[0:09] **Chris Meyer:** WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE REGULAR MEETING FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS PLANNING COMMISSION FOR AUGUST 18TH, I'M CHRIS MEYER, I'M CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION. AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [0:09] **City Clerk:** COMMISSIONER BAXLEY. [0:24] **Commissioner Baxley:** HERE. [0:24] **City Clerk:** CHOWDHURY IS ABSENT. CONLEY IS ABSENT. GORDON. [0:24] **Commissioner Gordon:** HERE. [0:24] **City Clerk:** JONES. [0:24] **Commissioner Jones:** HERE. [0:24] **City Clerk:** MEYER. [0:24] **Chris Meyer:** HERE. [0:24] **City Clerk:** SKJEFTE IS ABSENT. SHEPPARD. [0:24] **Commissioner Sheppard:** HERE. [0:24] **City Clerk:** THOMPSON IS ABSENT. WAGNER. [0:24] **Commissioner Wagner:** HERE. [0:40] **City Clerk:** WE HAVE SIX MEMBERS PRESENT. [0:40] **Chris Meyer:** THAT IS QUORUM. FIRST WE'LL GO TO THE MINUTES FOR AUGUST 4, 2025. I HAVE A REQUEST FOR A REVISION TO THEM. SOMETIMES I FIND THAT THE MOST INTERESTING THINGS ARE THE MOTIONS THAT FAIL. SO I WANTED TO REQUEST THE MOTION THAT I MADE THAT FAILED FOR LACK OF A SECOND REGARDING THE ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT THAT WOULD HAVE LEFT TRANSIT 15 AT FOUR AND TRANSIT 20 AT 20 STORIES, JUST REQUEST THAT TO BE ADDED INTO IT. [1:10] **Chris Meyer:** IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT REVISION? IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THOSE MINUTES WITH THAT REVISION? [1:10] **Commissioner Wagner:** SO MOVED. [1:10] **Chris Meyer:** IS THERE A SECOND? [1:10] **Commissioner Jones:** SECOND. [1:10] **Chris Meyer:** ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [1:10] **Commissioners:** [CHORUS OF AYES] [1:27] **Chris Meyer:** OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS? THAT IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE’LL ORGANIZE OUR AGENDA. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS -- SORRY, THREE ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE WILL JUST BE ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA, THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT ONE. AND THEN STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT ITEMS NUMBER 5 AND 6 BE ON CONSENT. [1:45] **Chris Meyer:** WAS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE 200 WEST LAKE STREET OR NUMBER SIX, THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE EAST AND NORTH OF 5117 HARRIET AVENUE. [2:01] **Chris Meyer:** ALL RIGHT. WE WILL HAVE THOSE ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THAT AGENDA? [2:01] **Commissioner Wagner:** SO MOVED. [2:01] **Chris Meyer:** IS THERE A SECOND? [2:01] **Commissioner Baxley:** SECOND. [2:01] **Chris Meyer:** ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? [2:01] **Commissioners:** [CHORUS OF AYES] [2:18] **Chris Meyer:** OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS? THAT IS ADOPTED. FIRST WE'LL MOVE TO THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING ONE, THIS IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR. COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ABOUT ITEM NUMBER FOUR? [2:18] **Commissioner Baxley:** IS THIS FOR STAFF QUESTIONS? [2:34] **Chris Meyer:** YES. [2:34] **Commissioner Baxley:** I'D LIKE TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS. [2:34] **Chris Meyer:** GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER BAXLEY. [2:34] **Commissioner Baxley:** I DON'T THINK WE'VE DONE A TIF REVIEW BEFORE. [2:34] **City Staff:** IT'S BEEN A WHILE. [2:34] **Commissioner Baxley:** IT'S BEEN AWHILE. I JUST WANT TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS AROUND WHY WE'RE USING IT, APPROPRIATENESS FOR THIS PROJECT IF THAT'S OKAY? [2:52] **Chris Meyer:** SURE. [2:52] **City Staff:** SO THE FINDING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION NEEDS TO MAKE AROUND THIS IS JUST IS THE PROJECT CONSISTENT WITH THE COMP PLAN AND DOESN'T GET INTO THE DETAILS OF WHAT -- [3:09] **Commissioner Baxley:** FINANCING -- [3:09] **City Staff:** RIGHT. [3:09] **Commissioner Baxley:** OKAY. INTERESTING. THAT SORT OF NARROWS THE CONVERSATION A BIT. [3:09] **City Staff:** WE DON'T BRING THEM FORWARD TYPICALLY UNTIL YOU'VE ACTED ON THE PROJECT WHICH YOU DID LAST MEETING. AND THIS IS AN -- TIF. IT'S STILL AFFORDABLE UNITS WITHIN THE BUILDING. [3:26] **Commissioner Baxley:** WHERE IS THAT ITEM WITH THE APPEAL? [3:26] **City Staff:** THAT WENT TO THE BIHZ COMMITTEE AND THE CITY COUNCIL LAST WEEK. THE APPEAL ON THE SEVEN POINTS. THE