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(4) Consider all plats submitted by private property owners, and all plans and proposals for <br />development of private or public property within the City; <br />(5) Study, plan, recommend and promote public transportation and transportation alternatives <br />and opportunities within the City including appointing representative(s) to the Lake Area <br />Bus Commission and other study commissions on alternate methods for providing <br />transportation to the Vadnais Heights area; <br />(6) Review and propose regulations to protect the natural environment and characteristics of <br />the City such as wetlands, woodlands, steep slopes and other environmental concerns; <br />(7) Promote life -cycle housing within the City and recommend methods to obtain such <br />housing; <br />(8) Appoint a three- person variance review board from the membership of the Commission to <br />review all variances to code not otherwise reviewed by the Planning Commission. <br />Recommendations by the review board shall consider applications on whether a hardship or <br />uniqueness to the applicant's land exists and whether granting a variance would create an <br />undue hardship 011 neighboring property(s); <br />(9) Advise the Council on any and all matters referred to it by the Council. <br />(10) All action of the Planning Commission shall be in the nature of recommendations to the <br />Council, and the Commission shall have no final authority with reference to any matters <br />except as the Council may delegate authority to it. <br />211.050 Meeting and Reports. All regular and special meetings of the Planning Commission and variance <br />board shall be open to the public, and such monthly regular meetings, special meetings, and <br />variance board meetings shall be at the times that the membership determines. Meeting minutes <br />shall be provided by the commission and the commission shall report semi - annually its activities <br />and recommendations to the Council and such other reports as requested by the Council. <br />211.060 Expenditures. The Council shall provide, out of available funds, for the ordinary and necessary <br />expenses, including training of the Planning Commission. <br />(Source: Ord. 13; Ord. 232; Ord. 238; Ord. 272; Ord. 278; Ord. 281; Ord. 340; Ord. 372; Ord. 536; Ord. <br />556,08 -06 -2003) <br />211 -2 <br />26 <br />