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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes January 18, 2000 Page 9 - 1 In addition, Stille wished to extend a warm welcome to Commissioner Thomas. 2 B. Staff. 3 1. Heart of the Earth. 4 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that Heart of the Earth School has a deadline of mid-January in order to 5 make a down payment on the Salvation Army property. There was a financial obstacle for Heart 6 of the Earth last December when a main financial benefactor canceled support. In the meantime, . 7 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated,the Staff has received telephone calls from a developer to discuss 8 potential uses of the property should the site become available. 9 2. Bus Tour(April). 10 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that she had spoken with Public Works Director Jay Hartman about 11 resources that are available for the bus tour. In the past, Mr. Hartman stated,the City has con- 12 tacted New Brighton and the Parks and Recreation Director regarding the use of that City's van. 13 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that she would be contacting New Brighton and will inform the 14 Commissioners the results of her discussions. 15 Bergstrom reminded Ms. Moore-Sykes that it appeared that the bus trip might be coordinated 16 with the City Council. •17 Ms. Moore-Sykes also mentioned that the City might be able to rent a bus from the company that 18 provides bussing service to the School District. A date for the bus tour was discussed and 19 determined to be set for April 15, 2000. 20 In regard to a joint meeting with the Planning and Parks Commissions, Ms. Moore-Sykes stated 21 that the meeting is proposed to be scheduled on April 18, 2000. In this respect, the meeting 22 could take place after the bus tour and offer a means of discussion. 23 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported that the goal setting retreat with the City Council is scheduled for 24 February 18, 2000 and the Chairs of both the Planning and Parks Commission are invited to at- 25 tend. 26 C. City Council Liaison Report. 27 Chair Bergstrom welcomed Dick Horst and invited him to address the Commission. 28 Mr. Horst began by stating that he is the City Council Liaison to the Planning Commission, and 29 his job is to provide input to the Planning Commission from the Council, and vice versa. Mr. 30 Horst stated that there is an opportunity this year to increase the role of the Planning Commission 31 and it is his hope that the Commission will utilize his role as a communicator between the 32 Commission and the Council. .&3 Mr. Horst wished to clarify the Mayor's earlier comments regarding code enforcement. The 34 Planning Commission, Mr. Horst stated, is not in charge of code enforcement. By way of back- 35 ground, Mr. Horst stated that the Planning Commission inadvertently became involved in some 36 issues regarding conditional use permits some time ago,but as a general rule, code enforcement