June 12, 2023 Planning Commission
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Based on the context provided and the dialogue within the transcript, here is the formatted version with speaker names and roles.
Note: While the provided list includes City Council members, this specific meeting is of the **City Planning Commission**, which is a separate body. The President identifies herself as **Melissa Olson**. Other speakers are identified as **Commissioners** or **Staff** based on the roll call and the address of the Chair.
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**[0:29] President Melissa Olson:** GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION. TODAY IS MONDAY, JUNE 12. I'M MELISSA OLSON, PRESIDENT OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.
**[0:45] City Clerk:** THIS MEETING IS PUBLIC AND SUBJECT TO THE MINNESOTA OPEN MEETING LAW. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER ALPER. COMMISSIONER BAXLEY.
**[0:45] Commissioner Baxley:** HERE.
**[0:45] City Clerk:** COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL.
**[1:01] Commissioner Campbell:** HERE.
**[1:01] City Clerk:** COMMISSIONER CONLEY. COMMISSIONER FORD.
**[1:01] Commissioner Ford:** HERE.
**[1:01] City Clerk:** COMMISSIONER KOSKI.
**[1:01] Commissioner Koski:** PRESENT.
**[1:01] City Clerk:** COMMISSIONER MARWAH. COMMISSIONER MEYER.
**[1:01] Commissioner Meyer:** HERE.
**[1:01] City Clerk:** COMMISSIONER OLSON.
**[1:01] President Melissa Olson:** HERE.
**[1:01] City Clerk:** WE HAVE SIX MEMBERS PRESENT.
**[1:17] President Melissa Olson:** ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A QUORUM. WITH THAT, WE'LL PROCEED TO THE AGENDA, A COPY OF WHICH WAS POSTED FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE CITY'S LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AVAILABLE AT LIMS.MINNESOTAMN.GOV. THERE IS A COPY BY THE CLERK. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF MAY 22, 2023.
**[1:36] Commissioner:** SO MOVED.
**[1:36] President Melissa Olson:** WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
**[1:52] Commissioners:** AYE.
**[1:52] President Melissa Olson:** OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. THAT MOTION PASSES. THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO ORGANIZE THE PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA. I'LL READ THROUGH EACH ITEM ON THE AGENDA AND STATE WHETHER THEY ARE SLATED FOR CONSENT, CONTINUANCE OR DISCUSSION. CONSENT ITEMS WILL BE PASSED WITHOUT DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD AND ADOPTING STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THOSE ITEMS.
**[2:12] President Melissa Olson:** IF YOU AGREE WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATION, YOU DON'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING. IF YOU DISAGREE, AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM, YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND WHEN I GET TO THE ITEM AND WE'LL PUT IT ON THE DISCUSSION AGENDA. SO WITH THAT, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING.
**[2:31] President Melissa Olson:** ITEM FOUR IS 2609 BLAISDELL AVENUE. THIS ITEM DOESN'T HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND IS RECOMMENDED FOR CONSENT. ITEM FIVE IS LOCATION AND DESIGN REVIEW FOR 2024 THROUGH 2029 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
**[2:47] President Melissa Olson:** THIS ITEM DOES NOT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND IS RECOMMENDED FOR CONSENT. ITEM SIX IS 3145 COLUMBIA AVENUE NORTHEAST AND 3134 CALIFORNIA STREET NORTHEAST. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THIS ITEM FOR CONSENT.
**[3:03] President Melissa Olson:** IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ITEM NUMBER 6? SEEING NONE, WE'LL PUT ITEM 6 ON CONSENT. ITEM 7 IS 1902 49TH AVENUE NORTH.
**[3:19] President Melissa Olson:** THIS ITEM WILL BE CONTINUED TWO CYCLES TO THE JULY 17 MEETING. NUMBER 8 IS 2501, 2541, 2543 STEVENS AVENUE AND 2535 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH.
**[3:35] President Melissa Olson:** STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THIS ITEM FOR CONSENT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ITEM 8? SEEING NONE, WE'LL PUT ITEM 8 ON CONSENT. AND ITEM 9 IS 550 LAKE STREET WEST.
**[3:52] President Melissa Olson:** 2945 GARFIELD AVENUE AS WELL. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THIS ITEM FOR CONSENT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM NUMBER 9. OKAY. THAT IS NOT A HAND RAISED, IS IT?
