City of Bloomington, MN Planning Commission, 3 Dec 2020

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From YouTube: December 3, 2020 Bloomington Planning Commission Meeting

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Bloomington Minnesota Planning Commission Meeting

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Good evening and welcome to the december 3rd bloomington planning commission meeting, the planning commission advises the city council on development proposals, development standards, long-range planning and transportation issues, some items. The planning commission has final decision authority for and others the city council will make. The final decision planning commission is made up of seven volunteers.

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Tonight we have seven here so we're a full house. uh We have three agenda items for tonight, but before we begin, uh let's say the stand and say the pledge of allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands. One nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and.

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All right, um mr marker guard, before we begin, do you want to give some uh the public information on how to participate tonight.

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Sure, mr chairman, this is our 16th planning commission meeting since the pandemic started in march, so we have a remote meeting this evening. Just two people are present here in the council, chambers and all other commissioners.

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Applicants and staff are remote via webex, but we definitely do want public participation and you can call in at any time at the phone number shown here.

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952-563-8922 or you can email us at planning at bloomingtonmn.gov and staff will give you instructions on how to testify live. We'll have this number scrolling across the screen throughout the meeting tonight. Thank you.

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Thank you, mr marker guard. uh Miss o'day. Do you have our first staff report for us.

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Yes, I do just bear with me as I pull it up.

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Here, can you see that okay.

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All right good! uh Thank you good evening, mr chair and commissioners item. One on your agenda uh this evening is for a conditional use permit for a daycare and an existing place of assembly.

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So today it looks like you still have the uh uh you: don't have the presentation mode.

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Or different screens.

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See the main page and the second page behind it.

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Is it this yes duplicate.

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Okay, good, thank you. uh So the site is 99 100, lindale avenue it's a site of nativity of mary, just south of 98th and lindale avenue nativity of mary is both a place of worship and a school they've both been in operation for several decades. The daycare that's within the building. They received temporary approvals back in the 90s and that approval expired.

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Yes, the operation had continued to this day. So this is more of a cleanup application.

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Here's the floor plan. The daycare is operated by nativity of mary. They provide care for up to 70 students, including before and after school care and care for preschoolers. During the school day. There be no change in building footprint.

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They use the few rooms in the basement, which is circled in red on the plans and they use the fellowship hall they're, proposing to construct a stage. Some sound walls or walls, dividing walls and sound panels in the fellowship hall and a building promoter would be required for those minor improvements.

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And then, lastly, staff noted as several landscaping materials have been missing over the years, so revised landscaping plan must be submitted before that building permit issuance um and then we are not aware of any concerns or complaints on this use, and I did not receive any uh correspondence with this application and with that we are recommending approval, and I believe that the representative of the school and church is on the line. Should there be any questions.

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All right, thank you, mr day. uh Commissioners, are there any questions for staff.

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Commissioner, goldsman.

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Thanks mr chair, one question: I have for staff is just a process question. So we've had this sort of situation happened twice, at least in my tenure. um What is the is there a process to catch um these conditional youth permits as they expire um and notify the applicant that they need to renew? Is there is a process to ensure that we, you know, don't come years down the road with uh something that's been expired.

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Yeah, um mr chair, commissioner goltzman, so I know that the temporary conditional use permits aren't around today and I'm not sure what the process was um back in that time. I think I think it was kind of up to the user to come to the city. um I don't know if we had any sort of process to um have them renew that temporary conditional use permit. um But then again I wasn't around back in the 90s. um So uh maybe glenn has a further um comment on that.

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Mr marker guard yeah, mr chairman commissioners. It it predates me as well. uh We do have a process today, uh where we monitor expiring interim use, permits. We no longer have the temporary conditional use permits, but we definitely monitor interim use permits and send out letters in advance of an expiration date, but going way back in time we're not sure what the process was.

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So we occasionally come across a situation like this.

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Is that good, uh commissioner goldsman.

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Yes, thank you.

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Okay, um any other questions for staff. At this point from commission members.

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Not necessarily glenn of the bottom box, the attendee list, I'm not sure I can see everybody. Okay, all right, no questions! There is the applicant available to speak.

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I am open to questions you may have.

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This is joanne rachel, oh okay, miss rachel, um any uh commission members. Are there any questions for the.

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Applicant not seen any. um Thank you. Miss rachel appreciate that opportunity, mr marker guard. Is there anybody online from the public or calling in that would like to speak to this item?.

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uh Mr chairman, nobody has pre-registered to speak on this item. I see one name. I do not recognize so we'll check in there and then we'll check in with mr pease, uh mr ryan pajack. I will unmute you now.

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Would you like to speak to this item.

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uh No thank you. I am the principal at nativity of mary, so I was joining the conversation to hear the proceedings. Okay,.

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All right all right, thank you and mr pease I'll unmute. You now do. We have any other interested parties, no calls. Thank you.

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All right, thank you, commission members, seeing nobody from the public that wishes to speak on this, so to entertain a motion to close the public hearing. Commissioner roman, all right, we have a motion, close public hearing. Is there a second commissioner albrecht.

