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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, August 03, 2011 Page 2 development scenarios are solidified enough to determine where lot lines will be most 44 appropriate. Mr. Lloyd noted that a large pile of rubble in northern portion of the proposed 45 outlot had been the subject of a recent interim use approval. 46 Staff recommended approval of the proposed PRELIMINARY PLAT, pursuant to Title 11 47 (Subdivisions) of City Code, as detailed in the staff report dated August 3, 2011; and 48 conditions of Section 7. 49 Applicant representatives were present, but had no comment. 50 Chair Boerigter closed the Public Hearing at 6:40 p.m.; no one appeared for or against. 51 Member Wozniak sought clarification on another FedEx proposal earlier in the year for an 52 expansion off Terminal Road. 53 Mr. Lloyd confirmed that there had been an earlier land use case for expansion of a 54 FedEx facility on Terminal Road west of this project site; however, he noted that this land 55 use was for more ground-oriented, smaller trucks, while the other use is related to air 56 freight and involved larger semi-trailers. 57 MOTION 58 Member Boguszewski moved, seconded by Member Wozniak seconded, to 59 RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL approval of the proposed PRELIMINARY 60 PLAT at 2285 Walnut Street; based on the comments and findings of Section 4-6 61 and the conditions of Section 7, as detailed in the August 3, 2011 Request for 62 Planning Commission Action. 63 Ayes: 6 64 Nays: 0 65 Motion carried. 66 Chair Boerigter noted the anticipated City Council action on this item scheduled for 67 August 22, 2011. 68 b. PROJECT FILE 0003 69 Request by City Staff for approval of an ordinance creating Chapter 1022 70 establishing a zoning overlay district for the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area that 71 will govern development to ensure adequate infrastructure is constructed and 72 appropriate environmental efforts will be undertaken consistent with the Twin 73 Lakes Alternative Urban Area-wide Review (AUAR) and the Twin Lakes Roadway 74 Cost Allocation Study 75 Chair Boerigter opened the Public Hearing at 6:42 p.m. 76 City Planner Thomas Paschke introduced City Attorney Charles Bartholdi, who provided 77 a review of the proposed ordinance. 78 City Attorney Bartholdi provided a background of the proposed ordinance and the Twin 79 Lakes Redevelopment Area, with deterioration of the area in part due to deregulation in 80 the 1950’s and consolidation of many businesses in the Twin Lakes area, or their 81 subsequent demise. Mr. Bartholdi advised that, due to this continual degradation of the 82 area, the City Council in 1988 designated a Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area to address 83 its ongoing deterioration. 84 City Attorney Bartholdi reviewed subsequent creation of an Alternative Urban Area-Wide 85 Review (AUAR), adopted by the City Council in 2007, and its purpose as an 86 environmental review document provided for in Minnesota State Statute to study impacts 87 of development on numerous matters, including traffic, pollution, water quality, soils, 88 wildlife and the natural ecosystem. Mr. Bartholdi advised that the AUAR provided 89 mitigation plans by setting forth specific improvements and regulations to prevent 90 adverse impacts, and in 2008, the City Council adopted the final AUAR report, an 91 allocation study, for the purpose of establishing a cost for anticipated infrastructure costs 92 deemed necessary by the AUAR and allocating costs equitably among parcels as 93 development occurs, while allowing for updating those costs annually based on actual 94