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Minutes of the Golden Valley
Planning Commission
February 9, 1981
A regutar 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 Eastes called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Those present were Commissioners : Eastes , Hughes, ForSter, Moede and Thompson.
Commissioners Polachek, Specktor and Sehtin were absent.
Also present was Michael Miller, Director of Planning and Redevelopment , and
Martin Farrell , Assistant City Planner.
I . Approval of the Minutes - January 26, 1981 .
lt was moved by Thompson, seconded by Forster, and carried unanimausly to
approve the minutes of the January 26, 1981 Planning Commission meeting.
II . Review and Discussion of the Planning Commission`s Duties and Responsibilities.
Chairperson Eastes opened the discussion by stating that she felt the Planning
Commission should be more proactive than reactive in the future.
Discussion followed with regard to the usefulness of a comprehensive plan.
Commissioner Moede asked about the existing Comprehensive Plan map and how it
was arrived at. Mike Miller stated that it was established through the 1976
Comprehensive Plan and a proposed zoning ordinance that was never adopted.
Chairperson Eastes then made the point that transitional areas have been difficult
to deal with. She suggested that the next Comprehensive Plan map contain a
few land use recommendations in the transitional areas.
The revision process of the proposed zoning ordinance was then discussed. Com-
missioner Thompson questioned th.e reason for th.e delay in prepari:ng the Business
and Professional Off►ce Section of the ordinance,
It was then moved by Thompson, seconded lay Moede and carried unanimously to
recommend that the City Council explore expediting the legal interpretation
of the proposed sections of the zoning ordinance that are in the process of
being rewritten, so that the Planning Commission may better advise the City
Council on Zoning matters.
Commissioner Hughes stated he had a problem with the same people holding the
position of Council members as well as members of the NRA. He felt that it
isn 't possible for a Council member to operate in a non-bias atmosphere from
the HRA.
Discussion of the role of the HRA and the Planning Commission then ensued.
Commissioner Forster suggested that mention of the HRA and Planning Commission
relationship be spelied out in the Council 's motion about the duties of the
Ptanning Commission.
� Commissioner Moede will meet with Michael Miller before the next Planning
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Commission meeting to establish a new addition to the motion that deals
directly with the HRA.
III . Review and Discussion of Planning Commission By�laws, with emphasis
on Section pertaining to attendance.
The Planning Commission then reviewed the By-Laws and made several changes.
Staff recorded these and will present the revised By-Laws to the Commission
at the February 23, 1981 meeting.
IV. Discussion of the Number of Members that the Planning Commission should
have.
After some discussion the Commission decided that seven members would be an
appropriate number.
It was then moved by Thompson, seconded by Moede and carried unanimousty to
change Section 17.05 of the Golden Valtey City Code to read as follows:
"Section 17.05. Planning Commission. There is hereby created a
Golden Va11ey Planning Commission consisting of seven (7) members.
The duties o�f which commission shall be not as individual members,
but as a body, to advise, recommend, and assist the Council in
matters relating to planning and growth of the City. This shall
include matters relating to the sociat , economic and physical
environment."
V. Review and Discussion of Ideas for continuing Education for the Planning
Commission.
Michael Mitler explained that the American Planning Association holds its
National Conference every year and that they conduct a seminar for Planning
Commission members. Fie highly recommended this seminar and encouraged the
Commission to consider sending at least two representatives.
It was then moved by Moede, seconded by TL�ompson and carried unanimously
to recommend that the City Council authorize the use of City funds to send
Vice Chair Forster and Secretary Thompson, along with tF�e Director of Pla�ning
and Redevelopmenf to the APA Conference to be held in Boston in 19g1 •
Chairperson Eastes then established a subcommittee for continuing education
for the Planning Commission and appointed Commissioners Forster and Thompson.
VI . Report on the City Council Meeting - February 3, 19�1 .
Bi11 Forster represented the Planning Commission at the Council meeting. He
briefed the Commission on the results of the meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 10:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue astes, a� rperson avi ompson, ecre ary