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Planning Commission - 04/14/1997 AGENDA EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION Monday, April 14, 1997 7:00 p.m. OOMMISSION MEMBERS: BeverlyAlexander, Kenneth E. Clinton,Rand Foote, Bill Habicht, Y Ismail Ismail,Douglas Sandstad,Mary Jane Wissner STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE: Jessica Lind STAFF MEMBERS: Michael Franzen, City Planner Scott A. Kipp, Senior Planner I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE--ROLL CALL II. SWEARING IN OF NEW PLANNING COMMISSIONER III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA IV. MINUTES V. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. FOSS SWIM SCHOOL by Jon Foss. Request for Comprehensive Guide Plan Change from Office tb Industrial on 1.3 acres,Rezoning from C-Hwy to Industrial on 1.3 acres,Site Plan Review on 1.3 acres and Preliminary Plat of 1.3 acres into one lot. Location:Flying Cloud Drive,Hwy 212 and Shady Oak Road. • B. THE PINES by Lunski Construction&Design. Request for Guide Plan Change from Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential on 5.8 acres,PUD Concept Review on 5.8 acres,PUD District Review and rezoning from Rural to Rl- 9.5 with waivers on 5.8 acres,and Preliminary Plat of 5.8 acres into 25 lots. Location: Southwest corner of Bluff Road and County Road 18 frontage road. C. MENARDS EXPANSION by Mary Prochaska. Request for Zoning District Amendment in the Commercial Regional Zoning District on 16 acres and Site Plan Review on 16 acres. D. EXECUTIVE AVIATION EXPANSION by Kelleher Construction. Request for Site Plan Review on 3.5 acres for construction of a 29,900 square foot hangar addition to Executive Aviation. Location:9960 Flying Cloud Drive. E. COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC PLAN-A review ofthe City's Transportation Plan Element of the Comprehensive Plan. VI. PUBLIC MEETING VII. MEMBERS' REPORTS VIII. CONTINUING BUSINESS IX. NEW BUSINESS A. Election of Officers. X. PLANNERS' REPORTS XI. ADJOURNMENT APPROVED MINUTES CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION MONDAY,APRIL 14, 1997 7:00 P.M. CITY CENTER Council Chambers 8080 Mitchell Road COMMISSION MEMBERS: Beverly Alexander, Kenneth E. Clinton, Randy Foote, Bill Habicht, Ismail Ismail, Douglas Sandstad,Mary Jane Wissner STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE: Jessica Lind STAFF LIAISON: Mike Franzen, City Planner; Scott Kipp, Senior Planner; Elinda Bahley,Recording Secretary MEMBERS ABSENT: Kenneth E. Clinton I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE-ROLL CALL Acting Chair Foote called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. SWEARING IN OF NEW PLANNING COMMISSIONER New commissioner member Beverly Alexander was given the oath of office by Mike Franzen who welcomed her to the Commission. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Wissner moved, seconded by Habicht, to approve the agenda as published. Motion carried 6-0. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Foote noted the approval of the minutes of the March 10, 1997 and March 24, 1997 Planning Commission meetings would have to be postponed until the next meeting because a quorum was lacking. V. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. FOSS SWIM SCHOOL by Jon Foss. Request for Comprehensive Guide Plan Change from Office to Industrial on 1.3 acres,Rezoning from C-Hwy to Industrial on • 1.3 acres, Site Plan Review on 1.3 acres and Preliminary Plat of 1.3 acres into one lot. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 1.4, 1997 Location: Flying Cloud Drive, Hwy 212 and Shady Oak Road. Franzen noted the developer recently received a soils report that indicates up to 20 feet of soil must be removed and replaced where the building is proposed. The developer must change the site plan to move the building to another location. The developer has requested a continuance to the April 28, 1997 meeting. MOTION: Sandstad moved, seconded by Wissner,to continue the public hearing until April 28, 1997. Motion carried 6-0. B. THE PINES by Lunski Construction & Design. Request for Guide Plan Change from Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential on 5.8 acres, PUD Concept Review on 5.8 acres, PUD District Review and rezoning from Rural to Rl- 9.5 with waivers on 5.8 acres, and Preliminary Plat of 5.8 acres into 25 lots. Location: Southwest comer of Bluff Road and County Road 18 frontage road. Perry Ryan, Ryan Engineering, reviewed the development proposal with the Commission. Their main concern is the tree issue on the site. He described the trees lined along the existing driveway into the site. There plan is to construct a private • roadway into the site in the same location. The road would be very similar to the Boulder Ridge development. It would be 24 feet wide with a 25 foot wide right of way. This will allow them to maintain the existing significant trees without grading into much more than five feet past the back of the curb. There was a concern by the Planning Department about snow storage and space for private utilities. He reviewed the site plan explaining the locations of the homes. The proposal is for slightly smaller homes