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MEMORANDUM • DATE: January 20, 1999 TO: Michael J. Mornson, City Manager FROM: Kim Moore-Sykes, Management Assistant ITEM: January 19' Planning Commission Meeting Summary 1. Planning Commission Representative. No Planning Commission Representative was designated for the Council at the January,26' Council meeting. 2. Public Hearings. None. 3. Concept Review. None. 4. Report from the Parks Commission. Diane Roadfeldt reported that the Commission is working on Water Tower Park. She said the Bob Kost has presented them,with drawings and will be working with him in February to fine-tune the plans. She also reported that she is part of the subcommittee that will be selecting playground equipment. 5. Discussion of Goals for 1999. Makowske provided an update of last month's discussion • on establishing goals for the Planning Commission to work on. Bergstrom asked Staff to provide a listing of the key comprehensive planning issues that were discussed in 1998. 6. Council Liaison to Planning Commission. Staff reported on information received from New Brighton, Woodbury and Brooklyn Center. The Commissioners liked the structure that exists for Planning Commission representatives when they report to the City Council. They agreed that they would the Council Liaison to attend monthly on a rotating basis and . present his report early in the agenda. 7. Reviewed Report from Dick Krier. Horst stated that he liked the idea of having a theme and to create a "unique, quaint, neighborhood center, open space" makes sense for the Center. He did say that he did not think that it was an "ethnic" center and would like that idea struck from the document because he does not want developers getting the wrong idea about what the merchants want for the center. Gondorchin stated that he did not feel Krier was a visionary or had developed any new ideas for the Center. Bergstrom reiterated that Krier's responsibility was to show a destination for the City and it is up to the City to find the pathways to that destination. 8. Joint Planning Commission & Council Meeting, March 9. 1999. This date is good for the Commissioners and they appreciated the opportunity to meet with the Council. • 9. Adjournment. The Planning Commission meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.