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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,May 09, 2011 Page 4 Johnson moved, Willmus seconded, approval of the minutes of the April 25, 2011 meeting as presented. Roll Call Ayes: McGehee; Johnson; Willmus; and Roe. Nays: None. Abstentions: Pust Motion carried. Joint Meeting with the Planning Commission Planning Commissioners present included Chair Daniel Boerigter; Vice-Chair John Gis- selquist; Commissioner Joe Wozniak; Peter Strohmeier; and Michael Boguszewski Planning Commission Chair Daniel Boerigter sought feedback from the City Council on topics they saw coming before the Commission in 2011/2012, in addition to those already slated: Twin Lakes Regulating Map; additional work on the updated Zoning Code. Chair Boerigter noted that Councilmembers typically watched the Commission meetings as well as receiving their meeting minutes, so were aware of the activities and discussions at that level. Councilmember Pust asked that the Planning Commission carefully review the City's Shoreland Ordinance from a zoning and development perspective as it is updated follow- ing Department of Natural Resources (DNR) mandated revisions; and taking into consid- eration recommendations of the Public Works, Environment, and Transportation Com- mission. Specifically, Councilmember Pust noted past issues on Lake Owasso and struc- tures being built too close to the shoreland, with that entire issue not currently addressed well in City Code; needing to be addressed from a land use perspective as well as from an environmental stewardship perspective. Councilmember Willmus requested more timely copies of draft meeting minutes follow- ing their meeting, specifically when an issue is coming before the City Council. While the City Council typically receives excerpts of those meeting minutes as part of staff re- ports, Councilmember Willmus expressed his preference that a copy of the complete mi- nutes be provided. Councilmember Johnson noted that the City's Communication staff was doing a great job in airing the Planning Commission meetings consistently on Sunday evenings at 8:00 p.m.; usually prior to upcoming City Council meetings, making it easier to stay aware of land use cases. Councilmember Johnson noted the need for future discussion on buffers between medium and high density residential properties and single-family residential properties; with Mayor Roe noting that the topic was included on the City Council's work plan. Mayor Roe noted that it was one of several technical planning/zoning adjustments found needing further revision following the recent Zoning Code adoption.