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MINUTES OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY
PLANNING COMMISSION
March 12, 1990
A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held at the Golden Valley
Temporary Offices, 7711 Country Club Drive, Golden Valley, Minnesota. The
meeting was called to order by Chair Prazak at 7:05P.M.
Those present were Commissioners Prazak, Leppik, McCracken-Hunt, Russell,
McAleese and Kapsner. Absent was Lewis. Also present were Mark Grimes,
Director of Planning and Development, Beth Knoblauch, City Planner and Mary
Dold, Secretary
I. Approval of Minutes - February 26, 1990
It was moved by Commissioner Kapsner, seconded by Russell and carried unani-
mously to approve the minutes of the regular February 26, 1990 Planning
Commission Meeting.
II. Election of Officers
Chair Prazak called for nominations. Nominations were as follows: Chair -
Prazak, Vice-Chair - Russell and Secretary - McCracken-Hunt. It was moved by
Commissioner Kapsner, seconded by McAleese and carried unanimously to approve
the nominated Commissioners.
Moved by Commissioner McAleese, seconded by McCracken-Hunt and motion carried
unanimously to have the election of officers effective as of 3/14/90.
III. APA Denver Meeting - Conference Attendees
Commissioners Leppik and Russell said they would be attending the APA conference
in Denver. Commissioner McCracken-Hunt stated that she would tentatively be
able to attend.
IV. UPDATE - I-394 CORRIDOR
Beth Knoblauch presented to the Commissioners maps illustrating the different
land uses within the I-394 corridor. Mark Grimes stated to the Commissioners
that Mayor Anderson felt that the corridor was very important to Golden Valley
and that it is the south gateway to the City and that the City Council is
looking at vision planning for the City.
In reviewing the maps, one key issue was the recurring pattern of small lots
with limited use capacity. Another issue was the sometimes jumbled variety of
uses. Staff and Planning Commission discussed different ideas for the I-394
corridor i.e., would like to see clustered uniform buildings on single, large
lots vs broken-up different size businesses on individual small lots, look at
green space for planting, different standards across from residential setting or
at the major interchanges.
Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission
March 12, 1990
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Staff will continue the research by looking at non-conformities and comparing
the various plann ing and regulatory documents that relate to area - comprehen-
sive plan, zoning plan, etc.
V. Re orts on Meetin s of the Housin and Redevelo ment Authorit , Cit
Counci and Boar of Zoning Appeals
No reports were presented.
VI. Other Business
Commissioner Russell gave a brief summary of a course on Creating Community
Gardens which she and Warren Kapsner attended.
VII. Adjournment
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 9:lOP.M.
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Linda McCracken-Hunt, Secretary
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