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Mounds View Planning Commission June 7, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 26 Planning Associate Ericson stated that a public hearing notice was published in the Focus newspaper, and that went out to all residents. He indicated all property owners within 350 feet of the City Hall, the Community Center, the Midland Videen property and the remnant parcel were notified of this public hearing by mail. Commissioner Thomas stated that she has lived at the Landmark Estates for four years, however, she had only learned that this public hearing was taking place because she was invited to attend the meeting in her role as a Commissioner. She added that a large number of residents at the Landmark Estates do not receive the Focus newspaper, which is not delivered to the doors of the townhouses, nor did it appear that any other form of notification was provided. She pointed out that there are as many individuals who live in this townhouse complex, which is directly adjacent to the Community Center and the subject parcel, as there are residents who live along St. Stephen Street. Planning Associate Ericson stated that staff could examine this, to determine how the notification is distributed, and this would be addressed in future mailings. Chairperson Peterson inquired how the management of a community property distributes messages to individual residents. He indicated some communities have Apartment Owners Associations, which are groups of property owners who work in a cooperative effort to inform each other regarding bad tenants, and so forth. He advised that if there were such an organization in Mounds View, this might be a good mechanism for the distribution of public notices. Commissioner Thomas stated that the Landmark Estates was not a secured building, in which the residents utilize locked mailboxes. She explained that these were individual addresses that could have been notified by mail, however, were not. Planning Associate Ericson stated that the Landmark Estates property was indicated on the notification map. Chairperson Peterson stated that the notification was provided to the owner of this rental property. Planning Associate Ericson stated that the City could take that extra step, possibly by personally contacting the management of these properties to work out a system to ensure that future notifications are posted, and if necessary, a staff person could go to the property and hand deliver the notices. Commissioner Johnson inquired if public notification was required for a preliminary meeting such as this. Chairperson Peterson advised that this meeting was advertised as a public hearing, and therefore, the notification process was subject to the same requirements as any other public hearing.