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Introduction Section— <br /> Chair Hallan stated"Brief'should be removed. <br /> Bittner asked the Planning Commission Members to review the Background sections in <br /> the current Comp Plan on the City's website to be sure all of the information they <br /> wanted contained in the History is included. <br /> � <br /> Community Character Section — <br /> Chair Hallan asked what the purpose of the highlighted paragraph was. Bittner stated <br /> she had been asked if it was still relevant. <br /> � <br /> Chair Hallan stated"As the community continues its plans for the park area,the goal is I <br /> to have the park function as a central square"to replace the second sentence. I <br /> Planning Commission Member Leckband stated since this is a community gather place, II <br /> change it to say"To provide more benefit to the community", and strike the entire part <br /> about Government Drive to be reconfigured and focus more on the park itself. Remove <br /> the language about the specific roads. '� <br /> It was agreed to strike the last two sentences and end the first sentence after"area". � <br /> Bittner stated she would like to remove"above"from the Action Items to Support <br /> Policies. i <br /> The consensus was to leave in the Action Item referring to local artists. ', <br /> Recreation and Nafiural Resources Section — � <br /> Planning Commission Member Birch wondered if we should add language to investigate � <br /> the possibility of getting Pequot Lakes the designation as a Green Step City in the <br /> Natural Resources section. There was also previous discussion regarding a Bird City ' <br /> designation. <br /> Bittner provided Chair Hallan a copy of a newspaper article regarding the fire tower <br /> properry. Mr. Burslie stated the sentence regarding the fire tower should be e�anded <br /> to include this new information. <br /> Bittner pointed out the three Action Items that are highlighted. These comments came <br /> from the Thriving Community Initiative but these brief phrases were all that they gave <br /> us and these need to be expanded if we are going to keep them in the Plan. Discussion <br /> ensued regarding trail connectivity to parks,schools, etc. <br /> MINUTES 2 <br /> Pequot Lakes Planning Commission <br /> August i6, 2oi8 <br />