April 8, 2024 Planning Commission

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Based on the context provided and the details within the transcript, here is the formatted version with speaker identifications. *Note: While Chris Meyer and certain Commissioners are not on the provided City Council/Staff list, their roles are identified via the transcript dialogue. Aurin Chowdhury is identified as both a Council Member and a Planning Commissioner.* [0:41] **Chris Meyer:** MY NAME IS CHRIS MEYER AND I'M THTHE PRESIDENT OF THE PLANNING OUR REGAR MEETING FOR APRIL 8, 2024. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [0:41] **Clerk:** COMMISSIONER BAXLEY IS ABSENT. CHDHURY? [0:41] **Commissioner Aurin Chowdhury:** PRESENT. [0:41] **Clerk:** CONLEY IS ABSENT. [0:58] EMERICK IS ABSENT. JONES? [0:58] **Commissioner Jones:** PRESENT. [0:58] **Clerk:** OLSON? [0:58] **Commissioner Olson:** HERE. [0:58] **Clerk:** THOMPSON IS ABSENT. WAGNER? [0:58] **Commissioner Wagner:** PRESENT. [0:58] **Clerk:** VICE PRESIDENT CAMPBELL IS ABSENT. PRESIDENT MEYER? [0:58] **Chris Meyer:** HERE. [0:58] **Clerk:** THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT. [1:14] **Chris Meyer:** LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT THERE IS A QUORUM.M. JUST BARELY. T WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT FIVE MEMBERS IS A QUORUM. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I'LL HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS AS WELL. IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABSESENT, LET US KNOW AS SOON A POSSIBLE. WE CUT IT A LITTLE CLOSE FOR TODAY. WITH THAT, FIRST THING WE'LL DO IS CONSIDER THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 18, 2024. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES? [1:31] **Commissioner Wagner:** SO MOVED.D. [1:31] **Chris Meyer:** ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [1:46] **Commissioners:** AYE. [1:46] **Chris Meyer:** OPPOSED? THE MINUTES ARE PASSED. NE, WE WILL ORGANIZE OUR AGENDA. SO THE WAY THIS WILL WORK IS I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THE DIFFFFERENT ITEMS AND IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST AN ITEM OR IF YOU HAVE A MODIFICATION TO IT, THEN WE'LL P PULL THAT ITEM FO DISCUSSION. OTHERWISE, WE'RE GOING TO ADD THESE TWO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. SO THE STAFF HAVE RECOMMENDED ALL OF OUR ITEMS FOR CONSENT BUT IF ANY COMMISSIONERS OR ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO PULL THEM, WE CAN DO THAT. THE FIRST ITEM, NUMBER 4, 2300 15TH AVENUE SOUTH PUBLIC LAND SALE. THAT ITEM IS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA AND WE WILL NOT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. SAME WITH NUMBER 5, 1614 22ND AVENUE NORTH, ETC. THAT ITEM IS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL NOT T HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. FOR NUMBER 6, 724 SIBLEY STREET NORTHEAST, 501 RAMSAY STREET NORTHEAST, 11 8TH AVENUE NORTHEAST, 800 SIBLEY ANUE NORTHEAST, ANYONE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS ITEM? THAT WILL BE ADDED TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. FOR NUMBER 7, 243 GIRARD AVENUE NORTH, ANYONE TO SPEAK AGAININS THIS ITEM? ALSO ADDED TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. FOR NUMBER 8, 1010 EAST LAKE STREET, ANYONE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS ITEM? THAT WILL BE ON CONSENT. NUMBER 9, 2837 DUPONT AVENUE SOH, 2825 DUPONONT AVENUE AND 2836 COLFAX AVENUE SOUTH, ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THAT ITEM? THAT WILL BE ON CONSENT AND 2828 EMERSON AVENUE SOUTH, AND 28 EMERSON AVENUE SOUTH. