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07-11-94 PC Minutesr~`6: ~Y MINUTES OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION 1 July 11, 1994 A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held at the Golden Valley City Hall, Council Chambers, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota. The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Johnson at 7:02 PM. Those present were Commissioners Groger, Johnson, Kapsner, Lewis, Pentel and Prazak; absent was McAleese. Also present were Mark Grimes, Di rector. of Planning and Development, Beth Knoblauch, City Planner and Mary Dold, Secretary. I. Approval of Minutes - June 27, 1994 MOVED by Kapsner, seconded by Johnson and motion carried unanimously to approve the June 27, 1994 minutes as submitted. II. Informal Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit Applicant: The Ackerberg Group .Address: 8901 Wayzata Boulevard, Golden Valley, Minnesota Request: To use the building as a trade school/training program by the Intermediate School District 287 (ISD 287), Hennepin Technical College Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development reviewed his report with the Planning Commission discussing the rear parking and use of the building by the school. He continued by reviewing the ten factors associated with a conditional use permit. Mr. Grimes commented on the parking saying that all students will be bused to the site and only staff will have cars on-site.. ISD 287 is therefore asking that the back parking lot not be built at this time and that it only be built if the City determines there is such a need. Commissioner Lewis asked the representatives from the school about their 70001 Program. Joe Kennendy and Loleet Wright, from ISD 287, briefly talked about the 70001 Program located at 715 Florida Avenue which allows for the operation of an employment skills training program for high school dropouts. The City has not received any complaints regarding this site. Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Wright talked about 1) what the focus would be at the 8901 Wayzata Boulevard school, 2) they have outgrown the site in Eden Prairie and 3) the graduation rate of the school. Ms. Wright commented that this particular program has not been in existence very long so no long-term data is available on the program. Ms. Wright also talked about the attendance at the school, which is high due to the fact that these students want to be there. Commissioner Kapsner asked staff how the City finds out if there is a problem at the school. Mr. Grimes said the only way the City would know is if a complaint has been filed. Commissioner Pentel was concerned about where the students would be smoking. Ms. Wright commented that the student s would have a ten minute break, and would need to use the back entrance (outside the building) which would be a supervised area. Vice-Chair Johnson opened the informal public hearing; seeing and hearing no one Vice-Chair Johnson closed the informal .public hearing. `' Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission July 11, 1994 Page Two MOVED by Prazak, seconded by Lewis and motion carried unanimously to recommend to the City Council. approval for a Conditional Use Permit to The Ackerberg Group so they may lease the building at 8901 Wayzata Blvd. to the Intermediate District 287 for a trade school/training program subject to the five conditions listed below (including the change to No. 3 as discussed by the Commission): 1. The school be operated by ISD-287, Hennepin Technical College. The program will service students between ages 16-21 with emotional/behavioral disorders. 2. The total number of students and staff on site shall be limited to 50. 3. The owner of the building will construct an additional 27 parking spaces on the site if it is determined additional parking is needed which is at the sole discretion of the City. of Golden Valley. .Also,. the additional. parking lot shall meet .all City standards (curb and gutter and paved). 4. All other applicable City and State requirements shall be met. 5. Failure to comply with one or more of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of the Conditional Use Permit. III. Informal Public Hearin -Amendments to Section 11.90 Subd. 4 -- Board of Zonin A eals BZA Cit o olden Valle A licant Mark W. Grimes, Director of Planning and Development, gave a brief summary on the t hree main changes to the City Code regarding Sect ion 11.90, Subd. 4 (BZA) which are outli ned in his memo to the Board of Zoning Appeals dated June 8, 1994. Staff an d the Planning Commission discussed the changes. Vice-Chair Johnson opened the informal public hearing; seeing and hearing no one Vice-Chair Johnson closed the informal public hearing. MOVED by Pentel, seconded by Lewis and motion carried unanimously to recommend to the City Council approval of the amendments to Section 11.90, Subd. 4 (BZA) of the City Code. IV. Re orts on Meetin s of the Housin and Redevelo ment Authorit Cit Council and Board of Zoning ppea s No meetings were discussed. V. Other Business No other business was discussed. VI. Adjournment Vice-Chair Johnson adjourned the Planning Commission meeting at 8:15 PM. ~t ~ }~.-F pan` ewe s, ecretary t~.