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City Council Regular Meeting — 06/12/06 <br />DRAFT Minutes - Page 3 <br />getting a higher priority recognized by various agencies for <br />upgrading that portion of Highway 3 6; a walk-over bridge <br />over Highway 3 6 near Snelling Avenue and Rosee�ale <br />Shopping Center; value of the sidewalk recently completed <br />in that area for pedestrian safety concerns; and citizen <br />comments through the visioning process regarding <br />pedestrian-friendlyareas to be considered. <br />Chair T�aynor made <br />discussion regarding <br />various amenities. <br />note of the need for a technical <br />the Lexington Avenue bridge and <br />1.b Discussion about how Commission can strengthen <br />support for Council's review of land use hearings <br />Discussion regarding the Commission's recommendations <br />to the City Council on land use issues was held among <br />Commissioners and Councilmembers. <br />Mayor Klausing commended the Commissioners for their <br />valuable work and noted the realities and frustrations <br />between the legal decisions required of the Planning <br />Commission and the judgment decisions necessary <br />sometimes at the Council level, sometimes seemingly <br />contrary to each other. Mayor I��a�sing specifically noted <br />the Planning Commission's recent work on the Twin Lakes <br />Concrete Recycling Conditional Use Permit, and the <br />additional conditions applied following a hearing of the <br />public's concerns. <br />Additional topics discussed were the Commission's <br />conditions placed on land use applicant's and their viability <br />and application; Open Space preservation while allowing <br />property owners their subdivision rights for large lots (z.e., <br />density concerns, first-tier suburb impositions, <br />neighborhood character); a declining trend in requests for <br />subdivisions within the last five years; and the need for <br />balance in Planning Commission decision-making and <br />recommendations. <br />Additional discussion included public input, with <br />Councilmember Ihlan expressing concern regarding the <br />