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MINUTES <br />PEQUOT LAKES PLANNING COMMISSION/ <br />SOARD OF ADJUSTMENT <br />REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING <br />APRIL 1'], 2014 <br />PRESENT: Deb Brown, Todd Engels, Bill Habein, Mark Hallan, James Oraskovich, <br />Cheri Seils and Wesley Wilson. ABSENT: None. <br />CITY PLANNER: Justin Burslie, Community Growth Institute <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: Dawn Bittner <br />CITY COUNCIL LIAISONS: Jerry Akerson and Tyler Gardner <br />4fj.; <br />%. '. <br />•.� : ; �%�. <br />%�:: <br />DOWNTOWN PLAN UPDATE: <br />Mr. Burslie described the rendering submitted to the Council depicting the amenities for <br />North Washington Street that were recommended last month. <br />Sidewalk Connectivitv — sidewalks need to be expanded when streets are improved. An <br />option to determine how many students walk, bike or drive to school and what <br />neighborhoods they are from could be obtained by taking a survey of students. Planning <br />Commission Member Oraskovich stated the school may already have that information. <br />Schools can apply for grants to find Safe Routes to School. <br />There was no timeline given by the City Council to prioritize streets for sidewalks and <br />bike lanes. <br />Multi-Modal Connection to Sibley Lake Park — Sibley Park is underutilized. Signage <br />could be placed at the Paul Bunyan Trail and a bike lane could be painted. If the painted <br />bike lane gets used, it can be made more permanent. <br />There is a significant amount of pedestrian traffic on Brown Street going to the Park. It <br />is easy to walk on West Sibley Street. Signage is important to direct people to the park <br />and would be a fairly minimal cost. <br />The Planning Commission will meet on West Sibley Street next month. <br />Minutes <br />Pequot Lakes Planning Commission <br />April 17, 2014 <br />