01-23-95 PC Minutes67
MINUTES OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY
PLANNING COMMISSION
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January 23, 1995
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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 Chair McAleese at 7:00 PM.
Those present were Commissioners Groger, Johnson, Kapsner, Lewis, McAleese,
Pentel and Prazak. Also present were Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and
Development and Elizabeth Knoblauch, City Planner.
I. Approval of Minutes - November 14, 1994
MOVED by Warren, seconded by Pentel and motion carried unanimously to approve
the November 14, 1994 minutes with the following correction:
Page Three, Paragraph Two: Change "housing cleaning" to "housekeeping".
Mayor Blair Tremere talked with the Commission about the Planning Commission's
progress in updating the Comprehensive Plan. He informed the .Commission
regarding the proposed Metro Council legislation that would require that cities
in the Metro Area update their Comprehensive Plans by 1998. This legislation
will probably be before the Legislature in 1995. The Mayor also discussed
several other issues with the Planning Commission including the idea of incor-
porating a design review process for commercial developments.
II. Continued Discussion of Updating of the Comprehensive Plan
Staff and the Planning. Commission talked briefly about the Comprehensive Plan
and will continue the discussion on the "Housing" portion to the February 27th
Planning Commission meeting. There was also discussion of having a joint
Council/Planning Commission workshop in March to review the Comprehensive Plan
and other issues which may come before the Council for review.
III. Discussion of Representative to the Toronto APA National Convention
Rick Groger and Jean Lewis are interested in attending the APA convention in
Toronto.
IV. Re
Staff and the Commission reviewed the recent council meetings which included the
denial of the Tom Ryan applications for his property at Rhode Island Avenue and
I-394, and the denial of a sign height variance for the Treasure's Island
people, whose proposed sign would have promoted their office/warehouse facility
as a sales outlet. After the report on the Community Standards Task Force
meeting, Chair McAleese asked that the Planning Commission receive the minutes
as well as hearing the verbal updates. The report on the Valley Square Task
Force resulted in a suggestion that the Planning Commission be invited to attend
the final presentation scheduled for February 14th.
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V. Other Business
Chair McAleese stated to the Commission and staff that assuming the Council
renews his reappointment to the Planning Commission, he would not be interested
in Chairing the Commission for the coming term.
IV. Adjournment
Chair McAleese adjourned the meeting at 8