This transcript is from a meeting of the **Minneapolis Planning Commission**. Based on the roll call and the context provided, the speakers include **Aurin Chowdhury** (the City Council representative on the commission) and various commissioners and staff. While the "Chair" and "Rachel" are not explicitly named in your provided official list (as the list focuses on City Council and Department Heads rather than the specific appointed Planning Commission members), I have identified them by their roles and the names used in the audio. [0:07] **Chair**: WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MINNEAPOLIS PLANNING COMMISSION. I'M CHAIR OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [0:25] **Clerk**: COMMISSIONER BAXLEY IS ABSENT. CAMPBELL IS ABSENT. JONES. [0:25] **Commissioner Jones**: PRESENT. [0:25] **Clerk**: MEYER. [0:25] **Commissioner Meyer**: HERE. [0:25] **Clerk**: SKJEFTE IS ABSENT. THOMPSON. [0:25] **Commissioner Thompson**: HERE. [0:25] **Clerk**: WAGNER IS ABSENT. WE HAVE FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT. [0:25] **Chair**: LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. FIRST I WILL GO TO THE MINUTES FOR APRIL 14th, 2025. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES? ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? [0:52] **Chair**: ABSTENTIONS? THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. NEXT WE'LL ORGANIZE THE AGENDA. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING ALL OF THEM FOR CONSENT. I'M GOING TO READ THROUGH EACH ONE OF THEM. IF YOU WERE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND WHEN I CALL THROUGH THEM. IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR A NEUTRAL POSITION ON THEM, YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. BUT FIRST, FOR NUMBER 4, 6 COURT AND 650 TAFT STREET NORTHEAST. WAS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ITEM NUMBER 4? [1:30] **Chair**: ALL RIGHT WE'LL HAVE THAT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. FOR ITEM 5, 810 7th STREET SOUTH, AND 817 7th STREET SOUTH. WAS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM NUMBER 5? ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANY, SO THAT'LL BE ON CONSENT. [1:49] **Chair**: NUMBER 6, 560 WEST LAKE STREET, WAS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM NUMBER 6? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL HAVE THAT ON THE CONSENT AS WELL. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS I JUST READ? [1:49] **Commissioner Meyer**: SO MOVED. [1:49] **Chair**: IS THERE A SECOND? [1:49] **Commissioner Thompson**: SECOND. [2:10] **Chair**: ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? THAT IS ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT SO I'LL OPEN THE CONSENT HEARING. SO IF YOU WERE HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT ONE OF THE ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA, YOU CAN DO THAT NOW. DID ANYONE WANT TO? ALL RIGHT NOT SEEING ANYONE, SO I WILL CLOSE THE HEARING. COMMISSIONERS, WERE THERE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT OUR CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE THREE ITEMS? [2:31] **Commissioner Jones**: SO MOVED. [2:31] **Commissioner Thompson**: SECOND. [2:31] **Chair**: ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED, ABSTENTIONS? WELCOME COMMISSIONER WAGNER JUST IN TIME TO COLLECT YOUR STIPEND. [2:48] **Chair**: [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT, SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS FOR THE DAY. [2:48] **Clerk**: YES, YEAH, YEAH. [3:04] **Chair**: ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? [3:04] **Clerk/Staff**: OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE THIS THURSDAY. IT'S A SPECIAL ONE. IT'S 6 P.M., SO DON'T COME TOO EARLY. THIS IS THE JOINT MEETING WITH THE CLIC AND OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS MONDAY, JUNE 2nd, AND OUR NEXT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WILL BE THURSDAY, JUNE 5th. SO AFTER THIS THURSDAY, THERE'LL BE A NICE BREAK FOR MEMORIAL DAY. [3:31] **Aurin Chowdhury (Ward 12 Council Member)**: THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH, FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING ALONG AND YOU DIDN'T GET YOUR FIX TODAY IN THIS MEETING, HIGHLY RECOMMEND TUNING INTO THE JOINT MEETING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE CAPITAL LONG RANGE IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION. REALLY PERSONALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT DISCUSSION WE'LL BE HAVING WITH THEM. [3:50] **Rachel (Planning Staff)**: AND IF I, THROUGH THE CHAIR, IF I MAY OFFER SOME CLARIFYING COMMENTS. THERE IS NO 4:30 CPC COW MEETING. THERE IS JUST A 6:00 JOINT MEETING, WHICH IS A MEETING OF THE FULL BODY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, SO WE NEED FIVE FOR QUORUM, NOT THREE. SO IF YOU, AND IT'S AT PSB WHERE WE USUALLY HAVE PLANNING COMMISSION, COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, BUT IN THE BIG ROOM. IF THAT ISN'T CONFUSING ENOUGH, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. [4:16] **Chair**: THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND WHILE WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE, CAN WE HAVE A CHECK ON WHO'S GOING TO BE THERE ON THURSDAY? OKAY. GOOD. SO WE'LL HAVE QUORUM. [4:16] **Clerk/Staff**: I ALSO HEARD FROM COMMISSIONER GORDON WHO PLANS TO BE THERE ON THURSDAY. [4:16] **Chair**: EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS OR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.