Planning Commission_ Meeting Minutes - 04-08-2024 (signed) CITY OF GOLDEN VALLEY
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
Monday, April 8, 2024 – 6:30 p.m. | City Hall Council Chamber
7800 Golden Valley Road Golden Valley, MN 55427
1. CALL TO ORDER
AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Chair Brookins called the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m. and
read the Land Acknowledgement.
a. Regular Members Present: Brookins, McCormick, Barnstorff, Cohen, Meredith, and
Segelbaum
b. Regular Members Absent: Ruby
c. Student Member, Status: Benjamin Fricke, Present
d. Staff Members Present: Alma Flores, Community Development Director
Darren Groth, Assistant Community Development Director
Christine Costello, Housing & Econ. Dev. Manager
Kendra Lindahl, City Planning Consultant
e. Council Liaison Present: None
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Cohen motioned to add Item b. under Other Business to
discuss the April 22, 2024 meeting date, McCormick
seconded.
Commission voted 6-0 to approve.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Cohen motioned to approve the March 25, 2024, Regular
Meeting Minutes with two corrections. First, Chair Brookins’
name was misspelled and second, the address for the first
Informal Public Hearing was incorrect. Meredith seconded,
as amended.
Commission voted 6-0 to approve the amended minutes.
4. INFORMAL PUBLIC HEARING FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP) FOR
LABORATORIES (MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT) LOCATED AT
201 GENERAL MILLS BLVD
a. Groth opened the staff presentation for this agenda item and introduced Costello.
b. Costello presented the staff report, findings/conclusions, and recommendations. She
mentioned the proposed use, prospective tenants, and the fact that the applicant did not
currently have plans to expand. No significant concerns were shared by other
departments.
c. Based on findings, staff Recommends approval of the Conditional Use Permit, subject to
the condition that: “At the time of building permit application, the prospective tenants
shall provide any proper chemical inventory and any mitigation measures to the Building
Division and Fire Department for review.”