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WAYZATA PLANNING COMMISSION1MEETING MINUTES2

October 5, 2020345

AGENDA ITEM 1. Call to Order67

Chair Plantan called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 89

Chair Plantan read a prepared statement: 10Pursuant to Minnesota Statute Sec 13D.015 and because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this Planning11Commission Meeting is being held remotely by electronic means using the audio and video12conferencing platform, Zoom. Members of the Commission, City staff, and others that are a part13of the meeting will be participating by video or audio connections where we can all hear each other14and see the presentations being made. We have a public forum and public hearing this evening on15the agenda. If you’d like to speak during these portions of the meeting you may call 1-(312) 626-166799, enter the Zoom meeting ID 92812803039, and press 9 to speak. Callers will be placed on17hold and muted until the appropriate time of the meeting is reached. At that time, each caller will18be recognized in turn, and invited to speak. Public comments continue to be welcomed and19encouraged and we ask if possible, that comments of future agenda items be submitted in advance20by emailing PublicComment@wayzata.org. Please include “public comments” in the subject line, 21your name and address, and the agenda item that you are speaking to. Comments can also be22submitted by calling City staff or mailing comments to Wayzata City Hall at 600 Rice St E, 23Wayzata, MN 55391 (Attn: Public Comments). The meeting will be shown on Channel 8, WCTV, 24and streamed on the City’s website at www.wayzata.org/wctv. 25

26AGENDA ITEM 2. Roll Call27

28Chair Plantan asked Director Goellner to take roll call. 29

30Present at roll call were Commissioners: Plantan, Douglas, Merriam, Parkhill, Iverson, Bashioum, 31and Flannigan. Community Development Director Emily Goellner, Assistant Planner Nick Kieser, 32and City Attorney David Schelzel were also present. 33

34AGENDA ITEM 3. Approval of Agenda35

36Chair Plantan asked for a motion to approve the agenda for the meeting. 37

38Commissioner Iverson made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Merriam to approve the39October 5, 2020 agenda as presented. 40

41Director Goellner completed a roll call vote on the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 42

43AGENDA ITEM 4. Consent Agenda44

45a.) Approval of the September 21, 2020 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes46

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b.) Approval of Report and Recommendation for Design Approval for a New1Amenity Structure at 230 and 240 Central Avenue North2

c.) Acceptance of Withdrawal Letter for the Development Application at 200 Lake3Street East4

5Chair Plantan read the items on the consent agenda and asked if any Commissioner wished to pull6an item for further discussion. 7

8Commissioner Bashioum asked about item 4c, the acceptance of a withdrawal letter for the9application at 200 Lake Street East. She asked if the conversation from the last meeting would10remain in the minutes even though they have withdrawn their application. 11

12Director Goellner stated that all of the conversation that took place at the meeting will remain in13the minutes so it will be part of the official record. She stated that that the City will most likely14use those minutes as it evaluates the next proposal since it was very relevant information to the15property. She stated that the applicant is working on a similar proposal and is using the16Commission feedback from that meeting to design their new proposal. She stated that she expects17that new proposal to come before the Planning Commission in 4-6 weeks. 18

19Chair Plantan asked for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. 20

21Commissioner Douglas made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Bashioum to approve the22Consent Agenda as presented. 23

24Director Goellner completed a roll call vote on the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 25

26AGENDA ITEM 5. Old Business items: 27

28a) Approval of Report and Recommendation for a Planned Unit Development29

Amendment for 801 Lake Street East – Promenade of Wayzata3031

Director Goellner noted that typically this type of item would be on a Consent Agenda, but this32application is unique. She explained that the City is working on partnership with the applicant to33find the best solution for this property. She noted that the applicant has suggested a change in one34particular item and staff felt the change was appropriate, but wanted to ensure that this change was35acceptable to the Commission before it moved onto the Council. She stated that the change is36related to the square footage that works as a threshold for whether there will need to be a CUP or37not. She stated that the applicant had initially suggested that the threshold be set at 10,000 square38feet and during the Commission discussion they were more comfortable with a smaller threshold39of 5,000 square feet. She noted that after discussion, the Commission decided to change this40threshold to 5,100 square feet. She explained that since this discussion, the applicant has had41interest, and even has a signed lease agreement with a financial office that is interested in42occupying 5,700 square feet on the plaza block. She stated that after reviewing the minutes, staff43felt that 6,000 square feet was in between the 5,000 and 10,000 square feet and seemed appropriate. 44She stated that staff felt making this compromise with the applicant would help them meet their45

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needs and also meet the City’s goal. She stated that she would like the Commission to take a vote1on this issue so the report and recommendation can move onto the City Council. 2

3Chair Plantan asked if the Commission had any questions for Staff. 4

5Commissioner Iverson asked what type of financial business has expressed interest. 6

7Director Goellner stated that she knows the name of the business, but does not know what type8they are. She stated that the business is Dougherty Financial. 9

10Commissioner Flannigan asked to see the map used at the prior meeting that showed the pockets11of square footage and open areas. 12

13Director Goellner brought up the map and showed the location in the plaza block for this potential14tenant. 15

16There being no further discussion, Chair Plantan asked for a motion on the application. 17

18Commissioner Bashioum made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Flannigan, to approve the19amended Planning Commission Report and Recommendation for 801 Lake Street East – 20Promenade of Wayzata and forward it to the City Council. 21

22Director Goellner completed a roll call vote on the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 23

24AGENDA ITEM 6. Other Items: 25

26a) Review of Development Activities27

28Assistant Planner, Nick Kieser stated there are no new development applications that should be on29the next Planning Commission meeting. He noted that Energy and Environment Committee is30close to having an Energy Action Plan completed and hopes that a rough draft will be sent to the31Council sometime in November. 32

33Director Goellner stated that she had an update regarding on upcoming development application34regarding the Barry Avenue Condominiums by Lowell Zitzloff. She explained that Mr. Zitzloff35held a neighborhood meeting on September 2, 2020 for the properties at 304, 312, and 318 Barry36Avenue where he is proposing a 19-unit condo building. She stated that she expects that the37Commission will see this application in late November. 38

39b) Planning Commission Liaison Schedule and City Meeting Calendar40

41Director Goellner stated that the next Planning Commission meeting can be cancelled because42there are no agenda items for the October 19, 2020 meeting. She noted that the November meeting43will be different because of the election and will be held on November 4, 2020. 44

45AGENDA ITEM 7. Adjournment. 46

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1There being no further business on the agenda, Chair Plantan asked for a motion to adjourn. 2

3Commissioner Douglas made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Merriam to adjourn the4Planning Commission meeting. 5

6Director Goellner completed a roll call vote on the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 7

8The Planning Commission meeting was adjourned at 6:52 p.m. 9

10Respectfully submitted, 11Kayla Atkins Rokosz12TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 13

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