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MINUTES <br /> `-- PEQUOT LAKES PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> REGULAR MEETING <br /> JANUARY 19,2012 <br /> PRESENT: Tom Adams, Deb Brown, Bill Habein, J. J. Levenske, Scott Pederson and <br /> Cheri Seils. ABSENT: None. <br /> CITY PLANNER: Charles L. Marohn, Jr., PE; AICP <br /> ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: Dawn Bittner <br /> CITY COUNCIL LIAISON: Jerry Akerson <br /> The meeting was called to order by Chairman Pederson at 6:31 p.m. <br /> DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN & PARK PLAN DISCUSSION <br /> Mr. Marohn explained that the City Council has not adopted the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> The update was forwarded to them and was defeated 3 —2. The adoption would need a <br /> super majority, or a 4/5's vote. What do we need to do to obtain that 4t'vote? Chairman <br /> Pederson asked the Council at their last meeting to move forward with the adoption. <br /> Pequot Lakes is a different city today than it was in 2004; there is a new highway <br /> alignment, a different economy and business development issues we need to address. <br /> Mr. Marohn noted 6 concerns Council Member Ryan has raised in the past. He <br /> recommended addressing those concerns and bringing the Comp Plan back to the <br /> Council. <br /> Chairman Pederson suggested reopening the discussions and look at all aspects of the <br /> Plan. We need to weed out what needs to be added or removed and work through those <br /> and present in a non-voting format to the City Council and get their feedback. He <br /> suggested we may need to go back to the committees that approved and supported the <br /> Plan. <br /> Mr. Marohn presented his handout. Chairman Pederson requested removing the word <br /> "schizophrenic"from the discussion. Such language doesn't belong in this discussion. <br /> Mr. Marohn will change the word to"contradictory" although that is not the word used <br /> by Council Member Ryan. <br /> No. 1: No provision for development along bypass: <br /> Council Member Akerson requested to be on record stating he is a bypass person; he is <br /> not a through town person. He wants a Plan that's the best for this town. It makes sense <br /> to develop a Comprehensive Plan that would contemplate commercial development along <br /> that route. The property owners would be getting back some kind of return on the homes <br /> and land used for the bypass route. <br /> MINUTES 1 <br /> Pequot Lakes Planning Commission <br /> January 19, 2012 <br /> i <br /> I <br />