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Planning Commission Special Meeting City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Minutes - Wednesday, June 15, 2011 1. Call to Order 1 Vice Chair John Gisselquist called to order the Planning Commission meeting at approximately 2 6:45 p.m. and reviewed the role and purpose of the Planning Commission. Note: Tonight’s 3 meeting was not telecast or tape-delay recorded. 4 2. Roll Call & Introductions 5 City Planner Thomas Paschke called the Roll. 6 Members Present: Vice Chair John Gisselquist; and Members Peter Strohmeier; Michael 7 Boguszewski; Glenn Cook; and Joe Wozniak 8 Members Excused: Members Daniel Boerigter and Jeff Lester 9 Staff present: City Planner Thomas Paschke; Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd 10 3. Review of Minutes 11 MOTION 12 Member Boguszewski moved, seconded by Member Wozniak to approve the meeting 13 minutes of May 4, 2011 as presented. 14 Ayes: 5 15 Nays: 0 16 Motion carried. 17 MOTION 18 Member Strohmeier moved, seconded by Member Boguszewski to approve the meeting 19 minutes of June 1, 2011 as presented. 20 Ayes: 5 21 Nays: 0 22 Motion carried. 23 4. Communications and Recognitions: 24 a. From the Public (Public Comment on items not on the agenda) 25 Lynn Beauclaire, 1758 Alta Vista Drive 26 Ms. Beauclaire expressed her concern with the assisted living facility discussed at the 27 June 1, 2011 Planning Commission meeting; and following her review of the plans 28 presented, advised that she had several questions and comments. 29 Ms. Beauclaire opined that a 44-bed assisted living facility was too large for that 30 neighborhood and that site, since the neighborhood already had a significant traffic issue, 31 with the City having done nothing to-date to alleviate that traffic concern at Alta Vista 32 Drive and Dale Street. Ms. Beauclaire questioned hoe emergency vehicles would be able 33 to access the site or to have a sufficient turning radius; noted the high speed of 40 MPH 34 or more on Dale Street creating a dangerous situation, and the inability of vehicles to 35 access Highway 36 on Dale Street without going through their neighborhood and Dale 36 Court to get to Larpenteur Avenue. Ms. Beauclaire opined that Alta Vista would 37 experience the brunt of the traffic from the site, and suggested that the roadway be 38 redone or the center island removed to facilitate access. 39 Vice Chair Gisselquist advised that, during discussion at the meeting and the Planning 40 Commission’s subsequent recommendation for approval, the 44-bed facility referred to 41 the number of residents living there at any given time, and the confirmation by the 42 developer that those residents would not have vehicles; and that only 8-10 staff members 43 would be present at peak times, in addition to parking to accommodate visitors for their 44 residents. Vice Chair Gisselquist noted that the developer acknowledged that there may 45 be some overflow of traffic during holidays with additional visitors, but the overflow would 46 be infrequent. Vice Chair Gisselquist noted that the approval was conditioned on 47 completion of a traffic study, currently in process, and any additional conditions or 48