01-26-81 PC Minutes ���.
Minutes of the Golden Valley
Planning Commission
January 26, 1981
A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held at 7:30 p.m. in the
Council Chambers of the Civic Center, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley,
Minnesota. Chairperson Forster calted the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Those present were Commrssioners: Forster, Moede, Polachek, Sehlin and
Thompson.
Commissioners Eastes, Hughes and Specktor were absent.
Also present was Michael Miller, Director of Planning � Redevelopment , and
Martin Farrell , Assistant City Planner.
I . Approval of the Minutes -� January l2, 1981 •
It was moved by Thompson, seconded by Moede and carried unanimously to approve
the minutes of the January 12, 1981 Planning Commission meeting.
II . Request for Waiver of PTatting Ordinance.
APPLICANT; Luke Lam � Sylvia H. Lam
LOCATION: 23rd Avenue North � �linnetka Avenue
REQUEST; Subdivide three residential lots into two
larger residential lots.
Martin Farrelt briefly explained the Staff report and recommended that the
Planning Commission give favorable consideration to t�e request for the waiver
of the Platting Ordinance.
Luke Lam, 3057 Patton Road, Roseville, Minnesota, owns the property. He addressed
the Commission and stated that the west section of the lot would be sold to the
resident on the corner o� 23rd Avenue and Valders Avenue. The east section of
the lot would be com6ined with tf�e corner lot on �finnetka and 23rd Avenue. This
corner lot could eventually house a duplex on the site.
It was moved by Moede,, seconded by Thompson and carried unanimously to recommend
a waiver of the platting ordinance.
III . Review and Discussion of the Capital Improvements Program for Years 1980-1984.
Commissioner Thompson questioned the time that woutd be involved in the construction
of Laurel Avenue. He then stated that the Wisconsin Avenue extension was not
going to be completed. He then suggested that the time and money involved with
the lOth Avenue extension be used in another project.
It was moved by Thompson, seconded by Sehlin, and carried unanimously that the
Planning Commission suggest that the 1981 project (I) Laurel Avenue Improvement
(Xenia/Colorado) be combined with the 1982 project (F) Laurel Avenue lmprovement
(Colorado/Jersey) into one project.
Commissioner Moede fih.en questioned the proposed use o� tE�e Park Improvement
expenditures. Mike Miller answered tE�e question stating that the funds were set
up for generat park improvements throughout the City.
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It was then moved by Moede, seconded by Thompson, and carried unanimously
that the Planning Commission recommend an additional program in 1982 that
would appropriate an edditionat $50,000 for park improvements that would be
used to upgrade Lyons Park.
Commissioner Sehlin stated that she would like the Planning Commission to
receive the Capital Improvement Program for comment and review as soon as
it is available in the future.
IV. Report on the January 20, 1981 City Council Meeting.
Commissioner Moede represented the Ptanning Commission in place of Commissioner
Forster at the January 20, 1981 City Council Meeting.
Moede questioned the council:`s intent when they motioned to have "the Housing
Policy implemented by the Planning Commission" and stated she would like
the Council 's intent by this motion more clearly defined. Thompson then
suggested that this matter be discussed at the next Council-Planning Commission
meeting.
V. Report on the January 13, 1981 HRA meeting.
Dave Thompson attended the January meeting of the HRA. He briefed the Commission
on the Planning Commission and City Council Sub-committee.
Thompson then requested that the Commission discuss the St. Cloud State Univer-
sity seminar at the February 9, 1981 Planning Commission meeting. He also
suggested that the Commission discuss their By-laws at the same meeting.
The Comprehensive Plan was then discussed. It was moved by Moede, seconded
by Thompson and carried unanimously to recommend hand delivering the notices
of the pubTic hearing on the Comprehensive Plan that the Planning Commission
will hold on March g, 1981 .
Martin Farrell presented the City's Year Vll preliminary application for use
of Community Development Block Grant funds. Staff recommended the funds be
used to write down land acquisition costs for a low and moderate income housing
proj ect.
It was moved by Thompson, seconded by Sehlin and unanimously carried to approve
the application for CDBG funds as presented by staff.
Commissioner Moede requested that the staff inemo on the Council meeting be
changed to reflect her attendance at the January 20, 1981 City Council meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
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William Forster, Vice Chair David Thompson, Secret�y