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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES APRTL 7, 1980 7:30 P.M. • The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m, on April 7, 1980 by Chair- man Les Larson. In addition to the Chairman the following persons were present: Harold Nilsen, Mike Heffron, Erma Olson, Jerry Wallin, Robert Blomberg, Al Stefanson, Councilmember Helen Brown, Council Liaison Member Sandy Larson, Jim Bourquin, the City Clerk Administrator Dewan Barnes, and two University of Minnesota representatives, Steve Markowitz and Dr. Dave Davis. Also present was City Planner Carl Dale. Carl Dale reported as follows: 1. He has nearly completed his personal tour of the community and he found that curb, gutter and sidewalk is lacking in the marjority of the community. He suggested that the Commission might consider revision of the power line system especially as it is unsightly in the vicinity of the Snelling-Larpenteur business district. He also recommended that the Commission give consideration to some sort of a sign ordinance for the purpose of establishing uniformity and improving the appearance and safety aspects of the existing conditions. He advised the Commis- sion, that by law, any capital improvement expenditures planned within the next five years must be written into the Comprehensive Plan. He also advised the Commission that he had found one dead end street over 500 feet long within the City. He recommended that consideration be given to this condition from the standpoint of fire and ambulance aspects. 2. Carl Dale is reviewing the Ramsey County and Roseville School District • Capital Improvement Plans for coordination with our own. 3. He has prepared and distributed to the Commission a new Citizens Survey. It was decided that the new survey would be sent out with the Falcon Heights News- letter in approximately one week. It was too late to be included with the sewer bills. For purposes of the new survey, Erma Olson advised the Commission as well as the University of Minnesota Representatives, that 367 of the 502 housing units on the St. Paul Campus are in Falcon Heights, the rest are in St. Paul. 4. Mr. Dale has the University of Minnesota (Andrews Report) Long Range Development Report for review now. The University of Minnesota Representatives advised the Commission that the University's present intention is to have the agricultural land remain as out door laboratories engaged in agricultural use. They further advised that there are no:"plans to add housing to the University Grove by elminiating the two golf holes of the University Golf Course south of Larpenteur. The University representatives further advised that they are discuss- ing methods for upgrading the image and appearance of the open land belonging to the University. This might take the form of low profile signs describing activities taking place on the agricultural plot. They further advised that the University has the funds to extend Fairview Avenue south of Larpenteur, but the University is not presently planning to do so. They further advised that with the new well and irrigation system installed on the land north of Larpenteur and east of Fairview the University intends to intensify the research use of the land. • 5. Mr. Dale .advised that the vehicular access ways to the shopping areas in the business district are too close to the Snelling-Larpenteur intersection and that some consideration should be given to re°~lo:c.atitig here ~ccesa ~~.ys.