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MINUTES PEQUOT LAKES PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 19, 2012 PRESENT: Tom Adams, Deb Brown, Bill Habein, J. J. Levenske, Scott Pederson and Cheri Seils. ABSENT: None. CITY PLANNER: Charles L. Marohn, Jr., PE; AICP ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: Dawn Bittner CITY COUNCIL LIAISON: Jerry Akerson The meeting was called to order by Chairman DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN & PARK PLAq Mr. Marohn explained that the City Council has not The update was forwarded to them was defeatec super majority, or a 4/5's vote. What Pederson asked the Council at their la Pequot Lakes is a different city today alignment, a different eco,%Qy and b ION the Comprehensive Plan. Che adoption would need a at 4t' vote? Chairman 3 the adoption. ,sFis a new highway Sues we need to address. Ryan has raised in the past. He hij#ng the Comp Plan back to the ening the discussions and look at all aspects of the o be added or removed and work through those the City Council and get their feedback. He to the committees that approved and supported the Mr. Marohn prese handout. Chairman Pederson requested removing the word "schizophrenic" fro e discussion. Such language doesn't belong in this discussion. Mr. Marohn will change the word to "contradictory" although that is not the word used by Council Member Ryan. No. 1: No provision for development along bypass: Council Member Akerson requested to be on record stating he is a bypass person; he is not a through town person. He wants a Plan that's the best for this town. It makes sense to develop a Comprehensive Plan that would contemplate commercial development along that route. The property owners would be getting back some kind of return on the homes and land used for the bypass route. MINUTES Pequot Lakes Planning Commission December 15, 2011