**[4:08] President Melissa Olson:** NO? OKAY. ITEM 9 WILL ALSO PUT ON CONSENT. SO TO REVIEW, WE HAVE ITEMS 4, 5, 6, 8 AND 9 ON CONSENT AND WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 7, WHICH WILL BE CONTINUED TO JULY 17. COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED?
**[4:27] Commissioner:** SO MOVED.
**[4:27] Commissioner:** SECOND.
**[4:27] President Melissa Olson:** ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. ALL RIGHT, THAT MOTION PASSES AND THE AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED.
**[4:46] President Melissa Olson:** SO WE WILL START WITH OUR CONSENT AGENDA. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSENT AGENDA. IF THERE IS ANYONE HERE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 4, 5, 6, 8 OR 9, THEY CAN COME TO THE PODIUM NOW, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PROCEED WITH COMMENTS. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSENT AGENDA.
**[5:12] President Melissa Olson:** COMMISSIONERS, CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEMS 4, 5, 6, 8 AND 9? ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
**[5:28] Commissioners:** AYE.
**[5:28] President Melissa Olson:** OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE COMPLETED ITEMS 4, 5, 6, 8, 9. IF YOU WERE HERE FOR THOSE ITEMS, GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PROJECT. AND WE'LL FINISH WITH OUR CONTINUANCE ITEM, ITEM 7.
**[5:45] President Melissa Olson:** WHICH WILL BE CONTINUED TO JULY 17. IF THERE IS ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 7, SINCE WE NOTICED IT, YOU CAN COME TO THE PODIUM NOW, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PROCEED WITH YOUR COMMENTS.
**[6:04] President Melissa Olson:** SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM NUMBER 7. COMMISSIONERS, COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEM 7 TWO CYCLES TO JULY 17?
**[6:04] Commissioner:** SO MOVED.
**[6:22] President Melissa Olson:** ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
**[6:22] Commissioners:** AYE.
**[6:22] President Melissa Olson:** OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL SEE ITEM NUMBER 7 ON JULY 17. THAT WAS EVERYTHING ON OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING. ARE THERE ANY UPDATES FROM STAFF?
**[6:39] Kimberly [Planning Staff]:** I DO NOT HAVE ANY UPDATES FOR YOU THIS EVENING.
**[6:39] President Melissa Olson:** KIMBERLY, WE WERE WONDERING IF -- I GUESS I WAS WONDERING IF THE ITEM THAT WAS CONTINUED TO NEXT MEETING, TO THE 26TH, HAS THAT ITEM BEEN PULLED OR NOT?
**[6:55] Kimberly [Planning Staff]:** IT HAS NOT. HILLARY IS STILL WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT, WHICH IS ALSO THE CITY, BUT WE ARE STILL WORKING INTERNALLY TO DECIDE IF THAT IS GOING TO PROCEED WITH THAT SCHEDULED MEETING ON THE 26TH OR IF IT WOULD BE CONTINUED FURTHER DOWN THE LINE BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN ACTION NOW AT THE STATE LEVEL WITH A -- I THINK -- SEPTEMBER 7 FUNDING DEADLINE OR SEPTEMBER 7 DEADLINE TO RAISE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THAT PROJECT.
**[7:21] Kimberly [Planning Staff]:** SO WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. IT'S POSSIBLE IT WILL BE CONTINUED AGAIN OR WITHDRAWN, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT AT A MINIMUM, WE HAVE TO RETURN THE RE-ZONING APPLICATION. WE LEFT IT ON THE AGENDA AS ONE ITEM FOR NOW, AND JUST FOR EASE OF GOING THROUGH THE SYSTEM, WE DIDN'T WANT TO RETURN PART OF IT AND CONTINUE THE REST SO WE'LL KEEP IT ALL TOGETHER.
**[7:44] Kimberly [Planning Staff]:** REZONING HAD TO BE RETURNED BECAUSE THAT DISTRICT WON'T EXIST ANYMORE AFTER JULY 1. AS OF NOW, WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA, I JUST DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BE CONTINUED AGAIN OR NOT.
**[8:01] President Melissa Olson:** OKAY, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM COMMISSIONERS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? OKAY, IF NOT, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, I DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. OUR NEXT MEETING -- REGULAR MEETING WILL BE MONDAY JUNE 26 AND WE HAVE COMMITTEE OF WHOLE THIS THURSDAY. THANKS EVERYBODY.
**[8:18] Commissioners:** THANK YOU.