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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes <br /> June 15, 1999 <br /> Page 7 <br /> 1 Bergstrom stated grant money is available for a wide variety of projects, and the application <br /> 2 process is time consuming and requires creativity. He added the City could do more in the area <br /> 3 of economic redevelopment,but not with its current Staff. Ms. Moore-Sykes stated the City's <br /> 4 budget must also be able to support matching funds requirements. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Bergstrom stated there may be opportunities for the Commission to work on grant research. <br /> 7 Hatch stated there are various web sites with such information. Stille stated he is interested in <br /> 8 finding out about grant opportunities for street improvements. Ms. Moore-Sykes stated Public <br /> 9 Works Director Jay Hartman might have more information. Bergstrom requested that Ms. <br /> 10 Moore-Sykes determine whether Mr. Hartman could attend the Commission's August meeting to <br /> 11 discuss this issue. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 IX. COMMENTS. <br /> 14 Hanson stated he agrees with Horst's comments with regard to the urgency of communicating <br /> 15 with the shopping center's new owners. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Melsha also expressed agreement with acting quickly on the shopping center, adding the City <br /> 18 must be more aggressive than in the past. He added the fear is that a cohesive plan for the entire <br /> 19 area will not be realized. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Hatch expressed concern over the appearance of the sporting goods store in the Town& Country <br /> 22 property. Ms. Moore-Sykes stated the new owners will be required to present plans to the <br /> 23 Commission. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Stille stated he would like to see some planning concepts for Apache with a different planner <br /> 26 who could provide insight with regard to that particular area. Bergstrom asked Ms. Moore-Sykes <br /> 27 to determine a contact person at USBank or elsewhere who can provide information. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Bergstrom noted he will be absent from the Commission's July 20, 1999 meeting. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 X. ADJOURNMENT. <br /> 32 Motion by Commissioner Stille, second by Commissioner Bergstrom to adjourn the meeting at <br /> 33 9:15 P.M. <br /> 34 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Respectfully submitted, <br /> 37 <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Mary Mullen, TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 <br />