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MINUTES HUGO PLANNING COMMISSION March 22, 2007 Call to Order Chairman Schumann called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Bailly, Kleissler, Schumann, Weidt ABSENT: McRoberts, Moore, Rosenquist ALSO PRESENT: Bryan Bear, Community Development Director (CDD) Rachel Simone, Associate Planner Michele Lindau, Secretary Carolyn Krall, Landform Planning & Urban Design Consultant Mikaela Huot, Springsted Assistant Vice President/Consultant Minutes of March 8, 2007 Kleissler made motion, Bailly seconded, to approve the Planning Commission minutes of March 8, 2006 as submitted. Ayes: Bailly, Kleissler, Schumann. Abstain: Weidt Motion carried. Downtown Design Guidelines and Downtown Master Plan The Commission held a public hearing to solicit comments on the Downtown Design Guidelines and Downtown Master Plan. Over the past three years, the City had worked to create a set of Downtown Design Guidelines with direction from the Planning Commission, the Economic Development Authority, the City Council and the community at large. The guidelines included a concept plan and text that would be used to guide new development in the downtown area. The guidelines had been previously reviewed by the Planning Commission and remained largely intact from previous versions. Carolyn Krall, gave a Power Point presentation showing where the guidelines applied, and explained the plan was revised from the previous plan to show commercial in the southwest corner of CSAH 8 and TH61. She reviewed the goals, framework, general land uses, and design standards outlined in the plan. Schumann pointed out the downtown plan was a concept plan and asked Krall to elaborate on auto -dominated streetscapes. Krall explained in an auto -dominated streetscape, preference is given to the automobile. There would be frequent driveways and few or no sidewalks. Pedestrian safety is not taken into