the zoning code. 2. The proposed change will not substantially injure or detract from the use of neighboring property or from the character of the neighborhood, and that the use of the property adjacent to the area included in the proposed change or plan is adequately safeguarded. 3. The proposed change will serve the best interests and conveniences of the community, where applicable, and the public welfare. 4. The proposed change would have no negative effect upon the logical, efficient, and economical extension of public services and facilities, such as public water, sewers, police and fire protection and schools. 5. The applicant is proposing to use the property in question for a dental clinic and an office building and not for farming or residential purposes. Commissioner Trippler moved to adopt the conditional use permit termination resolution on page 19 (Attachment 10 in the staff report). This resolution ends the conditional use permit for Ramsey County to have a public library on the property at 1670 Beam Avenue. The city is approving this termination based on the findings and procedures required by the city code and because the use of the property as a library is no longer in effect. Commissioner Pearson seconded. Ayes - Desai, Fischer, Hess, Pearson, Trippler, Yarwood The motion passed. This item goes to the city council on April 23, 2007. Mr. Roberts said he would change the land use resolution to coincide with the motions that were made this evening by the commission. Commissioner Trippler asked staff if someone were to call the city and say they think someone is building something in the wrong spot, what would the city do? Mr. Dave Fisher, Building Official, addressed the commission. Mr. Fisher said typically placement of a structure would be inspected during a footing inspection. The building inspector would check for the property corner pins, check the setbacks and where the building is supposed to be located. If the footings were placed incorrectly the building inspector would tell the builder they need to move the footings to the right loc;ation so the building is placed correctly. Planning Commission Minutes of 04-03-07 -8- Mr. Roberts said the city requires a survey with all new construction and that is supposed to give the dimensions of the building and its location on the site. The building inspector needs that information in the field when they check the footings. Mr. Fisher said in some cases when the property owner owns both properties like this, which could have been the case here, there can sometimes be a written agreement that can supersede things that is tied to the property deeds stating you can over build over a property line. So there are things that can be done to make the situation work. Mr. Roberts said there have also been occasions where people have had to do a lot split after the fact and people have had to move property lines rather than tearing the structure down. VI. NEW BUSINESS a. 2007.2008 Comprehensive Plan Update, 2030 Regional Framework, Maplewood System Statement Mr. Roberts said the Metropolitan Council is requiring all municipalities in the metro area to update their comprehensive plans by December 2008. To meet this schedule, the city will need to submit a complete plan update to the neighboring cities, the watershed district, affected school districts and to the Met Council by June 2008. On March 20, 2007, the planning commission started discussing the background information that staff had provided for them to read and study. Because of the late hour of the meeting, the planning commission asked staff to prepare an overview of the 2030 Regional Development Framework and the System Statement for Maplewood as prepared by the Metropolitan Council. The commission wanted staff to do the reviews and comment on the most important parts of the documents and how these elements will affect Maplewood and its comprehensive plan update efforts. Chairperson Fischer said time and again the report refers to the regional water supply which is not specifically designated as one of the four systems, are they working their way into that? Mr. Roberts said he didn't know for sure and wasn't sure if that referred to the drinking water, storm water or all of the above. That's something Chuck Ahl, Maplewood Public Works Director will get involved with and can clarify. If it's the drinking water they are referring to, Maplewood doesn't have much control of that since St. Paul Water controls most of the water supply in Maplewood. A small section of Maplewood has North St. Paul water. If it is the storm water, then yes, there are a lot of requirements that they are expecting and Chuck Ahl may be aware of those already. Chairperson Fischer asked that in trying to minimize water flow off of the site will the city be okay with the restrictions we now have in place? Mr. Roberts said staff believes so. He remembered reading about surface water management and the best practices and management.and Maplewood has been recognized as a leader with the rainwater garden program with its policies and practices for the last 8 to 10 years that the Watershed District and the City of Maplewood have been implementing. Planning Commission Minutes of 04-03-07 -9- Chairperson Fischer said regarding transportation, will direction be given to the planning commission regarding what they think will be happening in the future or does the planning commission have to guess if they are on track or not? Mr. Roberts said MnDOT expects that in the next 20 years both Highway 35E and Highway 694 will be expanded at some point. They want the city to recognize that those are major freeway systems that go through Maplewood. Another thing they want the city to recognize is the map of the transit ways which calls out the Rush Line corridor that has been studied for a few years which is the Bruce Vento Trail. Councilmember Rossbach sits on a committee for that which is something the city has to be aware of. They have identified that as a transit corridor which could mean a rail service, bus service, or it may end up meaning nothing at all. Chairperson Fischer said that could affect land uses in that area too. Mr. Roberts said yes. That's something we have to be aware of that down the line we have land use change opportunities near that corridor as a transit way it may change from change strictly being a trail system to being used as public transit