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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, May 04, 2011 Page 2 Member Strohmeier volunteered to serve as well; questioning the anticipated meeting 49 schedule. 50 Mr. Grefenberg advised that the first meeting, organizational in nature, was scheduled for 51 May 17, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall; and at that meeting, schedules would be 52 compared to accommodate the majority of the members. 53 While unable to commit to the task force on a regular basis, and supporting and thanking 54 Members Gisselquist and Strohmeier for volunteering, Chair Boerigter offered his 55 enthusiastic support, and advised that he would attempt to attend as his schedule 56 allowed, and offered to provide input on the issue from his perspective, in assisting the 57 task force in achieving their mutual accomplishments. 58 Mr. Grefenberg and Chair Boerigter both spoke of the positive process used several 59 years ago in the lot split study; and hoped that this task force would provide similar if not 60 even more productive sessions and ultimate recommendations. 61 Mr. Grefenberg expressed appreciation to those members volunteering; and anticipated 62 their participation. 63 b. From the Commission or Staff: None. 64 5. Presentations 65 a. PROJECT FILE 0017 66 Twin Lakes Regulating Map and Plan presentation and discussion 67 City Planner Thomas Paschke introduced Consultant Michael Lamb with Cuningham 68 Group; advising that the purpose of tonight’s presentation would be to provide an 69 overview of the Twin Lakes Regulating Map and Plan, as the process moved toward the 70 public open house seeking input on how things should be developed in the Twin Lakes 71 area. 72 Mr. Paschke provided a brief history of the process to-date, even before the 73 Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code updates; with designation of the Twin Lakes area 74 geared toward future designation of business use; past redevelopments through the 75 Planned Unit Development (PUD) process, no longer indicated; and creation of a 76 Commercial Mixed Use District for Twin Lakes when the zoning code was adopted by the 77 City Council in 2010. With that adoption, Mr. Paschke noted that a need was established 78 for an additional regulating map and plan related to form-based codes that would address 79 placement of buildings and massing, rather than the previous Euclidian type of zoning 80 that dealt more with specific building heights and setbacks in standard code. Mr. Paschke 81 advised that the map and plan would provide an initial framework to guide future 82 development. 83 Related to Twin Lakes, Mr. Paschke referenced the Twin lakes Urban Design Principles 84 that were currently in place, and while needing modification included many good 85 foundations that would be incorporated into the regulating plan; and in final form may be 86 indicated on the regulating map itself. Mr. Paschke noted that there were different kinds 87 of blocks, corridors, and connections, but the goal was to move forward with a framework 88 to receive public input in mid-May, followed by a public open house to refine and finalize 89 the plan for public hearing at a Special Planning Commission in June, with a date yet to 90 be determined by the Commission, and facilitating timing for public notice requirements; 91 with the ultimate goal of forwarding the Planning Commission’s recommendations to the 92 City Council at their last meeting in June. 93 At the request of Chair Boerigter, Mr. Paschke confirmed that the regulating map and 94 plan would incorporate elements of the Urban Design documents for their review at the 95 June special meeting; with the plan providing more detail or design standards articulated 96 within that document; with the map serving to go beyond how traditional codes and maps 97 were discerned. 98