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Minutes of the Golden Valley
Planning Commission
November 25, 1996
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 7pm.
Those present were Commissioners Johnson, Kapsner, Lewis, McAfeese, Pentel and Prazak;
absent was Groger. Also present were Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development
and Mary Dold, Recording Secretary.
Approval of Minutes -September 30, 1996
MOVED by Pentel, seconded by McAleese and motion carried unanimously to approve the
September 30, 1996 minutes with the following amendments:
Page Three, Paragraph Five change the sentence to read: Commissioner Pentel asked if the
lot could be marketed so that potential buyers know what size house is allowed on the lot with
current setbacks.
Page Five, Paragraph One, Second Sentence should read: Chair Prazak believes the
outcome of the study might be not to necessarily change the requirements of the setbacks but
to find justification to retain current setbacks as a result of the study. Commissioner Lewis ...
Informal Public Hearing -Subdivision
Applicant: Housing and Redevelopment Authority for the City of Golden Valley
Address: Lot 2, Block 1, Golden Hills West 2nd Addition
(Southwest Quadrant of Laurel Avenue and the Soo Line)
Purpose: To create two lots -- one lot to the north which is owned by MEPC and
leased by CyberOptics and one lot to the south for stormwater ponding
City Planner Beth Knoblauch gave a brief summary of her report to the commissioners
commenting that the subdivision meets or exceeds all subdivision requirements. She
reviewed acolored-in preliminary plat distinguishing between the lot occupied by CyberOptics
and the stormwater ponding lot.
Chair Prazak asked staff to clarify who owns the land where these two lots are situated. City
Planner Knoblauch said that the lots are owned by MEPC, but the lower lot with the ponding
on it will be deeded over to the City and maintained by the City.
Commissioner Pentel asked staff if any funds would be exchanged when MEPC deeded the
property over to the City. Director Mark Grimes said no funds would be exchanged; this is
part of the developmer~tagreement. Commissioner Pentel also asked staff that when the
CyberOptics
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building was constructed was ponding on-site a requirement and does the south lot fulfill the
ponding requirements for this area. Director Grimes said that the ponding requirements for
this area are being met. Grimes continued by saying that the City now looks at regional
ponding for an entire area instead of just one lot because it is a more economical approach
instead of having ponds in setback areas and along streets. Commissioner Pentel inquired
where the stormwater would drain into. Director Grimes commented that the stormwater
ponding area will help alleviate sediment before it travels into Sweeney Lake and eventually
Bassett Creek.
Chair Prazak opened the informal public hearing; seeing and hearing no one, Chair Prazak
closed the informal public hearing.
Commissioner Pentel noted that this request was very straight forward and moved to approve
the subdivision request.
MOVED by Pentel, seconded by Kapsner and motion carried unanimously to recommend to
the City Council approval of the subdivision request which would create two lots -- a northern
lot, owned by MEPC and leased by CyberOptics, and a southern lot for stormwater ponding
which will be maintained by the City.
III. Reports on Meetings of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, City Council,
and Board of Zoning Appeals
Director Mark Grimes reported on an HRA meeting regarding MEPC and negotiations on the
next phase of development in the west area of Golden Hills Redevelopment Area. He also
briefly talked about preliminary stage discussions with CSM and the central area of Golden
Hills Redevelopment Area.
Commissioner Lewis expressed concern about traffic in the area. Director Grimes
commented that a traffic study will be conducted factoring in both CSM and MEPC future
development. Director Grimes suggested having the City Engineer or Assistant City Engineer
attend a future Planning Commission meeting regarding the traffic study.
Chair Prazak asked staff to comment on the residential facility slated for the corner of Nevada
Avenue North and Madison Avenue West. Director Grimes commented that Hennepin County
will be holding a neighborhood meeting in early December to review its plan. Staff explained
the kind of clientele to be housed at the facility and also commented on the remodeling to
make this facility work.
IV. Other Business
Staff told the Commission, that due to a lack of an agenda there would be no December 9
Planning Commission meeting. Staff polled the commission to see if they would be available
for a December 16 meeting instead of holding the second regular meeting Christmas week. It
was decided to hold the second regular meeting of the month on December 16.
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V. Adjournment
Chair Prazak adjourned the meeting at 7:26pm.
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