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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes April 18, 1995 Page 14 1 Commissioner Gondorchin indicated he did not feel the M.P.A. was peculiar to the efforts of the 2 Planning Commission. He stated the M.P.A. was a generic body and would be a large 3 commitment of Chair Bergstrom's time. 4 Commissioner Faust indicated he felt the Planning Commission was a very pro-active body. He 5 mentioned the accomplishments the Commission had made such as redoing the sign ordinance, 6 reviewing all city ordinances, rezoning around the lake, etc. He stated he felt the Commission 7 needed to have a vision or a mission statement. He suggested it would be a good idea for all the 8 Commissioners to read and understand the Comprehensive Plan. He felt this was the first step to 9 any progress. He reported the South Anoka County Consortium is a group with members from 10 Fridley, Columbia Heights, and Hilltop, who have joined together to look at the problems in their 11 community and find a way to resolve them. This organization does have a mission statement, 12 dealing with issues such as integrity and cooperation. He indicated the Commission needed to 13 define the core values of the community and determine how these values relate to each person in 14 the community, from the business people to the children. 15 Chair Bergstrom stated he felt the Planning Commission,needed a job description so they would 16 have a working description of what they are supposed to do. He felt the Planning Commission's 17 responsibility was to crystalize some of the issues which were important and then involve other groups to address specific issues. He expressed concern that there was not enough time for this 19 process at the regular monthly meetings. He stated he had no specific target at this point, but 20 would like the group to develop a list and get input from other people. 21 Commissioner Gondorchin indicated he would be available to attend one work.session per 22 month. He felt it important to explore the findings of the Economic Task Force and to look at all 23 committees and gauge their effectiveness. 24 Chair Bergstrom indicated he felt there was a credibility issue with the City Council. He did not 25 believe they were opposed to the Planning Commission working with these committees but that 26 it just did not occur to them. 27 Morrison indicated he agreed with Chair Bergstrom. He suggested the Commission set a date in 28 June for a work session. He also suggested staff develop a draft of a job description for the 29 Planning Commission based on some of the Minnesota Statutes and a survey of'other cities. He 30 also suggested staff would supply the Commissioners with the Economic Task Force list. He 31 reported the Economic Task Force was no longer in existence. Their main purpose had been to 32 let the public know there was going to be some redevelopment in the community and there could 33 potentially be some city assistance for those redevelopments. 34 Chair Bergstrom stated he felt it important to redo the Comprehensive Plan as it is sixteen years 1W old.