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL BE ON CONSENAS WELL. SO TO REVIEW, ALL ITEMS, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 AND 10 ARE ON CONSENT. COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS MOTN AS AGENDAED OR THIS AGENDA AS AMENDED? EXCUSE ME. [4:16] **Commissioner Aurin Chowdhury:** SO MOVED. [4:16] **Commissioner Jones:** SECOND. [4:16] **Chris Meyer:** SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. OPPOSED? THE AGENDA IS APPROVED. ALL RIGHT, SO NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSENT AGENDA. SO THIS WILL BE THE TIME IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING IN FAVOR OF ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT YOU CAN DO THAT NOW. WOULD AONE LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF E -- SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? I'LL MAKE ONE COMMENT. I WAS VERY, VERY PLEASED TO SEE THE NEW CONNECTION THAT'S GOING TO BE ADDED TO BETWEEN GRACO PARK, ITEM NUMBER 6 ON HERE. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LONG TIME. I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT MOVE FORWARD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? [5:13] **Commissioner Olson:** DO WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE CONSENT VOTES? [5:13] **Chris Meyer:** FOR THE FIRST TWOWO ITEMS? YES, YES WE DO. WANT TO CLARIFY. [5:13] **Clerk:** I ALSO WANT TO CLARIFY, MR. PRESIDENT, YOU DID OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING BUT YOU HAVE NOT CLOSEDED IT YET. [5:13] **Chris Meyer:** OK, NO ONE HAS ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. [5:30] **Chris Meyer:** ALL RIGHT. SO THEN we'll HAVE THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE FIRST TWO ITEMS, IS THAT CORRECT? [5:30] **Clerk:** YEAH ITEMS 4 AND 5 YOU CAN TAKE AS ONE MOTION AND THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTIONS IN THE SECOND ITEM. [5:51] **Commissioner Wagner:** SO MOVED. [5:51] **Chris Meyer:** SECOND ITEM. AND DO WE NEED A ROLL CALL ON OK.H OF THESE OR -- ? ALL RIGHT, WITH THE MOTION AND A SECOCOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [6:06] **Commissioners:** AYE. [6:06] **Chris Meyer:** OPPOSED? ITEMS 4 AND 5 ARE ADOPTED. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE REST OF OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, 6 THROUGH 10? [6:06] **Commissioner Aurin Chowdhury:** SO MOVED. [6:06] **Commissioner Olson:** SECOND. [6:06] **Chris Meyer:** ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [6:06] **Commissioners:** AYE. [6:06] **Chris Meyer:** OPPOSED? [6:22] THE ARE ADOPTED. AND THAT IS ALL OF OUR CONTENT FOR TODAY'S AGENDA. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, UPDATES FROM STAFF OR COMMISSIONERS? [6:22] **Clerk/Staff:** MY ONLY UPDATE IS JUST A E-MAIL TODAY.O PUT THIS IN MY WE ARE HAVING A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING O ON THURSDAY THI WEEK AT OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED TIME. BUT IT IS AT A DIFFERENT PLACE. SO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WILL BE HELD ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE BUILDING. AND PUT THE ADDRESS IN THE E-MAIL AND WILL SEND OUT SOME REMINDERS BUT WE'LL BE USING THAT SPACE FOR COMMITTEE OF THE WHWHOLE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTE AND WE'LL BE IN HERE FOR OUR REGULAR MEETINGS. [7:04] **Chris Meyer:** THIS IS OUR FIRST COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SINCE OCTOTOBER, SO SE OF US MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN WHAT THOSE ARE AND A COUPLE OF COMMISSIONERS HAVEN'T BEEN TO ONE YET. THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER. THAT WILL BE THURSDAY AND THEN OUR NEXT REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE, WHEN IS IT, APRIL 23RD, IS THAT RIGHT? [7:04] **Clerk/Staff:** THAT'S CORRECT. [7:04] **Chris Meyer:** AND THAT'S ON A TUESDAY. [7:04] **Clerk/Staff:** BECAUSE OF PASSOVER BEING ON A MONDAY. CORRECT. [7:04] **Chris Meyer:** THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, EVERYONE, WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED.