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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 19, 2001 • Page 2 1 He also indicated that he has spent the better part of the past two years in Asia, and stated that he 2 has seen the majority of their structures operating using energy efficiency, primarily with solar 3 water heating. Mr. Lunde added that, even on a cloudy day, you receive sixty percent of the 4 energy that a sunny day provides. He suggested that, if they build in base level strategies and 5 then have options, they would eliminate over ninety percent of the problems. 6 Vice Chair Stille asked if Mr. Lunde could refer to any buildings in the United States that have 7 been built using the energy efficiency strategy he was requesting. Mr. Lunde referred to a group 8 of buildings in Maine that are almost totally self-sustained. 9 Mr. Lunde thanked the Planning Commission for listening to his requests. The Planning 10 Commission thanked Mr. Lunde for his expertise and input. 11 VI. MEETING MINUTES. 12 6.1 Review/Approval of Planning Commission Minutes of May 15, 2001. 13 Commissioner Tillmann requested that Page 4, line 6, read: "...Committee, but the ordinance 14 states that any truck weighing over nine thousand pounds has to list it's weight on the side of the 15 truck." Motion by Commissioner Hatch, second by Commissioner Hanson, to approve the May 15, 2001 *17 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes, as corrected above. 18 Motion carried 6-1, Chair Melsha abstained. 19 VII. COMMUNICATION WITH CITY COUNCIL. 20 7.1 Designate a Planning Commissioner to the City Council regular meeting of June 26, 21 2001. 22 Chair Melsha asked Commissioner Thomas if he would attend the next City Council meeting on 23 June 26`h, 2001. Commissioner Thomas agreed to attend. 24 25 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 26 8.1 Lot Combination Request by Tom Palkowski, 2816 Highway 88, to combine two 27 adjacent lots into one. 28 Sue Henry explained that Tom Palkowski, of 2816 Highway 88, owns two pieces of land that are 29 adjacent to one another, and would like to have the two lots combined into one. 30 Chair Melsha asked if the City Attorney had any issues when he reviewed the request. Ms. 31 Henry responded that he did not have any concerns. 32 Mr. Palkowski formally requested the lot combination, and explained that an addition to his 33 home would expand beyond the land that is currently there. 0 34 Commissioner Thomas asked if he had spoken to his neighbors with regard to the addition. He 35 stated that he had spoken with them, and that the change would be insignificant to them.