with double car garages, single family ramblers with 6/12 pitched roofs. If the homes were two-story,they would be 15 to 18 feet higher with much more of a negative impact to the surrounding neighborhood. The tree loss determined by the developer is 29 percent and staff determined it to be 45 percent. Staff was concerned that it fall somewhere in between. He explained the reasons for having higher density on this site is for transition to Highway 169 and to keep the price of these homes around$250,000. This is a market that is in demand in this area. There was a neighborhood meeting on February 5, 1997 and he outlined the concerns of the neighbors such as the trees, the buffer along Bluff Road,the density, and the upgrade of the homes. He said the meeting was very successful and was what a neighborhood meeting was all about. He also discussed the impact on the site compared to the site being zoned R1-13.5. Kipp responded to some of the issues raised by Mr. Ryan. The difference between • 2 • PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 14, 1997 the zoning and the land use is that the guide plan permits density up to 2.5 units per acre,which allows for a number of different lot sizes ranging from R 1-44 to R 1-13.5. The existing guide plan is not necessarily the maximum density to be permitted. The issue with this development is not the product but the density,the transition of that density, tree loss, and the number of waivers being requested as part of the project. The number of lots to serve a heavily wooded property depends on working the lot sizes in order to preserve the trees. Lot size is an important factor in terms of preserving trees. Staff feels quite confident their calculation of 49 percent tree loss is accurate. Staff reviewed the plans and does not support the guide plan change or the project as proposed based on the reasons listed on page two of the staff report. They believe a standard single family development without waivers served by a public road, not exceeding 30 percent tree loss would work on this site. Another option would be looking at some sort of cluster development with a large consolidated open space area that preserves tree mass and provides transition, with tree loss not more than 30 percent. Ismail asked if there was a tree loss formula available for the developers. Kipp said • the City code explains this. Sandstad asked if the City Forester saw any significant trees due to species, size, health or distinctive character on the plan. Kipp replied it is a heavily wooded coniferous site. The Public Hearing was opened. Arthur Greenberg, 9697 Falcons Way, noted he lives across the street from this development. He said the project is very nice but was concerned about the six properties that will border Highway 169. This property was a single family estate and the family moved because of the truck traffic from the highway. There is no way to put enough trees there to satisfy the noise. He was concerned about the density and the tree loss. There has to be some way to develop this and still preserve the trees. Rollin.Lippka, 10509 Shelter Grove, was concerned about the high density. He was also concerned about the drainage from the private road because they have problems with the water right now. There will be more runoff as a result of so many homes. He was also concerned about the snow removal. Barbara Stevenson, 9579 Falcons Way, shared the same concerns as her neighbors, especially the snow removal. She noted she walked the site and commented on the 3 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 14, 1997 amount of noise from the highway. She was concerned about four more driveways coming out on to Bluff Road causing problems. She was also concerned about the tree loss because there are so many beautiful pine trees that should not be lost. Roger Perkins,9624 Falcons Way,was concerned about the aesthetics of the area and about the additional traffic on Bluff Road and also Townline Road. Dick Grant, 9588 Falcons Way, commented his biggest concern would be the snow removal because he thinks it will be a big problem for everybody. Dan Sletten, 9700 Falcons Way,noted he lives at the comer of Falcons Way and Bluff Road,directly opposite from the Greenbergs. He was concerned about the lots facing Bluff Road because of the noise. He also shared the same concerns as his neighbors. Maria Sletten, 9700 Falcons Way, commented how precious that area is and how it would be a tragedy to loose all that and the beautiful trees. She was also concerned about the three driveways that would be very close to her home and the traffic on Bluff Road. • Richard Schultek,Wooddale Reality, commented he has sold or been involved in the sales of all the townhomes on Falcons Way and Shelter Grove, and has a good idea of what people are looking for. He thinks the idea of clustering the homes is a good one and it would reduce the concern of the three driveways. Vicky Hennes,9724 Brookview Circle, shared the same concerns as her neighbors but noted her main concern is the density. She lives on a five acre lot and could not imagine 25 homes on five acres. This would not blend in with the area. Rollin Lippka commented again about his concern