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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes March 18, 1997 Page 5 1 2. Comprehensive Plan Task Force Update. 2 Chair Bergstrom reported the next Comprehensive Plan Task Force meeting is scheduled for 3 Wednesday, March 26, 1997. He stated he had attended a meeting with BRW and Ms. 4 Moore-Sykes this morning. A draft Land Use and Urban Design Plan, Transportation Plan 5 and Analysis of Condition have been created. Bergstrom stated the process is moving 6 forward. 7 Chair Bergstrom noted that a copy of the Storm Water Management Proposal from WSB was 8 included in the Commissioner's .packet. The Storm Water Management Plan is required by 9 the Metropolitan Council as part of the Comprehensive Plan Update. Also included in the 10 packet is a copy of the approval of and comments from the Metropolitan Council on the 11 City's Emergency Water Supply Plan. This is also required as part of the Comprehensive 12 Plan Update. 13 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported there will be a Public Informational meeting in regard to the Storm 14 Water Management Plan on Tuesday, April 29, 1997 at 7:00 P.M. at City Hall. 15 Commissioner Gondorchin asked that notice of the Public Informational meeting be included 16 with the notice of the Comprehensive Plan Task Force meeting. 17 Chair Bergstrom noted the proposal for preliminary park planning was also included in the 18 Commission packet. . 19 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported BRW is evaluating other parks and ballfields in the St. Anthony 20 park system. There has also been discussion of where to relocate the tennis courts. It has 21 been questioned if the old City Hall site is the most appropriate location for the tennis courts. 22 23 VII. COMMENTS. 24 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted a meeting at the Landmark Center on Thursday, March 20, 1997 at 25 7:00 P.M. entitled, "Passing a Land-Use Framework for Minnesota". Issues addressed will 26 include: Details about current legislative land-use bills; Implementation strategies; and, 27 Grassroots mobilization around land-use legislation. 28 Commissioner Gondorchin stated he was disappointed at the Council's decision regarding the 29 Verkins Addition. He stated he was confused with the fact that Council had approved the 30 townhouse development without'Mr. Beach even supplying a detailed plan of the 31 development. He stated he was surprised at Councilmember Enrooth's comment that a 32 Commissioner who was absent would have voted yes and Gondorchin questioned how this 33 would have even made a difference. Gondorchin stated he was confused by the resident 34 Makowske appearance in favor of the project and did not understand the connection. 35 Commissioner Makowske presented a draft of a proposed amendment to the "Sign Ordinance" 36 (Chapter 14. Signs) which read: