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Minutes of the Golden Valley
Planning Commission
August 10, 1981
A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held in the Cowncil
Chambers of the Civic Center, 7800 Golden Va} ley Road, Golden Valley
MN. Chairman Thompson called the meeting to order at 7;30 p.m.
Those present were Commissioners: E�stes, Leppik, Moede, Polachek,
Singer and Thompson.
Commissioner Forster was absent.
Also present, Alda Peikert, Assistant Planner.
I . Approval of Minutes - July 27, 19£31 :
It was moved by Commissioner Leppik, seconded by Commissioner Eastes
and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the July 27, 1981
Planning Commission Meeting.
II . Discussion of Tax lncrement Financin by City Manager:
City Manager Jeff Sweet made a presentation and answered questions on
tax increment and tax exempt financing in general and on existing
tax increment districts in the City of Golden Valley.
III . Report on South Wirth Rarkway Project:
Chairman Thompson distributed to P)anning Commissioners, for their
information, copies of the South Wirth Parkway Gitizens Gommittee recom-
mendation to the HRA and of Planning and Redevelopment Director Mike
Miller's staff recommendation to the HRA on selection of a developer
for the South Wirth Parkway Development Project.
IV. Report on City Council Meeting - August 4, 1981:
Commissioner Leppik reported on the City Council meeting of August 4,
1981 .
V. Report on Board of Zoning App��ls (BZA} Meetings - July 14 and
July 22, 198`1 ;
tn Commissioner Forster's absence, Chairman Thompson reported that he
had discussed the July Board of Zon�ng Appeals (BZA) meetings with
Commissioner Forster and that the Ju}y BZA agenda included no items of
significance to the Planning Commission.
VI . Discussion of Meeting Time:
It was moved by Commissioner Singer, seconded by Commissioner Eastes
and carried unanimously to change the time for Planning Gommission
meetings from 7:30 to 7:00 p.m. beginning with the next Planning
Commission meeting.
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VlI . Gontinuation of Discussion of Tax Increment Financin By
Commissioner Mdede:
Com►nissioner Moede shared with the P1anning Commission a presentation
and series of posters she had prepared on tax increment financing.
VII . Training Session in Plan Reading by Gommissioner Polachek:
Commissioner Polachek offered the Planning Commission instructions and
answered questions on reading of plans and maps.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:3� p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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�avid Thompson, Chairm Mona Moede, Secretary