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MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2010
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Ledvina called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Boardmember Jason Lamers
Chairperson Matt Ledvina
Boardmember Michael Mireau
Boardmember Ananth Shankar
Vice Chairperson Matt Wise
City Staff Present:
Present
Present
Present
Present
Absent
Michael Martin. Planner
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the amended agenda, moving item 9. Staff Presentations to
come before item 6. Design Review.
Boardmember Shankar seconded
The motion passed.
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. February 23, 2010
Ayes - all
Boardmember Shankar moved to approve the minutes of February 23, 2010 as submitted.
Boardmember Mireau seconded
The motion passed.
V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
VI. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
Ayes - all
a. Vegetation Guidelines for Maplewood
Planner Michael Martin gave a presentation on establishing a short-term sub-committee with MnDOTto
brainstorm ideas on vegetation guidelines relating to the Highway 36 corridor. Boardmembers Lamers
and Shankar volunteered to represent the board at these meetings.
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b. April 27 CDRB Meeting
Planner Martin explained that the city engineer has requested to meet with the board to give a
presentation regarding the replacement of the Frost Avenue bridge. Planner Martin said the city
engineer would also invite to this meeting the environmental commission and historic preservation
commission.
Planner Martin said he is also preparing an in-service training session for this meeting on one of the
board's goals regarding the development process within the city and how staff reviews an application.
Planner Martin said he will be representing issues with community development issues and he'll
invite city engineer Michael Thompson to address the public works issues.
Chairperson Ledvina moved the board consider item 6-b before 6a.
Boardmember Lamers seconded
The motion passed.
Ayes - all
VII. DESIGN REVIEW
b. Lower Keller Picnic Grounds Parking Lot, West Side of Highway 61 at the South End of Keller
Lake
Planner Martin presented the staff report for this request by Ramsey County Parks and Recreation
Department to construct a new parking lot at the Lower Keller Park picnic grounds on the west side
of Highway 61. Planner Martin said this is the last phase of improvements at this park.
Board members suggested that the restoration of grass in the looped driveway area through the park
be restored with on-site soils for consistent growing conditions to ensure the initial pavement area is
not evident. Planner Martin said he will discuss this recommendation with the county.
Boardmember Ledvina discussed monitoring wells shown within the parking area on the Attachment
2 erosion control plan. Mr. Ledvina said he would like to add to the staff recommendation a condition
of approval requiring that the applicant should, if possible, abandon these monitoring wells according
to water well code. Board members discussed adding a condition to require that the trash enclosure
materials match with the existing architecture into the park.
Boardmember Lamers moved to approve the plans date-stamped April 1 , 2010 for the proposed lot
improvements to the Lower Keller Picnic Grounds. Approval is subject to the applicant doing the
following:
1. Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued permits for this project.
2. Comply with any MnDOT requirements that involve highway right-of-way.
3. Provide clear entrance signage to the park.
4. Restore any disturbed areas with turf.
5. Provide a decorative, textured concrete block for the trash enclosure.
6. Provide 9 %-foot-wide parking spaces as required.
7. Provide handicap-accessible parking spaces as required.
8. Comply with the requirements of Steve Kummer's report dated March 31, 2010.
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9. Staff may approve minor changes to the plans.
Boardmember Mireau seconded
Boardmember Mireau suggested a friendly amendment to the motion to modify item 5 as shown
below and to add the following items 10 and 11 :
5. Provide matching materials for construction of the trash enclosure with those materials used
for existing construction in the park.
10. The applicant shall if possible, abandon the monitoring wells according to the water well
code.
11. The applicant shall match the color of the gate paint to the masonry used and is subject to
staff approval.
Boardmember Lamers accepted the friendly amendment.
The board voted: Ayes - all
The motion passed.
a. Feed Products North, 1300 McKnight Road North
Since the applicant was still not present for this item, the board discussed tabling this until the next
meeting.
Boardmember Shankar moved to table this item until the next board meeting.
Boardmember Mireau seconded
The motion passed.
Ayes - all
VIII. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None
IX. BOARD PRESENTATIONS
None
X. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by consensus at 6:38 p.m.