PCSR AGENDA 08-09-2005
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Elk River Planning Commission
- Special Meeting
Tuesday, August 9, 2005 - 6:30 p.m.
Elk River City Hall - Upper Town Conference Room
1. Call to Order
2. Gateway Business Center Neighborhood Meeting
3. Request by L & M Development for Land Use Amendment, Pinewood Second
Addition, Public Hearing - Case No. LU 05-04
4. Request by L & M Development for Preliminary Plat, Pinewood Second Addition,
Public Hearing - Case No. P 05-13
5. Discuss Use of Engineered Fabric Structures in the Light and Medium Industrial
Districts.
6. Discuss Planning Commission Applicant Interview Questions
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Other Business
8. Adjourn
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Planning Commission
Michele MCPherso~ector of Planning
FROM:
DATE:
August 9,2005
SUBJECT:
Agenda Memo
Item #2. - Gateway Business Center - Neighborhood Meeting
Attachments
. List of Adjacent Property Owners
. Site Plan - Gateway Business Center
We will convene the meeting in the Upper Town Conference Room to meet with the
property owners located adjacent to the City-owned property within the Gateway Business
Center. As there are few options for road design and layout, the purpose of this meeting will
be to provide information to the adjacent property owners, receive their input, and note
their concerns and questions which can then be forwarded to the City Council for further
discussion.
Item # 3. & 4. - Pinewood Estates Second Addition
For this portion of the meeting, we will adjourn to the City Council chambers, since this is a
continuation of the public hearing of July 26th, Attached please find Senior Planner
Harlicker's memos relating to these requests. The applicant was unwilling to submit a
revised proposal. Therefore, you will note staff's recommendation relating to the plat,
requiring larger lot sizes adjacent to the existing lots in Pinewood.
Item # 5. - Discuss Use of Engineered Fabric Structures in the Light and
Medium Industrial Districts
Street Superintendent Phil Hals will be in attendance to discuss the need to construct a
salt/ sand storage facility, utilizing an engineered fabric structure. Attached please find
information relating to the design of these structures.
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August 9, 2005 Agenda Memo
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Item # 6. - Discuss Planning Commission Applicant Interview Ouestions
At their July 11th worksession, the City Council determined that they wanted to interview all
Commission applicants, regardless of vacancies or re-appointments. They felt the interview
process was important to allow the City Councilmembers to get to know the various
commissioners. In addition, the City Council has asked each of the Commissions to provide
a list of interview questions that can be utilized by the Council during this interview process.
I have prepared the following questions as a starting point for the discussion. Please feel
free to add to or change the questions as presented.
1. What is your interest in serving on the Planning Commission?
2. What do you think is the role of the Planning Commission and what is its
relationship to the City Council?
3. How familiar are you with either the City's Comprehensive Plan or Land
Development Regulations?
4. What do you see as the City's planning challenges for the future?
5. Do you think that the City has transportation problems? If so, and you had no
limitations on the solutions, what would be the top two or three transportation
priorities that you would solve?
6. Do you think that the City needs improvements in land use planning? If so,
what improvements would you recommend to the City Council?
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