HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Falcon Heights Minutes January 23, 2018City of Falcon Heights
City Hall
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Minutes - Planning Commission
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
7:00 p.m.
A: CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Commission Chair Larkin at
7:00 pm.
B: ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners: Larkin, Sunderland, Williams, Samatar, Stemper
Staff Liaison: Moretto
Council Liaison: Miazga
Absent: Murphy, Kotelnicki
C: APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
The minutes of September 26, 2017 meeting of the Planning Commission were
approved.
D: AGENDA:
1. Election of New Officers
The Planning Commission elected new officers for the 2018 calendar year:
The following council members were nominated and elected to the following
positions:
Chair, John Larkin
Vice Chair, Collin Stemper
Secretary, Stephen Sunderland
2. Approval of the Standing Rules
a. The commissioners discussed ideas concerning the creation of the Agenda
items for each meeting. Commissioner Sunderland queried the council about
other means available to the commission for adding agenda items to stimulate
thinking about the business of the commission. Council member Miazga
shared the process he followed on other commissions using Ad Hoc meetings
of a small subset of the commission members for special projects and working
groups to accomplish a variety of tasks that do not require a quorum of
members. Other options are afforded through the existing standing rules for
commissioners to add items to the agenda. This was supported by Chair
Larkin and members of the Planning Commission to encourage proactive
engagement by commission members.
b. Council member Miazga asked if there were provisions in the standing
rules that address Special meetings or Public meetings. Chair larkin
responded that there are rules outlining procedures for Special meetings.
c. The Planning Commission Standing Rules of February 26, 2008, revised
June 28, 2011, were approved by unanimous consent.
3. Announcement for a Special Meeting on January 30th, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers at Falcon Heights City Hall.
Paul Moretto outlined the proceedings of the Special Meeting to be held on
January 30th, 2018 at Falcon Heights City Hall. The Special meeting is an
opportunity for the Planning Commission and the community to engage with
the WSB consultants to address the processes that will be required in the
creation of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan as required by the Metropolitan
Council. This kickoff event will be an initial opportunity to learn about the
process and activities that will be undertaken by WSB and the city of Falcon
Heights in coming months.
E: INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. The planning commission wishes to thank Pamela Harris former city council
member for her many years of dedicated service to the Planning Commission and the
city of Falcon Heights.
2. Mark Miazga, newly elected council member, will be the new Council Liaison to
the Planning Commission.
3. Entire proceedings of the Planning Commission meeting for Tuesday, January 23,
2018 can be viewed on cctv (FHPC_2018-01-23) which can be found on the Falcon
Heights City website.
F: ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m. Followed by a Workshop
Session – Comprehensive Plan – Refresher