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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes ` November 15, 2005 Page 6 1 noting that this could be one way for the Commission to handle the review. He noted that 2 another way to address this would be through a Planning Commission work session. He stated 3 that if there is nothing for the Planning Commission to address at the December meeting that this 4 would be a good time for the Commission to meet in a work session. He suggested changing the 5 regular monthly Planning Commission meeting in December to a work session to discuss the 6 ordinance updates. 7 8 Ms. Moore-Sykes agreed that the work session would be a good idea noting that it would not 9 have to be a televised meeting. 10 11 Commissioner Jensen asked if there is a sense among the Commissioners that a PUD ordinance 12 that is for a larger sized property would have utilized the process. He asked if the process was 13 adequate or should it be tweaked to address the smaller-sized PUD issues. 14 15 Chair Stromgren agreed noting that he has been thinking about the same issues. He stated that 16 most Cities do not have the strict prohibition of mixing an Residential and a Commercial that St. 17 Anthony's code has. He stated that there could be other ways to accomplish this through a 18 mixed-zoning use without the PUD. He asked Ms. Moore-Sykes to pull together information on 19 this topic for their review prior to the work session. 20 21 Commissioner Jensen suggested that the Commissioners forward any information they might 22 have to Ms. Moore-Sykes that would include similar ideas from other Cities. He stated that it 23 would be beneficial to have all information pertaining to these issues for their review prior to the 24 work session. He stated that the sites on Kenzie could stall out because the City does not have a 25 mechanism in place to allow for the use. 26 27 Chair Stromgren noted that the current applicant did not include any commercial/retail in their 28 proposal; it would seem like a prime location where this could be included. He stated that this all 29 points back to what Ms. Moore-Sykes discussed with respect to livable Cities initiatives and 30 mixed-uses within a walk able distance. 31 32 Commissioner Gaylon asked Ms. Moore-Sykes to email the Commissioners with an agenda of 33 items for the work session. 34 35 Commissioner Jensen stated that aerial maps of the City would be good planning tools and asked 36 if the City has any large-scale aerial maps that could be used during their work session. 37 38 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that the only maps available are the wall maps. 39 40 Commissioner Jensen suggested checking with the Metropolitan Council to see if they have any 41 aerial maps available. He stated that they do have maps available from various projects they 42 were involved with and suggested checking to see what they would charge for a 200-scale map. 43 44 Commissioner Jensen referenced the Comprehensive Plan and Ordinance amendment process 45 stating that approximately a year ago he was on the School Board Task Force that dealt with the