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01-24-83 PC Minutes MINUTES OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY I �T J� PLANNING COMMISSION January 24, 1983 A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota. Chairman Thompson called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Those present were Commissioners Leppik, Polachek, Singer, Thompson and Tubman. Commissioner Prazak was not present at the beginning of the meeting. Commissioner Forster was absent. Also present were Mike Miller, Planning and Redevelopment Coordinator, and Judy Nally, Deputy City Clerk. I . Approval of Minutes - January 10, 1983 It was moved by Commissioner Tubman, seconded by Commissioner Polachek and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the J anuary 10, 1983 Planning Commission meeting as recorded. Commissioner Prazak arrived at the meeting. II. Informal Public Hearing - P.U.D. #39 West Metro Surgical Center: APPLICANT: American Medical International , Inc. LOCATION,: 6681 Country Club Drive REQUEST: Approval of Preliminary Design Plan for P.U.D. #39, including medical offices and a "same day" surgical center Chairman Thompson introduced this agenda item and recognized John May, Executive Director, of the proposed West Metro Surgical Center. He is presently the Director for a surgical center in St. Paul and will also be the Director for the facility in Golden Valley. He reviewed for the Commission what types of patient services are provided in a typical day. He also answered questions relative to the types of surgery, number of patients, number of employees, and projected traffic. Brian Cluts; Waters, Cluts & 0'Brien, Inc. ; Architect answered questions regarding the lay out of the parking lot. Dr. Stephan Brzica, Jr. , Proponent, reviewed who is responsible for the management of the PUD. Jim Benshoof; Jim Benshoof and Associates; answered questions regarding the traffic analysis for the PUD. Chairman Thompson opened the informal public hearing for public input. Dennis J ackson - 6745 Country Club Drive - He had concerns over the distance between the parking lot and residential property. He would like to see a 50 ���Planning Commission Minutes - January 24, 1983 Page 2 foot setback. He also stated that he has no traffic complaints or major objection to the surgical center. II . Informal Public Hearing - P.U.D. #39 West Metro Surgical Center - Continued: There was no one else present who wished to speak to this agenda item, and Chairman Thompson closed the informal publie hearing. Chairman Thompson reviewed the five conditions of approval recommended in the staff report. It was moved by Commissioner Polachek, seconded by Commissioner Singer and carried unanimouisly to recommend City Council approval of the Preliminary Design Plan for PUD #39, Golden Valley Surgical Center, subject to the following conditions: 1. The portion of sanitary sewer line to be constructed in the street shall be installed by the developer at developer expense but shall be City owned and maintained, shall be an 8 inch line, and shall include a manhole at the point in the street where the private 4 inch line to the site begins at an angle toward the south. 2. The developer shall submit with the General Plan of Development detailed engineering plans satisfactory to the City Engineer and City Building Inspector for the retaining walls proposed between the parking area and landscaped area along the west side of the site. 3. The surgical center building shall be completely sprinklered with the provision that if water could be hazardous to hospital equipment, smoke detectors will be accepted in unsprinklered areas. 4. Fire Department connection for the surgical center building sprinkler system shall be located on the north side of the building. 5. Sprinkler and smoke alarms shall be transmitted to the Golden Valley Police and Fire Dispatch Center. III. Report on BZA Meeting - January 11, 1983: Commissioner Polacheck provided the Planning Commission with a report on the January 11, 1983 Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) r►�eting. IV. Report on City Council Meeting - January 18, 1983: Commissioner Leppik provided the Planning Commission with a report on the January 18, 1983 City Council meeting. V. Valley Square Redevelopment Land Use Recommendations l� � Planning Commission Minutes - January 24, 1983 Page 3 Mike Miller asked that any extra copies of the Valley Square Redevelopment, Land Use Recommendations Report, prepared by the Galpin-Poppleton Corporation be returned to the City Manager's Office. VI. APA National Conference Mike Miller informed the Commission that the APA National Conference will be held April 16-20, 1983 in Seattle and he will distribute information regarding the conference when it becomes available. The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, ` ` `�..�� Dav� Thompson, C airman Margaret Leppik, Secretary