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CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
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Thursday, September 14 2006
Call to Order / Approval of Agenda:
Chair Runk called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Commissioners LeRoux, Liljegren,
Powell and Wasescha; City Planner Richards. Absent: City Administrator Johnson and
Commission Liaison Doerr.
Commissioner Liljegren, seconded by Commissioner Wasescha, moved to approve the Agenda,
as presented. Carried 5 -0
Approve Minutes of August 10, 2006: Commissioner Powell, seconded by Commissioner
Liljegren, moved to approve the Minutes as presented. Carried 5 -0
Department /Commission Liaison Report /St. Croix Crossing Update & Other Reports:
City Planner Richards informed the Commission that the City received a request for annexation
to the City of Oak Park Heights, from City of Lake Elmo property owners and updated them as to
the status of activity related to the request.
Visitors /Public Comment: None.
Public Hearings: None.
New Business: None.
Old Business:
A. P -I, Public - Institutional District - O Open Space District / P -I Rezoning Continued
Discussion
City Planner Richards provided the Commission with the current P -I, Public- finstitutional District
ordinance and a map showing areas considered Open Space Conservation and those considered to
be existing park space.
Richards explained the origins and rationale of the O, Open Space and the P -I, Public - Institutional
District zoning. He asked the Commission to review the areas of zoning designation on the
provided map, as well as the existing P -I, Public - Institutional District text for potential amendment.
Richards noted that any actual rezoning and text amendment would need to occur by public hearing.
Discussion ensued as to areas of inclusion within the P -I, Public - Institutional District, land use
designation requirement for the purposes of zoning classification, specific use criteria and the
operational nature of uses within the zoning district.
Commissioner Wasescha, seconded by Commissioner Powell, moved to proceed with public
hearing for rezoning and possible text amendment. Carried 5 -0.
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B. Comprehensive Plan Continued Discussion
City Planner Richards reminded the Commission that the City's Comprehensive Plan is to be
updated for 2008. He noted that the update should not be overly complex and that there were a few
areas of potential redevelopment that will need to be looked at. He informed the Commission that
the City Council directed formation of a citizens committee, as part of the Comprehensive Plan
review and updating process, noting that the Planning Commission would serve as the core of the
committee, that one Parks Commissioner was expected to participate and that four Oak Park
Heights City residents were being sought to complete the committee.
Richards distributed information regarding the elements and timelines involved with updating the
plan and noted that the goal is to have the update completed in 2007. He stated that he anticipated
beginning the review and updating process in the first part of 2007 and described a working process
he hoped to follow, breaking the work into sections, over a period of time. He asked the
Commission for their thoughts on a meeting process and how they would like to proceed with the
review and update.
Discussion ensued as to the formation of a citizen committee, the difficulty in recruiting people for
such committees, and potentially meeting at regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting
evenings with the time dependant on business scheduled for the regular meeting.
Informational:
A. Next Meeting October 12, 2006 7:00 p.m. — Regular Meeting
B. Council Representative September — Commissioner LeRoux
October — Commissioner Wasescha
Adjournment:
Commissioner Powell, seconded by Commissioner Liljegren, moved to adjourn at 7:37 p.m.
Carried 5 -0
Respectfully submitted,
Julie,-A. Hultman
Planning & Code Enforcement Officer
Approved by the Planning Commission: November 9, 2006