07-10-95 PC Minutes.1.03
Minutes of the Golden Valley
Planning Commission
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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 Prazak at 7:00 PM.
July 10, 1995
Those present were Commissioners Groger, Johnson, Kapsner, Lewis, McAleese, Pentel and
Prazak. Also present were Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development and Beth
Knoblauch, City Planner.
Approval of Minutes -June 12. 1995
MOVED by Kapsner, seconded by Johnson and motion carried unanimously to approve the June
12, 1995 minutes as submitted.
I I. Discussion -Land Use for Area B
Chair Prazak passed out a discussion outline.
Staff and the Commission reviewed which properties in Area B were owned by the HRA and which
would have to be purchased. Certain basic assumptions were also addressed, such as Mareri
Lane being vacated, the entire area would have to be cleared for new construction and the existing
underground utilities would stay in place.
Commissioner Pentel presented ideas of possible directions of study that the Commission could
take in reviewing Area B, from looking at the Community Survey to reviewing the possibility of
townhomes on the site.
Other preliminary ideas that were brought forward as possibly being appropriate for the site were
convenience groceries and other service-oriented retail uses, or some residential with mix of retail.
There was little interest in office use.
III. Other Business
Staff discussed with the Planning Commission the bill passed by the Legislature regarding the 60
day rule for approving zoning requests.
VIII. Adjournment
Chair Prazak adjourned the Golden Valley Planning Commission meeting at 8:35 PM.
J an Lewis, Secretary