September 18, 2023 Planning Commission

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Based on the context provided and the content of the transcript, here is the formatted version with speaker identifications. **Note:** **Alyssa Olson** is the Chair of the Planning Commission (as identified by her in the opening). The "Clerk" role in these meetings is typically handled by staff from the City Clerk’s office (e.g., **Casey Carl** or **Destiny Zhang**), and technical corrections are provided by **City Staff** (likely from CPED or the Clerk's office). *** [0:36] **Alyssa Olson:** GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION. TODAY IS SEPTEMBER 18TH. I'M ALYSSA OLSON. THE CITY WILL BE RECORDING AND POSTING THIS MEETING TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL AS A MEANS OF INCREASING PUBLIC ACCESS AND TRANSPARENCY. [0:53] **Alyssa Olson:** 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. [1:21] **Clerk:** [ROLL CALL.] WE HAVE 6 MEMBERS PRESENT. [1:21] **Alyssa Olson:** ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. NEXT WE'LL PROCEED TO THE AGENDA. A COPY OF WHICH WAS POSTED FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE CITY'S LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT MINNEAPOLISMN.GOV AND THERE ARE COPIES ON THE COUNTER BY THE CLERK. [1:41] **Alyssa Olson:** WE WILL BEGIN WITH ACCEPTANCE OF THE MINUTES FROM JULY 31st. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES? [1:41] **Commission Member:** SO MOVED. [1:41] **Alyssa Olson:** THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [1:59] **Alyssa Olson:** ANY ABSTENTIONS? THAT MOTION PASSES. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO ORGANIZE THE PUBLIC AGENDA WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT MINNEAPOLISMN.GOV. I'LL READ THROUGH THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA AND STATE WHETHER THEY'RE SLATED FOR CONSENT, CONTINUANCE, OR DISCUSSION. [2:21] **Alyssa Olson:** WE'LL BE ADOPTING THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION INCLUDING ANY LISTED CONDITIONS. IF YOU AGREE WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION YOU DON'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING AND THE COMMISSION WILL PASS IT AS RECOMMENDED. IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM, WHEN I READ OUT THAT ITEM, YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND TO LET US KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM AND WE WILL PUT IT ON OUR DISCUSSION AGENDA. [2:44] **Alyssa Olson:** SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS THIS EVENING. ITEM NO. 4, 700 10TH AVENUE SOUTH. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THIS ITEM FOR CONSENT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST ITEM NO. 4? [3:02] **Alyssa Olson:** SEEING NONE, WE'LL PUT OUR ITEM NO. 4 ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM NO. 5 IS 1860 28TH STREET, 2771 LONGFELLOW AVENUE AND MID-20S 8 — THIS IS THE HIAWATHA AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THIS BE MOVED TO SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2023. [3:26] **Alyssa Olson:** THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AND WAS CLOSED AT THE MAY 8TH MEETING. SO TO REVIEW, WE HAVE ITEM 4 WILL BE ON CONSENT AND ITEM NO. 5 WILL BE CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 18TH. [3:45] **Alyssa Olson:** COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? [3:45] **Clerk/Staff Member:** CHAIR OLSON, I APOLOGIZE. I WAS LOOKING TO THE CALENDAR. IT SHOULD BE NOVEMBER 13TH, NOT THE 18TH WHICH IS A SATURDAY WHICH I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WILL BE HERE FOR. [4:02] **Alyssa Olson:** OH. [4:02] **Clerk/Staff Member:** NOVEMBER 13TH IS THE CONTINUANCE DATE. [4:19] **Alyssa Olson:** ALL RIGHT. SO — SO WE WOULD HAVE — IF WE'RE ADOPTING THE AGENDA, IT WOULD BE FOR ITEM NO. 4 ON CONSENT AND ITEM NO. 5 CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 13TH? [4:19] **Clerk/Staff Member:** CORRECT. [4:19] **Alyssa Olson:** OKAY. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONERS, COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [4:35] **Commission Members:** AYE. [4:35] **Alyssa Olson:** ALL OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION PASSES AND THE AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CONSENT ITEM WHICH IS ITEM NO. 4. [4:51] **Alyssa Olson:** IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NO. 4? YOU CAN COME TO THE PODIUM NOW AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS OR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE RECORD AND PROCEED WITH YOUR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. COULD I HAVE A MOTION ADOPT ITEM 4 AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF? [5:12] **Commission Member:** SO MOVED. [5:12] **Alyssa Olson:** WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [5:12] **Commission Members:** AYE. [5:12] **Alyssa Olson:** ALL OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? ALL RIGHT. ITEM NO. 4 HAS BEEN APPROVED IN CONSENT AND THEN WE JUST HAVE OUR CONTINUANCE ITEM SO THAT'S ITEM NO. 5, WHICH WOULD BE CONTINUED TO THE NOVEMBER 13TH PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. [5:39] **Alyssa Olson:** THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM WAS ALREADY OPENED AND CLOSED SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM. COMMISSIONERS COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEM 5 TO NOVEMBER 13TH? [5:55] **Commission Member:** SECOND. [5:55] **Alyssa Olson:** ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [5:55] **Commission Members:** AYE. [5:55] **Alyssa Olson:** AND ALL OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? [6:11] **Alyssa Olson:** OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION PASSES. AND THAT WAS OUR LAST ITEM FOR THE EVENING. ARE THERE ANY UPDATES FROM STAFF? [6:11] **Staff Member:** NOT AT THIS TIME BUT THANK YOU. [6:27] **Alyssa Olson:** ANYTHING FROM COMMISSIONERS? IF NOT AND WITHOUT OBJECTION I'LL DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED. THE NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION IS OCTOBER 2ND AND THIS PLANNING OF THE WHOLE IS AT 4:30.