APPEAL WAS DENIED UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION ON THAT ONE. AND IT GOES TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL ON THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK. [3:45] **Commissioner Baxley:** OKAY, SO THE COUNCIL SO FAR IS NOT SIGNALLING THAT THEY DISAGREE WITH OUR FINDING THAT IT WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE 2040 PLAN? [3:45] **City Staff:** CORRECT. [4:06] **Commissioner Baxley:** SO WAS IT ONLY -- SORRY I'LL JUST ASK WAS IT THE ONLY THE REASON WE'RE DOING TIF IS BECAUSE OF THE AFFORDABLE UNIT COMPONENT HERE, OR WERE THERE OTHER ISSUES HERE? [4:06] **City Staff:** THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. MY UNDERSTANDING OF THIS ONE IS THAT IT'S JUST RELATED TO THE IZ UNITS IN THE BUILDING. [4:06] **Commissioner Baxley:** ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. [4:23] **Chris Meyer:** ALL RIGHT, WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT STAFF FINDINGS FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR? [4:23] **Commissioner Wagner:** SO MOVED. [4:23] **Chris Meyer:** IS THERE A SECOND? [4:23] **Commissioner Jones:** SECOND. [4:23] **Chris Meyer:** ALL RIGHT, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? [4:23] **Commissioners:** [CHORUS OF AYES] [4:23] **Chris Meyer:** OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS? THAT IS ADOPTED. I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSENT AGENDA THIS IS ITEMS 5 AND 6. IF YOU WANTED TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THESE ITEMS, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO DO SO. NOT SEEING ANYONE, SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL JUST MAKE COMMENT. I HEARD FROM SOME PEOPLE WHO HAD SOME CONSTERNATION ABOUT ITEM NUMBER SIX. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A GIVE AWAY OF LAND TO PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS. STAFF HAS REASSURED ME THAT THAT'S NOT HOW THAT WORKS. AND THIS IS NOT ABNORMAL FROM THINGS THAT WE USUALLY DO. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT ITEMS? [5:33] **Commissioner Baxley:** IF I MAY, I THINK THE ANSWER I'VE RECEIVED IS IT IS THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROPERTY IS AND IT'S NOT THE CITY'S. [5:33] **City Staff:** RIGHT AND JUST TO SPEAK TO THAT FURTHER, SO UNDERLYING FEE TITLE ON THE LAND THAT'S BEING VACATED REMAINS AS IT IS. SO THAT'S NOT CHANGING WITH THIS. THERE ARE SEVERAL ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAVE UNDERLYING FEE TITLE TO THE LAND. IT JUST WITH THE VACATION ESSENTIALLY DOESN'T CONVEY ANYTHING TO ANYONE. THERE'S NO LAND CONVEYANCE HERE. IT SIMPLY REMOVES THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO ACCESS, ENTER, PASS ON THAT PROPERTY. [6:09] **Chris Meyer:** WE STILL NEED A MOTION. WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? [6:09] **Commissioner Wagner:** SO MOVED. [6:09] **Chris Meyer:** OKAY. THAT'S A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE A SECOND? [6:09] **Commissioner Jones:** SECOND. [6:25] **Chris Meyer:** ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [6:25] **Commissioners:** [CHORUS OF AYES] [6:25] **Chris Meyer:** OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS? THAT IS ADOPTED. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS FOR THE EVENING. OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE SEPTEMBER 8TH. ANY OTHER UPDATES FROM STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS? [6:42] **City Staff:** JUST A QUICK UPDATE OF WHAT'S COMING TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THURSDAY. WE HAVE A PROJECT DISCUSSION ABOUT A PROPOSED PROJECT AT 250 FREMONT AVENUE NORTH AND SOME POTENTIAL UPCOMING CHANGES TO OUR SIGN REGULATIONS. [6:42] **Chris Meyer:** FUN. [6:58] **Commissioner Gordon:** WHEN DO WE GET TO GO BACK TO CITY HALL? DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA? [6:58] **City Staff:** WE DO NOT HAVE A RETURN DATE AT THIS POINT. [6:58] **City Staff:** IF I CAN ELABORATE ON THAT CHAIR, THERE IS DISCUSSION THAT BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF BROADCAST MEETINGS WE NOW HAVE THAT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT BODIES THAT ARE NOT COUNCIL BODIES WILL NOT ACTUALLY RETURN TO CITY HALL. THAT'S NOT -- IT'S ABOVE MY PAY GRADE. [7:19] **Chris Meyer:** I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED IT SO WE CAN HAVE A CHANCE TO ADVOCATE FOR GOING BACK THERE. ALL RIGHT, ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NO ONE ELSE, WE ARE ADJOURNED.