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City Council meeting of February 18, 2003 Page 4 CSAR 8114 REALIGNMENT PROJECT (SCHEDULE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING) At a specially called workshop on February 10, 2003, the Council discussed the proposed CSAH 8/14 realignment project in relation to the downtown redevelopment plan. After much discussion and questions from attendees, Council directed staff to schedule a neighborhood meeting with property owners living on 14P Street and 147th Street, in order to further determine land uses for their homes, which are zoned commercial. City staff recommended Council schedule this neighborhood meeting with the Planning Commission taking the lead, since it involves land use issues. Staff suggested that Council attend the meeting upon invitation from the Planning Commission. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to schedule a neighborhood meeting for 14P and 147" Street residents for February 27, 2003 at 7:00 pm to determine land uses for their commercially zoned homes. Miran made motion, Granger seconded, to amend the previous motion that notices be sent to only residents located in the targeted area. VOTING AYE ON AMENDMENT: Granger, Haas, Puleo, Miron Motion Carried. VOTING AYE ON ORIGINAL MOTION: Granger, Haas, Puleo, Miron Motion Carried. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to schedule a special Council workshop with the Planning Commission for February 27, 2003 at 7:00 pm. All aye. Motion Carried. REVISION TO PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENT POLICY At its January 6, 2003 meeting, Council reappointed Dave Schumann and Teddy Peltier to the Planning Commission for new four-year terms and directed staff to revise the Planning Commission appointment policy to reflect the desire of the Council, which was to review the performance of the Planning Commissioner months in advance of the end of the term. City staff prepared a revised City policy for presentation to Council for discussion. Council reviewed the draft policy with a few minor changes and discussed, at length, the pros and cons of term limits for volunteer positions. Although there was no conclusion to the tern limit discussion, the Council did agree that all three Commission policies should be consistent. Miron made motion, Puleo seconded, directing staff to make suggested changes to the draft policy and establish consistency for all three policies. All aye. Motion Carried. PARKS COMMISSIONER BUNNY PETERSON TERM EXPIRES MARCH 31, 2003 Parks Commissioner Bunny Peterson's three-year term expires on March 31, 2003. Consistent with adopted policy, staff brought this issue to Council for public announcement of the expiration of Bunny's