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Mounds View Planning Commission April 15, 2015 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda <br /> <br />None. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />5. Planning Cases <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />_____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />6. Other Planning Activity <br /> <br />A. Review Application for Planning Commission Vacancy <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller informed the Commission that Commissioner Cindy Carvelli-Yu is <br />resigning from the Planning Commission. The remaining time of Cindy’s three-year term needs <br />to be filled. The City advertised the vacancy, with applications due on March 20, 2015. Staff <br />received one application. The Planning Commission should review the application and meet the <br />candidate who has been invited to the meeting. A ballot vote will be conducted and the results of <br />the vote will be the recommendation that the Planning Commission submits to the City Council, <br />who could make an official appointment on April 27, 2015. <br /> <br />Therese Kieffer introduced herself to the Commission. She explained she lived in Landmark <br />Estates. She enjoys living in this community with her husband and 19-month-old son. She <br />looked forward to seeing how the Highway 10 corridor continued to develop. <br /> <br />Commissioner Birken believed that Ms. Kieffer was highly qualified to serve on the Planning <br />Commission. <br /> <br />A ballot vote was conducted and the Commission unanimously recommended the City Council <br />appoint Therese Kieffer to the Planning Commission. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />B. Discuss Proposed Code Amendments to Allow Brewpubs, Taprooms, <br />Microbreweries, and Breweries <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller informed the Commission that at the April 6, 2015 Council <br />Worksession, the City Council discussed allowing businesses like brewpubs or taprooms in the <br />City since they are becoming very popular after the State of Minnesota loosened regulations <br />relating to these types of businesses. The Council is supportive of allowing any type of brewing <br />businesses – brewpub, taproom, microbrewery and brewery. The City Code for liquor licensing <br />will also need to be amended to accommodate these particular types of businesses, along with <br />some additional definitions. Staff reviewed these definitions in detail with the Commission and <br />requested feedback on the code amendments.