[0:09] Elizabeth Shaffer: WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TODAY IS MARCH 20TH. I'M ELIZABETH SHAFFER. 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. [0:24] Elizabeth Shaffer: 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. [0:58] City Clerk: [ROLL CALL.] WE HAVE 7 MEMBERS PRESENT. [0:58] Elizabeth Shaffer: WE HAVE A QUORUM SO 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 LIMS.MINNEAPOLISMN.GOV AND YOU CAN ALSO FIND A COPY BY THE CLERK ON THE COUNTER. [1:15] Elizabeth Shaffer: SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH ACCEPTANCE OF THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 6TH. COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [1:31] Elizabeth Shaffer: ALL OPPOSED ANY ABSTENTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION PASSES AND THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO ORGANIZE THE PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA. I'M GOING TO READ THROUGH THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA AND STATE WHETHER THEY'RE SLATED FOR CONSENT OR DISCUSSION. [1:49] Elizabeth Shaffer: IF YOU AGREE WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATION, YOU DON'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING AND THE ITEMS WILL BE ADOPTED ON CONSENT WITHOUT DISCUSSION ADHERING TO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM, YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND AND LET US KNOW AND WE'LL PULL THAT ITEM OFF AND PUT IT ON OUR DISCUSSION ITEM AGENDA. [2:09] Elizabeth Shaffer: SO WITH THAT WE HAVE TWO ITEMS THIS EVENING. ITEM NO. 4 IS 15TH EIGHTH AVENUE NORTHEAST AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THIS ITEM FOR CONSENT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ITEM NO. 4? [2:24] Elizabeth Shaffer: ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. WE'LL PUT ITEM NO. 4 ON CONSENT AND ITEM NO. 5 IS 2409 PILLSBURY AVENUE. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THIS ITEM FOR CONSENT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ITEM NO. 5? [2:40] Elizabeth Shaffer: ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL PUT ITEM NO. 5 ON CONSENT. SO WE HAVE ITEMS NO. 4 AND 5 BOTH ON CONSENT. COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. [2:56] Commission Member: SO MOVED. [2:56] Commission Member: SECOND. [2:56] Elizabeth Shaffer: ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [2:56] Commission Members: AYE. [2:56] Elizabeth Shaffer: ALL OPPOSED. ANY ABSTENTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION PASSES AND THE AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED. SO WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [3:13] Elizabeth Shaffer: SO I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA SO IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS NO. 4 AND 5, YOU CAN GO TO THE PODIUM NOW, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PROCEED WITH YOUR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. [3:28] Elizabeth Shaffer: SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT ITEMS 4 AND 5? [3:28] Commission Member: SO MOVED. [3:28] Commission Member: SECOND. [3:45] Elizabeth Shaffer: ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [3:45] Commission Members: AYE. [3:45] Elizabeth Shaffer: ALL OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION PASSES. SO IF YOU WERE HERE FOR ITEMS 4 OR 5, THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED. AND THAT WAS ALL WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA FOR THURSDAY EVENING. THERE ARE ANY UPDATES FROM STAFF? [4:01] City Staff: CHAIR SHAFFER AND COMMISSIONERS, JUST A COUPLE MINOR ITEMS. WE DID RECEIVE AN APPEAL OF THE COMMISSION'S ACTION ON 2725 UNIVERSITY AVENUE SOUTHEAST. THAT WAS THE DENIAL OF THE PROJECT PRIMARILY BASED ON THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT. AND SO THAT WILL GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 18TH. [4:18] City Staff: AND THEN JUST A REMINDER AGAIN THAT WE HAVE THE RETREAT SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 27TH. PRESIDENT SHAFFER WILL BE MEETING WITH HILARY AFTER HILARY GETS BACK SO IF YOU HAVE ANY TOPICS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO COVER AT THE RETREAT, PLEASE SEND THOSE TO PRESIDENT SHAFFER AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. [4:34] Elizabeth Shaffer: THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE, COMMISSIONERS, BEFORE WE ADJOURN? [4:51] Elizabeth Shaffer: IF NOT AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, I WILL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. OUR NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING IS MONDAY APRIL 10TH AND THE NEXT COMMITTEE OF WHOLE MEETING IS THIS THURSDAY MARCH 23RD. THANK YOU.