for the five or six deer that run in the area. Patty Smith, 9784 Brookview Circle, asked for an explanation of what clustering is. She likes the type of homes being proposed but was concerned about the transition. Kipp explained clustering which would be to work with small lot sizes,keeping the houses tight in a fashion where they share portions of the property in tradeoff by preserving a significant tree area. Dan Davis, 9795 Bluff Road, noted he lives two blocks over from unit one. He bought his property a year ago for the beauty of the property on the comer. He was concerned about the trees and the nature that lives within the property. He was also concerned about the density and the increase in traffic because of the number of small • 4 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 14, 1997 children on Bluff Road. Ryan agreed that the noise problem is the reason the family moved out of their property. That's generally the reason most communities look at putting higher density on the property. These homes are not marketable with less homes. To help the problem of the noise,those units are at 70 to 80 feet from the property line on the side adjacent to the frontage road. They are not grading more than five or ten feet behind those homes. The snow will be mainly dumped and hauled to the pond area. Larger roads doesn't mean it's easier to store the snow, and it doesn't make sense to take out trees to store snow. They are very committed to the numbers they have calculated for tree loss. The last development they did was an empty-nester development and it generated somewhere in the vicinity of five trips per day where standard single family homes generate 10 trips per day. Mr. Lunski has 15 empty-nesters that want to buy in here. They are willing to look at maybe clustering driveway#1 and#2 together, and#3 and #4 together so there will only be two driveways onto Bluff Road. He noted no matter how many homes are built, it's going to displace the deer. To help the potential flooding,they have increased the pond size on the property. • Alexander asked if they plan to retain the right of way to get to the pond area to drop the snow. She was concerned about the snow being in the backyards of homes#5 and #6. Ryan replied the homeowners association takes care of all the common areas and exterior for all the building areas so additional right of ways are not required. Alexander asked if there was any reason why they can't reduce the number of homes to build in that area to comply with the low density. Ryan said doing 14 lots would make them$400,000 or$500,000 homes and they are not marketable at that location. Gale Allen, 1050 Audubon Court, commented about the existing water problems noting the water in his backyard comes up within a foot of the pads. He believes the drainage system is too small and expects it to be flooded out with this development. Habicht complimented Mr. Ryan on his presentation. He said he did not hear compelling reasons to negotiate the guide plan change except for the financial issues. The plan is a good start but the density is overwhelming. He was not comfortable with the amount of waivers. He suggesting some compromise for 14 to 17 units. His vote at this point is to deny or continue. Sandstad would not support the project in it's present format because it is not a reasonable guide plan change, the impact on the adjacent property, the inadequate • 5 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 14, 1997 transition to adjacent low density, and the roadway issues. All the waivers requested for this project are way too big for this site. He noted he likes the Lunski project on Mitchell Road including the house style and the design. Wissner concurred with Sandstad. She noted she loves what Lunski did on Mitchell Road. She Ekes the idea of clustering 14 homes and believes there would be a market to be living in the woods. There is an opportunity to take the uniqueness and make it something special. She would not support the project because of the density and the waivers. Ismail said there are too many loose ends on this project and was strongly in favor to continue to come up with another plan that addresses the issues and concerns. Foote concurred with the commissioners. There are too many waivers and there is no compelling reason to change the guide plan. He commented as much as everyone wants to see the property remain wooded, everyone has to realize it is guided low density residential. Even if this project does not go, there will be something developed in some form. He would not support the project as it stands. Kipp said if the Commission decides to continue and the developer is willing to work with new plans, staff would like clarification on whether or not to stay with the guide plan at low density or would the Commission look at a guide plan change with a reasonable amount of density such that it preserves the trees and other issues. Foote said he would prefer to see them work within the guide plan. Sandstad said he was comfortable with option A or B in the staff report. Habicht said he would be hard pressed to look at anything over a 2.5 units per acre density. He wants to see maybe some creative clustering concept