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2018.12.10 PC Meeting Minutes Approved Planning Commission Minutes December 10, 2018 CRYSTAL PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Monday, December 10, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers, Crystal City Hall 1. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Crystal Planning Commission convened at 7 p.m. with the following members present: X Commissioner (Ward 1) X Commissioner (Ward 2) X Commissioner (Ward 4) Sears Selton Einfeldt-Brown \[Secretary\] X Commissioner (Ward 1) X Commissioner (Ward 3) X Commissioner (Ward 4) Heigel Maristany Johnson \[Chair\] X Commissioner (Ward 2) X Commissioner (Ward 3) X Commissioner (At-Large) Strand Buck \[Vice Chair\] Daly Other attendees: City Planner Dan Olson, City Council Liaison John Budziszewski, and City Council member Nancy LaRoche 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Sears and seconded by Heigel to approve the minutes of the November 19, 2018 regular meeting. Ayes all. Motion carried. 3. PUBLIC HEARING a. Public hearing to receive input on the proposed 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Planner Olson presented a brief summary of the staff report and noted that staff is recommending that the Comprehensive Plan be submitted to the Metropolitan Council for their review. Commission member Selton asked what changes were made to the housing chapter. Olson stated that the City Council reviewed some suggested housing policies from the Met Council and did not make any changes to the plan. Commission member Sears asked if the city has any private sewer systems that might be inspected by the Met Council. Olson said that we do not have such systems and this is noted in the plan. Selton noted that the City Council has done a lot of work in recent years to reduce Inflow and Infiltration (I & I). Approved Planning Commission Minutes December 10, 2018 Commission member Maristany Olson said that yes. The c, with the exception of Hennepin County where staff pointed out some errors in their plan. Maristany asked for clarification about what Met Council meant by saying that affordable housing goals could only be met through multi-family housing. Olson said that an earlier draft of the plan noted that affordability goals could be met through the creation of accessory dwelling units (ADU). When Met Council stated that the goals could only be met through the creation of multi-family housing (i.e. apartments), staff removed the relevant ADU language from the plan. Maristany asked if the there is a difference between required comments and advisory comments from Met Council. Olson explained that advisory comments are things the Council suggests the city do, but they are not requiring it. Maristany asked why the Met Council only focused on solar energy and not wind. Olson not. household is spending a large percentage of their income on rent or mortgage. Commission member Strand asked if it was correct that the 30% of residential units were rentals in 2016. Olson said he thought that was correct but he would verify that information and let the Commission know. Olson said that most of the rental units are apartments rather than single-family homes. Chair Johnson opened the public hearing. Council member LaRoche said that a resident asked her to convey their desire for a balance of commercial and multi-family housing land uses and for a balance of market rate and affordable multi-family housing. Chair Johnson asked if anyone else from the public wanted to speak. Seeing no one, the public hearing was closed. Moved by Einfeldt-Brown and seconded by Daly to recommend that the City Council submit the 2040 Comprehensive Plan to the Metropolitan Council. Ayes: All Motion carried. 4. OLD BUSINESS - None 5. NEW BUSINESS - None 6. GENERAL INFORMATION a. City Council actions on previous Planning Commission items: Planner Olson reported that the City Council approved the variance for a building addition at 5224 Hanson Court North. b. Update from Council Liaison: City Council Liaison John Budziszewski further explained the two housing policies the Council considered at their December 4 meeting: fair housing Approved Planning Commission Minutes December 10, 2018 policy and inclusionary housing policy. Mr. Budziszewski further explained whatthe Council has been doing to address I & I issues the past few years. c. Staff preview of likely agenda items for Monday, January 14, 2019 meeting. Mr. Olson indicated that no applications have been received, but that the application deadline is not until next week. 7. OPEN FORUM Earlier in the meeting, Chair Johnson expressed gratitude to Commission member Daly, whose last meeting is tonight. Commission member Heigel discussed the class action lawsuit by three major cities against scooter companies. Commission member Strand spoke about a brew-fest fundraiser in March for Becker Park. Commission member Einfeldt-Brown reported that the annual Crystal Ball will be held on February 22, 2019. 8. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Sears and seconded by Buck to adjourn. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m.