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Planning Commission Minutes
September 23, 2003
Chair Tom Lageson called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.
PRESENT: Commissioners Ryan, Tracy, Heideman, Harris, Lageson, Lukermann, Maher, DeLeo, Council Member Lindstrom. Also present was Staff Liaison Deb Jones.
ABSENT: Ziebarth
The minutes of the May 27, 2003, meeting were approved.
INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Council Member Lindstrom gave an update on Council actions related to the May 27 hearings. Dino's withdrew their plan for a drive-through before the variances went to the Council. The
Council approved the front setback variance recommended by the Planning Commission. The second variance, not approved by the Commission, was withdrawn because Dino's greatly improved
upon their lot coverage ratio by eliminating the drive-through. We can be thankful Dino's recognized the fact that there was citizen opposition to the drive-through, retooled their
plan and moved forward.
In response to a question from Commissioner Harris on the SE Corner project timetable, Lindstrom said that abatement of lead and asbestos has just begun at the site. This will take
a few weeks; then demolition will start. Things are really beginning to move. The whole project will take a couple of years to complete. He added that he did not have any relocation
information about Pizza Hut.
Staff Liaison Deb Jones reminded the Commissioners about the SE Corner informational meeting scheduled for September 30, 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting is open to the public.
Representatives of the developer, the contractor and the City will be there to give information and answer questions. There will also be an update on the improvements planned for Curtiss
Field Park. Commissioner Harris said that she had not received one of the mailed invitations and asked how the mailing list was determined. Ms. Jones said she would find out from the
City Administrator. The mailed announcement may have gone only to people within the "statutory 350 feet," but certainly the meeting is open to everyone, including residents from St.
Paul.
Farmer's Market seems to be "running like clockwork." Ms. Jones said no negative comments had come to her attention, although there was a lot of traffic this morning. Parking seems
to be sufficient. There was one concern about noise that turned out to be unrelated to the market. None of the Commissioners had heard anything negative, and Commissioner Maher said
that she had been there every week and had no trouble getting in and out, even with kids on bicycles.
Councilmember Lindstrom said that Dino's will be staying open while their new restaurant is under construction. It looks like the lot is ready to build on. Completion is now expected
in December.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:13 p.m. to a workshop on the zoning code.
Respectfully submitted,
Deborah Jones, Staff Liaison