rather than a standard 14 lot subdivision, and the tradeoff is preserving the pines and some minimal impact on grading. Foote was comfortable with clustering if it's an option that retains the evergreens. Ismail said he was in favor of option A. MOTION: Sandstad moved, seconded by Habicht,to continue the public hearing for 30 days. Motion carried 6-0. C. MENARDS EXPANSION by Mary Prochaska. Request for Planned Unit Development Concept Review on 15.72 acres, Planned Unit Development District Review on 15.72 acres, Zoning District Amendment in the Commercial Regional Zoning District on 15.72 acres and Site Plan Review on 15.72 acres. Gary Colby,representing Menards,presented the expansion proposal and noted they 6 • PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 14, 1997 are requesting a signage waiver for the southerly building elevation. The proposal is for 25,000 square feet of additional sales area to the northeastly end of the building. There will also be 13,600 square feet of additional building area on the other end of the building which would be used as a cold storage warehouse. This would be attached to the building because it will be a lot easier removing products right out the front instead of the back. Sandstad liked the idea of an elevator and asked if there are offices on the second floor. Colby said the entire second floor area will be accessed to both associates and customers. Habicht was concerned about the height of the building after the expansion. Colby reviewed the building elevation and noted elevation on the back and both ends in the rear of the building will be raised slightly. It's a matter of two or three feet that it would be higher. The front of the building on the 25,000 square foot portion is actually two and a half feet higher than the existing peak, and it's the same on the 13,000 square foot addition. Franzen noted staff recommended approval of the request according to the . recommendations on page three of the staff report. The Public Hearing was opened. Steve Riesgraf,manager of Menards, explained the need for the expansion and noted the aisles will be wider throughout the store and at the checkout. There are no offices upstairs and they will remain the same. The elevator access will be great for customers to go to the light fixtures and the shopping carts will fit in the elevator. The addition for the wood covering will make it nice for customers getting lumber in the bad weather. The expansion will add a lot more variety of products and also more room to sell. Wissner commented it's nice to see a business do well in Eden Prairie and continue to do well in the community. She liked the plan and supported the request. Ismail supported the project. He asked when the work will start. Riesgraf replied probably not until late 1997. They need to get through their busy time of the year before they can remodel. Alexander asked if the bathrooms are going to be expanded for handicap accessibility. Riesgraf replied the existing bathrooms will remain as they are. There will be a new set of bathrooms in the 25,000 square foot expansion area and they will be handicap • 7 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 14, 1997 accessible. Alexander supported the project. Foote supported the plan. Habicht supported the plan and said it's a well done expansion. MOTION 1: Habicht moved, seconded by Ismail, to close the public hearing. Motion carried 6-0. MOTION 2: Habicht moved, seconded by Ismail,to recommend to the City Council approval of Mary Prochaska for Planned Unit Development Concept Review on 15.72 acres, Planned Unit Development District Review on 15.72 acres, Zoning District Amendment in the Commercial Regional Zoning District on 15.72 acres and Site Plan Review on 15.72 acres based on plans dated April 11, 1997 and subject to the recommendations of the Staff Report dated April 11, 1997. Motion carried 6-0. D. EXECUTIVE AVIATION EXPANSION by Kelleher Construction. Request for Site Plan Review on 3.5 acres for construction of a 29,900 sq. ft. hangar addition to Executive Aviation. Location: 9960 Flying Cloud Drive • Dave Walock reviewed the site plan and building elevations, and explained the expansion is needed for additional storage for aircraft currently stored outside. He noted they are comfortable with the staff report. Habicht commented how clean the existing facility was. Kipp reviewed the staff report and recommended approval of the expansion. Sandstad was concerned about the size of the upholstery sign he saw on another hangar on the field. Kipp said sign permits are issued by our zoning adminisrator and he would have to refer to her about it. The upholstery shop has been at the airport many years. A resident in the audience commented it's the only place in the area you can get canvass work done on any type of heavy material. They do aircraft and boats. Sandstad asked staff to officially take a look at that sign. Ismail was concerned about the septic tank handling the additional hangar. Walock said this hangar and will be used for aircraft storage and will not tie into the existing septic system. Shirley Wikner,owner, commented the space will be large enough for 10 aircraft. i 8 