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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 18, 1998 . Page 5 1 2 Commissioner.Makowske asked what the role and focus of the Parks Commission will be once 3 the configuration of these parks is implemented. Ms. Jindra stated that the Parks Commission 4 has not made any plans beyond those currently on the table. She reiterated that last week's Parks 5 Commission meeting was really their first and to date their main focus has been the sharing of 6 ideas. 7 8 Chair Bergstrom referred to a section of the City's updated Comprehensive Plan, a document 9 required by the Metropolitan Council which is in final approval stage, which refers to park 10 planning. He suggested that Ms. Jindra obtain a copy from Ms. Moore-Sykes at her earliest 11 convenience. The plan provides an analysis of parks within the City in comparison with other 12 communities as well as recommendations regarding the acquisition of other property for 13 parkland, specifically the public works garage. The recommendations allow for the removal of 14 that facility to a new location due to conflicting use within the neighborhood, and the conversion 15 of the acreage into a park. Chair Bergstrom encouraged Ms. Jindra to bring the Plan to the Parks 16 Commission for general discussion and incorporation into their agenda. Ms. Jindra added that 17 the potential for passive parkland may exist when and if the City purchases several houses due to 18 flooding. 19 16 Chair Bergstrom thanked Ms. Jindra for her participation in the Planning Commission's meeting. 21 2. Storm Water Management Ordinance Review 22 Ms. Moore-Sykes reviewed the Ordinance for Storm Water Management. The adoption by the 23 City Council of this ordinance is required by the Metropolitan Council before they will approve 24 the Comprehensive Plan Update. 25 26 Chair Bergstrom stated that after reviewing the proposed ordinance, he had some minor 27 comments. All state and federal water management districts' ordinances focus on construction 28 projects which are over 5 acres and do not require the same level of detail for projects which are 29 under 5 acres. He stated that the content is appropriate for commercial developments and 30 residential developments of significant size, but does not apply to small residential projects. 31 Comments or suggestions for dealing with smaller projects would be appreciated. 32 33 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that this proposed ordinance was taken from a model ordinance 34 submitted by the Metropolitan Council, and questions or comments regarding its content should 35 be presented to the City Council for discussion. The Metropolitan Council's model document is 36 based largely on the requirements of outlying suburbs where large tract developments occur 37 regularly. 38 39 Commissioner Gondorchin expressed the need for reinforcement of limits to be incorporated in 40 the proposed ordinance. He referred to Section 9 which addresses regulations for use of lawn fertilizer, and the practical impossibility of imposing these regulations on the average 41 homeowner. 43