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OR MINUTES PEQUOT LAKES PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 18, 2010 PRESENT: Tom Adams, Deb Brown, John Derksen, Bill Habein, Mark Hallan, Scott Pederson and Cheri Seils. ABSENT: Tom Woog. CITY PLANNER: Charles L. Marohn, Jr., PE, AICP ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: Dawn Bittner CITY COUNCIL LIAISONS: Craig Nagel and Tom Ryan COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DISCUSSION Infrastructure Section: Mr. Marohn passed out draft Policies for discussion. He instructed the Planning Commission to disregard pages 39 and 40 in the packets and to replace with the new pages. There are three things he would like to cover this evening: 1. Infrastructure Policies; 2. Comments on other sections; 3. Next steps, creating strategies. Policy One: Mr. Marohn read the policy. Councilman Nagel stated that the City had completed a rate study and are implementing same. Mr. Marohn would like to look over this study. Councilman Ryan stated that the general sense is that the funds are holding even; if there were growth, the City would have the opportunity to set aside funds. Add "maintaining" to cover repairs. Capitol equipment such as lift stations and major repairs are not general maintenance; they are a separate item. The water /wastewater reserves are minimal; they are not specifically designated, but there are funds. The sewer infrastructure may be 50 years old and in need of repair. Policy Two: Line 20, levels being unmanageable was discussed and whether it was a true statement. Policy Three: Are inducements necessary to get people to invest in these areas? We need a code that doesn't have obstacles preventing reinvestment. Policy Four: To scale back infrastructure maintenance, roads could be built narrower. The funds saved could be used in other locations to enhance them. There could be several road standards to apply to different situations. Minutes Pequot Lakes Planning Commission November 18, 2010