system. CommissionerTrippler said on page 19 of the 2030 Regional Framework, under Ramsey County, you will notice all the cities that are considered "developed communities" and on page 22, under Ramsey County, North Oaks is the only city listed under developing communities and North Oaks is surrounded by many fully developed communities. He asked if North Oaks has sewer systems? Mr. Roberts said no. Commissioner Trippler asked if North Oaks would remain listed as a "developing community"? Mr. Roberts said that may be due to the large amount of undeveloped land in North Oaks. Commissioner Trippler asked what staff sees as the most efficient way the commission should be working on this? City council member Will Rossbach came to speak to the commission and said the planning commission should learn everything they can about the Met Council plan. The commission should know everything about the surrounding city's around Maplewood, and once the commission knows all of that information they should proceed with what the City of Maplewood wants to do. Mr. Roberts said the difficulty with that is if the other cities are going through the same process they might be making changes to their comprehensive plan that Maplewood wouldn't know about. Staff expects there will be changes in the Maplewood Comprehensive Plan. For example, if Woodbury were to change a land use near the border, unless they were to propose something controversial such as a rendering plant, staff doesn't see anything that would have that large of an impact on Maplewood. The biggest thing staff could see that would have an impact on Maplewood is a major road change. For example, when Lake Road was constructed in Woodbury and Century Avenue was changed down by the new golf course, those were important changes that affected Maplewood. There were negotiations with our engineers and the county engineers regarding how to have the least amount of impact on Maplewood. Planning Commission Minutes of 04-03-07 -10- Mr. Roberts said any major changes like that a city would have to notify Maplewood and then the City of Maplewood would have a chance to comment on that through the planning commission and the city council. The next step may be to have a workshop or joint session with the city council which would be beneficial for everyone. Commissioner Trippler said based on the current makeup of the city council, most decisions seem to be coming from the top - down, not from the bottom - up. He thinks the commission would be wasting their time to try to figure out what the commission thinks should be done because the city council is going to make their own decision. He said he thought the planning commission would review the individual neighborhoods in Maplewood and would go through the land use and zoning maps to make sure all the changes for the 14 neighborhoods were done. Mr. Roberts said he expects that's something the commission will be doing. Ifthere are significant changes to any of the policies or goals in the text of the comprehensive plan, that might affect the decisions the city makes on land use changes we want to make to the zoning map. In theory, the map changes should reflect the current goals and policies of the city so if there are changes that may change the commission's view on a particular map change. It may simply be a matter of doing some housekeeping so to speak. Commissioner Trippler said because of the controversy regarding the R-1 zoning versus the R-1 land use the city has had in south Maplewood he would like to see an upgrade in the comprehensive plan to make sure the zoning and land use classifications that the city has on the books are reflected and up to date. This plan is supposed to be used for the next ten years and should reach into the next 20 to 30 years. He thinks it's going to be difficult to project out 20 to 30 years where the city wants those types of restrictions. Chairperson Fischer asked how it's determined how many years this plan should extend because we know 15 years out there may be different conditions. Mr. Roberts said the plan is for the next 8 to 10 years but it's called a 2030 plan so there will be changes required by then. For planning purposes, population estimates and transportation planning, they are saying 2030 is the window for this planning process. Commissioner Trippler asked if staff had a discussion with the city council regarding when we could all have a joint training session? Mr. Roberts said no. If the commission thinks that is important, staff could discuss that with the city manager. Commissioner Trippler asked if the commission could get someone from the Metropolitan Council to come in and lead a discussion? Mr. Roberts said staff would have to ask that question, we would have to find a date that works for the city council and then contact the Met Council to see what could be worked out. Commissioner Trippler said we need to E?stablish our goals and policies before the commission starts getting too involved in making land use changes. We need to hear from the city council whether they are looking for guidance from the commission or whether the council is going to tell the commission what the goals and policies are for the city. Planning Commission Minutes of 04-03-07 -11- Commissioner Yarwood said he concurs with what has been said that the commission needs "some direction" by the city council before we can start working on this. Chairperson Fischer said sometimes you think you know which direction to go you end up not going in the right direction. Rather than waste everyone's time it would be nice to hear from the city council since this is such a large and important project. Commissioner Yarwood said there are also fundamental decisions we have to make regarding what we want Maplewood to look like, what demographics we want to target, if we want to target them and how that all fits into the comprehensive plan. Those things will have to be established before the commission can do a detailed analysis to work on the comprehensive plan. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. VIII. