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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MAY 5, 1980 7:30 P.M. • The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. on May 5, 1980 by Chair- man Les Larson. In addition to the Chairman the following persons were present: Al Stefanson, Harold Nilsen, Erma Olson, Robert Blomberg, Elving Anderson, and Jerry Wallin. Also present were Council Liaison Sandy Larson and Councilmember Helen Brown. City Planner Carl Dale reported as follows: 1. He expects to have 95% of the text of the Comprehensive Plan drafted and available for review by the Planning Commission in advance of the next meeting scheduled for June 2, 1980. 2. Mr. Dale advised that approximately 2,000 Citizens Survey Questionnaires were distributed with the recent newsletter. The return rate appeared to be in the order of 10%. A summary of the first 24 questionnaires received disclosed the following concerns: a. Larpenteur-Snelling traffic. Mr. Dale will be having a professional traffic engineer evaluate the intersection in the near future. b. Lack of community identity. c. Dutch Elm Disease. d. Forecasting population demographics for future planning and development. e. Attracting younger families as residents. f. Maintaining a high level of city services while keeping taxes down. g. The deterioration and poor appearance of the commercial property. h. Stray cats and dogs. i. Failure to enforce ordinances. In the area of likes and dislikes, the questionnaires reflected that the residents of the City like the small village atmosphere. They generally feel that there is good fire and police protection and that snow plowing is satisfactory although it occasionally results in some curb damage. There was dissatisfaction with, again, stray dogs, high cost parking tickets, the ugly shopping area, and the perceived lack of interest in city and civic events. Mr. Dale suggested that perhpas a card file could be maintained at City Hall containing data on persons having common interests (garden clubs,~etc.) so that citizens can find out with whom they share common interests. 3. As seen by Carl Dale, the City's current and near future problems are as follows: • a. Storm drainage.