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