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 14, 1997 The public hearing was opened. MOTION 1: Wissner moved, seconded by Ismail, to close the public hearing. Motion carried 6-0. MOTION 2: Wissner moved, seconded by Ismail,to recommend to the City Council approval of the request of Kelleher Construction for Site Plan Review on 3.5 acres based on plans dated April 11, 1997 and subject to the recommendations of the Staff Report dated April 11, 1997. Motion carried 6-0. E. COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC PLAN-A review of the City's Transportation Plan Element of the Comprehensive Plan. Al Gray, City Engineer,reviewed the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Municipal Plan with the Commission. He explained the type of studies they have done in the past noting they all looked at the City street segments which this plan includes. The foundation for the transportation plan is a traffic analysis that forecasts the traffic volumes for all significant street segments in Eden Prairie for the year 2015. This forecast considered the anticipated level of development in Eden Prairie as well as surrounding communities. For the purpose of this study Eden Prairie was considered to be fully developed by the year 2015 when it is expected to have a population of 62,000 and employment of approximately 58,000. He reviewed the policies and strategies included in the plan. Some of the strategies are increase of vehicle occupancy,better use of transit,more car pools and van pools, and also a concept like telecommunication. There needs to be more ramps, better control of traffic controls, and better timing. The plan includes replacement and improvement of the existing highway system and the City needs to focus on spending their dollars in the best possible way. This doesn't mean focusing on large plans the City cant afford but focusing on smaller congested areas where they can afford to fix. Expanding the highway capacity is very important but it has to be within what MADOT and the Met Council feel are financial abilities to expand that system. This analysis was done using a model called the regional model and he explained how it was developed and what it depicts. He noted the Met Council developed this model in 1995 based on the demographics and the City is using it to project what traffic will be in 2015. He explained the two traffic forecasts that were prepared. One presents the traffic volumes with a fully constructed Highway 212 connecting to the Cologne bypass. The other one presents traffic volumes with a partially constructed TH 212 ending at CSAH 4. The traffic volumes in this were used to determine which roadway segments within Eden Prairie should be upgraded by the year 2015 to manage 9 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 14, 1997 anticipated traffic. The plan anticipates the need to upgrade several city street segments that will be sensitive to adjoining residential neighborhoods. These segments include portions of Valley View Road, Scenic Heights Road, Anderson Lakes Parkway, and Mitchell Road. He noted this is a pedestrian and bicycle community and reviewed the map depicting the roadways because it's part of the overall system. The CIP gives an idea of what the cost will be in the future. The plan anticipates the City's share of transportation improvements to total approximately $40,000,000. The anticipated revenue sources are Municipal State Aid, Special Assessments, and TIF Funds. It is anticipated that approximately 26 percent of revenue will need to be derived from special assessments. To accomplish this a high percentage of projects supporting developing areas will need to be financed by special assessments. It is also important to the financial feasibility of the plan that the portion of State Transportation Funds allocated to the Municipal Account(MSA System)is maintained at the current level. Sandstad commented the work of the plan itself is very nicely done, very readable, and professional. He was concerned about pedestrians safely getting from the Eden Prairie Center area down toward Staring Lake. Gray said they are getting very close • to being able to do that. They would like to do that in 1998 and he explained why it has taken so long. Foote commented about the mass transit in the report and asked if they are relying much more on mass transit than they rely on now. Gray said the Met Council is encouraging and supporting the concept of continuing improved mass transit system such as more ridership, changing work hours, and getting the occupancy rate of vehicles up. They predict traffic patterns to be what they are today and from a policy standpoint would like to.see that happen. Wissner was concerned that the rush hour time seems to be getting earlier and earlier. Gray replied over the years they are seeing the growth of traffic in all types of ways. They still intend to see a real peak at about 5:00 and it can vary from day to day. The public hearing was opened. Peter Nalljed, 6805 192nd Ave W, commented they were notified by the Eden Prairie newspaper about the proposal and asked if there is a date and time the City may expand Highway 101 between County Road 5 and 7. Gray said it's anticipated MnDOT will turn