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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – OCTOBER 19, 2020 9 Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla added that code required one space for every 3 seats, the site is currently overparked at 1:1. Fifty stalls would support 150 seats. Councilmember Holden felt the parking lot should be divided in half, the City should get the green space and repave the lot that was left. Councilmember Scott agreed. Councilmember McClung agreed with half of the lot or the Church can live with the condition of the lot. Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom said he would discuss downsizing the lot by approximately 50% with the Church, with the space that is being removed being dedicated to the City as park land. F. Planning Commission Checklist Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla stated that at a previous meeting, the City Council directed staff to create a checklist to assist Planning Commissioners in their review of planning cases. Staff and Councilmember Holmes reviewed the checklist document and determined that the document should be more of a high-level document that could evolve as time goes on. Staff met the Commission Liaison Councilmember Scott to discuss the document further. Councilmember Scott recommended adding information on zoning approvals. Staff added information on the different types of zoning permits and approvals. Staff also added questions that the Commissioners should ask themselves when reviewing submittal documents and plans. Normally when a new Commissioner comes on they meet with staff to go over the Comprehensive Plan, go through plans etc. but they were set back this year with COVID. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla said he is happy with how the document turned out and wasn’t able to find a similar document at other cities. Additionally, staff will start offering Planning Commissioners monthly training opportunities, some from the League of Minnesota Cities and some from outside vendors that can be purchased. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla also noted that Chair Gehrig will be stepping down from the Commission at the end of his term. He’s done a great job but wants to give someone else the opportunity. Councilmember Holden requested that a materials board be listed as a requirement on plans to be reviewed. Otherwise the document looks good. Councilmember Holmes suggested leaving the materials boards at City Hall so they could be looked at in person. She also wondered if they could have a joint meeting and have someone talk to them about variances. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla agreed that was a good idea. The City Attorney or someone from the League of Minnesota Cities could talk about variances.