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Planning Commission Regular Meeting City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Minutes – Wednesday, August 6, 2014 1. Call to Order 1 Chair John Gisselquist called to order the regular meeting of the Planning Commission meeting at 2 approximately 6:30 p.m. and reviewed the role and purpose of the Planning Commission. 3 2. Roll Call & Introduction 4 At the request of Chair Gisselquist, City Planner Thomas Paschke called the Roll. 5 Members Present: Chair John Gisselquist; Vice Chair Michael Boguszewski; and Members 6 James Daire; David Stellmach; Mohamed Keynan; Robert Murphy; and 7 Shannon Cunningham 8 Staff Present: City Planner Thomas Paschke; Senior Planner Bryan Lloyd; and 9 Community Development Director Paul Bilotta 10 3. Review of Minutes 11 July 9, 2014 Regular Meeting Minutes 12 MOTION 13 Member Boguszewski moved, seconded by Member Keynan to approve the July 9, 2014 14 meeting minutes as presented . 15 Ayes: 6 16 Nays: 0 17 Abstentions: 1 (Gisselquist) 18 Motion carried. 19 4. Communications and Recognitions 20 a. From the Public (Public Comment on items not on the agenda) 21 Steve Gjerdingen, Roseville Resident 22 Even though a member of the City’s Public Works, Environment and Transportation 23 Commission (PWETC), Mr. Gjerdingen clarified that he was speaking personally, and not 24 in his role as a citizen advisory commissioner. 25 Twin Lakes Items 26 1) Mr. Gjerdingen stated that on-street parking was being implemented in many suburbs 27 to create a buffer between pedestrians and traffic; and opined that the City of 28 Roseville should also consider this in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area as well as 29 in other commercial areas city-wide. Mr. Gjerdingen opined that this seemed a 30 convenient use for vehicle access, and through signage and street width, could 31 create logical places for parking. 32 2) Mr. Gjerdingen questioned the criteria spelled out in City Code for bike racks, 33 specifically locks, in the Twin Lakes area. 34 3) Mr. Gjerdingen expressed disappointment in the way the frontage was laid out on 35 Cleveland Avenue, opining that it felt like WalMart was on a hill, and with the 36 sidewalk on Cleveland Avenue, you couldn’t see WalMart. Mr. Gjerdingen questioned 37 if the goal was not for a visible buffer; and expressed his hope that future 38 developments would take into consideration making it more appealing for 39 pedestrians. 40 At the request of Member Daire, Mr. Gjerdingen stated that he was talking about painting 41 on-street parking lines in commercial, not residential areas. At the request of Member 42 Daire, Mr. Gjerdingen further clarified that if parking was allowed in commercial spaces, 43 he would suggest pedestrians could walk on sidewalks where available; and at certain 44 times of year, “No Parking” signs should be hooded to allow guest parking (e.g. Lincoln 45