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All right we have a motion and a second to close public hearing, all those in favor say aye by roll call. Commissioner goldsman aye, commissioner corman.

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Roman aye, commissioner albrecht aye.

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Aye, commissioner,.

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And I for myself motion passes all right. uh Commission members, is there any discussion on this item.

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If none, I would entertain a motion.

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Commissioner cookton.

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Looks like a good application, I don't see any concerns and I'm happy to make that motion all.

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Right go ahead.

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Mr chair, in case pl2020-208, having been able to make the required findings, I moved to adopt a resolution approving a conditional use permit for a daycare within an existing place of assembly at 9900, lindale avenue south subject to the conditions and code requirements attached to the staff report.

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All right, thank you. We have a uh motion to approve the conditional use. Permit. Is there a second commissioner goldsmith.

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All right, we have a motion to approve, in a second to approve a resolution proving a conditional use permit for a daycare facility and an existing place of assembly, all those in favor say aye by roll call. Commissioner goldsman, commissioner corman aye, commissioner roman aye, commissioner albrecht.

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Aye, commissioner,.

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Aye, commissioner,.

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Cook done hi and I for myself motion passes 7-0. That is a final decision unless an appeal is received by 4 30 on december 8th of this year.

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All right, mr marker guard, I understand you have some new information on item number two.

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Yes, mr chairman, commissioners, late this afternoon, we received an email from the applicant which I have forwarded to each of you requesting continuance of this item to the january 14th planning commission meeting and we do have sufficient time on the agency action deadline. So staff does recommend uh continuing the item.

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Okay, thank you, mr marker guard. Do we need to make any action on that to continue it to the fourteenth third.

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Would need a motion? We do need a motion. All right, commission members hearing the applicant's wishes, commissioner, roman.

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A move to continue item number two to the january 14th 2021 planning, commission meeting all right. Thank.

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You is there a second commissioner.

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All right all right, we have a motion and a second to continue item number two to the january 14th planning, commission meeting, all those in favor say aye by roll call. Commissioner goldsman.

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All right- and I for myself motion passes that item will continue to the descent or to the january 14 2021 planning. Commission meeting. Okay item number three, mr marker guard.

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Yes, uh mr chairman, commissioners, every year the city prepares a capital improvement program, cip and the state law requires that the planning commission review any capital improvement for consistency with the comprehensive plan.

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So tonight we have the cip before you for that review. Staff has reviewed all of the items in the cip and we believe that all items are consistent with the comprehensive plan. So we do recommend that you adopt a resolution this evening making the finding of consistency.

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I would note the timing of the cip process has changed a little bit. You are probably familiar with reviewing this item in the spring.

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The timing has been changed to correspond uh more closely with the budgeting process, so in the future, you'll be seeing this review in december, most likely so tonight we do have on the line: lori economy schuler the city's chief financial officer, who is available to answer any questions, although she does not plan a presentation so with that staff does recommend approval of the resolution.

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All right, thank you, mr marker guard appreciate that all right, uh just a reminder to the commission members that it is uh a finding of consistency with the um excuse me with the with the uh comprehensive plan, and so this is not a public hearing. So really it's a matter of discussion, uh questions and uh a finding. So are there any questions for staff from commission members.

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Or any discussion, commissioner, roman.

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Thank you, mr chair. I don't have any questions. um Thank you, the staff. I know how much work goes into these long-range capital plans. They are time consuming and often take twice as long as we envision for them to be accomplished.

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Regarding our our scope of consistency with the comprehensive plan, I would say that technically, yes, it is consistent, although, as I know, those of you who have sat here with me before, I will point out that the investment in uh the sidewalk aspect is woefully lacking, which I know is a key component of the 2040 comprehensive plan.

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So I hope that in next year's plan or in our street rebuilds that the city puts some effort into that, because that is the one area that there's one or two sidewalk projects in there that are big, but other than that. We continue to double down on 50 years of suburban streets without sidewalks.

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All right, thank you, commissioner. Roman. Are there any other comments by commission members.

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I think commissioner roman you're, echoing uh very much what was discussed last year from the planning commission, and I would second that that we do have a lot of efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and sustainability, increase health and the sidewalks and trails within the plan. I think, could could the effort on that could be uh increased. But overall, I do also support that. It is consistent with the comp plan.

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Any other discussion from commission members, otherwise uh I would entertain a motion.

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To adopt the resolution of commissioner roman.

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Thank you, mr chair. I moved to adopt the attached resolution finding that the combined 10-year capital improvement plan for the years 2021-2030, the cip, is in compliance with the bloomington comprehensive plan.

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All right is there a second uh commissioner corpsman.

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All right, so we have a motion to adopt the attached resolution for the capital improvement plan and a second all those in favor say I buy roll call. Commissioner goldsman.

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Commissioner corman aye commissioner roman aye, commissioner albrecht.

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Aye, commissioner,.

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Commissioner, and I for myself that passes, that resolution will move forward uh for consistency with the comp plan and that completes item number three which completes our regular listed items for the december 3rd 2020 planning commission meeting. Our next meeting will be december december 17th at 6 00 pm. Thank you.

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