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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, February 07, 2007 Page 12 Community Development Director John Stark provided an update to Commissioners regarding the Comprehensive Plan amendment; expressed City Manager Malinen’s regrets to the Commission for being unable to attend tonight’s meeting; overall status of specific City departments and their work on various components of the plan; recognized those portions of the existing plan that were adequate, and those needed minimal and/or substantial work; time line issues to meet the Metropolitan Council’s System Statement update requirements; and continued discussions among staff and Commissioners. Mr. Stark advised that Commissioners had been invited to the March 19, 2007 City Council Study Session to meet with the Council jointly to discuss the more technical updates and how to meet specific and overall deadlines, depending on the work required. Discussion included status of and how the Imagine Roseville 2025 community visioning process provided additional assistance to the Comprehensive Plan Update; due date of December 2008; what end product was proposed to be created; the role of the Commission as advisory to the City Council and following their lead and directive; and adequacy of the budgeted amount for consultant assistance. Staff was requested to provide the Systems Statement and directives in the next meeting packet for Commissioners. Further discussion included the need for additional exchange of ideas outside the meeting format; and encouragement to contact staff with comments or questions at the convenience of Commissioners. Chair Bakeman closed the Public Hearing for Planning File 3692. MOTION Member Gottfried moved, seconded by Wozniak to continue Planning File 3692 of the Roseville Comprehensive Plan Update Process to the March 2007 meeting. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Motion carried. 6. Information and Reports a Staff Project 0001: Report on single-family residential lot split study Mr. Stark reported on the background, status, and process for conducting a Single- Family Residential Lot Split Study; and the role of the Planning Commission in that study. Mr. Stark’s staff report dated February 7, 2007, detailed the scope of the study; schedule and proposed study participants. Mr. Stark sought Commission discussion as to whether to establish subcommittees, as recommended by staff, to work with four at-large members to be identified by the City Council at their February 26, 2007 meeting; and in order to establish a process, agenda and timeline for various components of the study, based on concerns that adequate time be allowed for a full study. Discussion included the need for substantial public input and how that impacted meeting times and scheduling; minimum of three public input meetings, in addition to regular Planning Commission meetings; agenda items related to land use issues already on agendas and the Commission’s ability to respond to the review periods fairly; pending applications for lot splits; and how to complete the study prior to expiration of the moratorium on April 30, 20007.