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS Ron Cockriel, 943 Century Avenue, Maplewood, addressed the commission. He said he was waiting to speak regarding the Regional Development 2030 Framework plan. Forthe last several years he has been involved with the Sierra Club on their land use and transportation commission. He said for the last 2 years we have studied this document as a bible. From a metropolitan perspective he has been involved with several communities that are going through the same process to identify objectives and how you want to go through this process. We all know everything leads back to this which is the driving force and a development process. It wasn't too long ago the issue was about "sprawl" and then we adopted "smart growth" and now we are into a "sustainability" issue which he thinks is a national progression as people understand the demands, the needs, and desires of the different communities. When you look at chapter 2 of the Regional Development Framework 2030 it has 4 policies. That document shows the idea to prioritize the needs and desires the city has for this community. The Fish Creek initiative with the south leg moratorium is an example of this. It's forcing the city to take a look at and prioritize, what we want to do, offer the different types of housing options, protect what the city has, and go through the transportation issues. He said ultimately with the Fish Creek initiative the outcome is hopefully that the city has already taken a step towards the 2030 plan. As you take a look at the land needs in south Maplewood, the desires of the community in that location are the same as the needs of the overall city. He said he thinks the commission is heading towards the right direction. Mr. Cockriel said the four policies shown in the document is a good start to the framework regarding how to address this situation. He said he has had an opportunity to meet with different planners and people with the met council regarding how they are steering this whole process and knows some names of people the city may want to touch base with in the near future. Those people may be able to come in and address some of the commission's questions. The information is regional, general and non specific. He said he isn't willing to apply for a position on the planning commission itself because h.e is involved with too many other things but he is willing to step up to the plate and offer suggestions. He thanked the commission for their time. Planning Commission Minutes of 04-03-07 -12- IX. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS a. Ms. Fischer was the planning commission representative at the March 26, 2007, city council meeting. The only planning commission item to discuss was the CUP forthe Ramsey County Correctional Facility at 297 Century Avenue South, which was passed by the city council. b. Mr. Yarwood was scheduled to be the planning commission representative at the April 9,2007, city council meeting. The only planning commission item to discuss was the St. Paul's Monastery Redevelopment plan at (2675 Larpenteur Avenue East) for a conditional use permit for a Planned Unit Development and a Preliminary Plat (Century Trails Commons). Due to the large volume of interest in this proposal, the Mayor has scheduled a special council meeting for May 7,2007, at 7:00 p.m. atthe Maplewood Community Center theatre to discuss this proposal. Mr. Yarwood will attend that meeting as the planning commission representative. There is no need for a planning commission representative at the April 9, 2007, city council meeting. c. Mr. Trippler will be the planning commission representative at the April 23, 2007, city council meeting. The only planning commission item is the Peterson Dental Clinic, 1670 Beam Avenue, Maplewood for a Land Use Plan Change - L(library} and OS (open space) to BC-M(business commercial modified), Zoning Map Change - F(farm residence} to BC-M(business commercial modified} and Conditional Use Permit Termination. d. Mr. Walton will be the planning commission representative at the May 14, 2007, city council meeting. It is unknown at this time which items will be discussed. e. Training Sessions Commissioner Trippler attended the training session regarding being a Planning Commissioner. This was an entry level course that he had taken several years ago. Because he couldn't attend the comprehensive plan course he decided to take this session a second time as a refresher course. A lot of good information was provided at this session and he highly recommended it. He has the materials from the course if anyone would like to read through them. Commissioner Joe Walton attended this course as well. Mr. Roberts said if commission members were interested, staff could copy the information for the commissioners. Planning Commission Minutes of 04-03-07 -13- f. Commissioner Hess spoke regarding the Trunk Highway 49 (Rice Street) meeting. Mr. Hess is a member of the Trunk Highway 49 Task Force and he attended the meeting to discuss the Trunk Highway 49 (Rice Street Corridor Redevelopment Plan) on March 21,2007, at the City of Arden Hills, Public Works Building. There were 20 to 25 people at the meeting including Public Works Director, Chuck Ahl and city councilmember Kathleen Juenemann. There were four aerial maps laid out on tables showing areas from Larpenteur Avenue to County Road I. People from Shoreview, Maplewood, North Oaks and other city's were there and were given post it notes to write down their concerns and to place them on the maps. At the next meeting we are going to address those concerns that are most prominent. Commissioner Trippler asked what was going to be done at these meetings? Commissioner Hess said the concerns that people wrote on post it notes such as Schroeder Milk had a concern with the roadway turning out on to Rice Street. There were bridge and utility concerns, the possibility of widening the roadway came up and what would be affected by that etc. Commissioner Trippler asked if this would be for reconstruction of Rice Street and where would the reconstruction start and end? Mr. Hess said Rice Street would be reconstructed from Larpenteur Avenue to County Road I in Shoreview which is a fairly wide area. Mr. Roberts said Public Works Director, Chuck Ahl had said initially they envisioned the finished roadway to look a lot like Highway 96 in Shoreview. The task force will be identifying the issues and the things that need to be addressed through the reconstruction process while in these groups. Commissioner Trippler asked when that process would begin? Mr. Roberts guessed the reconstruction would begin 4 to 6 years down the road. X. STAFF PRESENTATIONS None. XI. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m.