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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-08-2014 PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting January 8, 2014 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Stevenson at 7:00 p.m. for January 8, 2014. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Roll Call Members Present: Commissioners Carvelli-Yu, Elofson, Love, Rundle, Birken, Schiltgen, and Stevenson. Absent and Excused: None. Also Present: Planning Associate Heidi Heller. ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Special Order of Business A. Oath of Office for Commissioners Planning Associate Heller administered the Oath of Office to Commissioners Gary Rundle and Jessica Birken. B. Election of Officers – Chair and Vice-Chair Planning Associate Heller requested the Commission elect a Chair and Vice-Chair for the Planning Commission for 2014. Commissioner Rundle nominated Gary Stevenson as Chair of the Planning Commission. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Rundle/Commissioner Love. To elect Gary Stevenson as the Chair of the Planning Commission for 2014. Ayes – 7 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Commissioner Carvelli-Yu nominated Paul Schiltgen as Vice-Chair of the Planning Commission. Mounds View Planning Commission January 8, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 2 ________________________________________________________________________ MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Carvelli-Yu/Chair Stevenson. To elect Paul Schiltgen as the Vice-Chair of the Planning Commission for 2014. Ayes – 7 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Index to Minutes Page Approval of Minutes 2 Review Crossroad Pointe Development Area Visioning Process 2 _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. Approval of Minutes November 6, 2013. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Carvelli-Yu/Commissioner Schiltgen. To approve the Minutes of the November 6, 2013 regular Planning Commission meetings as presented. Ayes – 7 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Planning Cases None. _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Other Planning Activity A. Review Crossroad Pointe Development Area Visioning Process (Oral Report) Planning Associate Heller discussed the Crossroad Pointe Development Area with the Commission. She explained the site was expanded when the City purchased the previous Taiko Restaurant and Robert’s Sports Bar last year, which are adjacent to the Premium Stop lot that was already City owned. The site was approximately 4.25 acres, and the City was proposing to vacate Greenfield Street to allow the site to become one contiguous lot. The City was hoping to have a mixed use on the site in the future. Mounds View Planning Commission January 8, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 3 ________________________________________________________________________ Associate Heller reviewed the Council’s brainstorming session from a recent work session meeting regarding Mounds View’s priorities and goals for the site. Strengths and weaknesses for the City and the site were discussed in detail. She commented a consultant was working with Council and staff. This consultant would be taking the comments from the recent work session meeting and would be drawing up plans for the Council to review in the future. She reported the City would be holding an Open House for the public to review these plans in the near future. Commissioner Carvelli-Yu encouraged staff to notify commercial bankers regarding the potential development options for this property. Commissioner Love suggested public comments be gathered at the proposed Open House, for Council consideration. Associate Heller agreed it would be important to gather public input. ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. Next Planning Commission Meeting: A. January 22, 2014 B. February 5, 2014 ______________________________________________________________________________ 9. Review Minutes: A. December 4, 2013 The Commission discussed the December 4, 2013 meeting minutes. 10. Staff Updates A. Upcoming Planning Cases Planning Associate Heller discussed upcoming planning cases. She reviewed the progress being made on the Coventry Senior Living project. She discussed the changes the Mounds View School District was proposing to meet the all-day kindergarten needs. The school district would be occupying a portion of Silver View Plaza for adult education and the vacant office building next to the movie theater. 11. Chairperson and Planning Commissioners Reports None. Mounds View Planning Commission January 8, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 4 ________________________________________________________________________ 12. Adjournment There being no further business before the Planning Commission, Chair Stevenson adjourned the meeting at 7:40 p.m. ______________________________________________________________________________ Respectfully submitted, Heidi Heller Planning Associate Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.