Highway 101 back into a county road as it will be a county turn back. The County is still negotiating studies to look at what the upgrades to Highway 101 will be. • 10 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 14, 1997 Nalljed asked if they do the changeover do they have to do the improvements before they give it back. Gray said no. The County would propose to do the improvements with what would be called Turn Back Funds and then the County can apply for those funds. If you don't do it at all, the County does not have to improve the roads. The County has 10 years from the date they accept the Turn Back Funds to apply for improvements to the roadway. It has not been approved yet. Nalljed asked how much time there is before anything is approved. Gray said it would be at least three years before looking at anything and the public will be noted. Nalljed commented about the detailed plan of County Road 62 and was very concerned about living on that section of road between Duck Lake Trail and Valley View Road. There are 20 homes going to be severely affected by the expansion of Highway 101. He asked what the big advantage is of improving Highway 101 between County Road 62 to County Road 5. Gray said it may not have as much commercial traffic. Nalljed asked if a bile trail is still being put in with Highway 101. Gray said he would think both the County and City would encourage the inclusion of pedestrian and bicycle facilities along with the improvements. Part of the study would be to improve that kind of facility. Nalljed commented County Road 62 was built to relieve the pressure off of County Roads 5 and 7. He was concerned that by expanding Highway 101 the relief coming into that area is going to be much greater now on County Road 62. Gray said he understands his point but based on the current traffic count they find more traffic on Highway 101 than Dell Road. He noted they will be recounting that this year. Peter disagreed with the City's measurement of traffic control on Highway 101 in the future. Debbie Gjervold, 9965 Garrison Way,commented the diagram indicates Highway 169 as a four lane divided highway and asked if that's considered to be the improvement that has already been made or are there additional improvements to that. Gray said when you look at Garrison Way and new Highway 169, that's the final section the City could perceive will be there. Gjervold said Anderson Lakes Parkway has always been planned to be a four lane highway. She was concerned that heavier lines on Figure 8 reflected heavier traffic. Gray replied heavier lines look at jurisdiction with MnDOT and the County system. Gjervold was concerned about the need for Anderson Lakes Parkway going from a two lane to a four lane highway and noted there is no new construction going on north or south of that area to increase the volume of traffic. Gray said if you look at 11 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 14, 1997 all the cities south of Highway 5 and Highway 494, there are really only two transportation corridors easy and west of Anderson Lake Parkway and County Road 1. E. L.Hassam, 6400 Eden Prairie Road, commented his driveway happens to be one that pops out on Eden Prairie Road and he was concerned about any improvement of four lanes because it's very narrow right now and dangerous. He also commented he does not see traffic as a problem in Eden Prairie. If has to get up 15 minutes earlier to be to work on time he will because he wants the quality of life that exists in Eden Prairie. He hopes everyone involved thinks about improving and widening everything involved with the traffic pattern. There is always going to be traffic noise whether it's two lanes or four lanes. Mal Fay, 15600 N Lund Road, commented it's inevitable these improvement plans will be done. They are trying to discourage people from driving yet doing nothing but spend money on roads. It sounds like money very poorly spent. Wendell Brosdahl, 15601 N Lund Road, was concerned about four lane highways because it's dangerous. He wants the traffic slowed down,not increased. He agrees • that mass transit is the way to go. MOTION 1: Sandstad moved, seconded by Habicht,to continue the public hearing. Motion carried 6-0. VI. PUBLIC MEETING None. VII. MEMBERS' REPORTS Sandstad said he was unable to make the City Council meeting on the 18th and asked what the outcome was regarding growth strategies. Foote said the general consensus was they were going to meet again to review growth strategies. VIII. CONTINUING BUSINESS None. • 12 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 14, 1997 IX. NEW BUSINESS A. Election of Officers The Commission agreed to continue until the May 12 meeting when Ken Clinton will be present. X. PLANNERS' REPORTS Franzen said there are six potential projects on for May 12. He expects enough projects for a second meeting and Wednesday,May 21 st and Tuesday, May 26th are reserved as alternate dates. The Commission will decide at the April 28th meeting which alternate date they prefer. XI. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Habicht moved, seconded by Ismail,to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 6-0. The meeting adjourned at 10:35 p.m. i 13