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MINUTES <br /> �. PEQUOT LAKES PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING <br /> NOVEMBER 19,2009 <br /> PRESENT: Tom Adams, Deb Brown, John Derksen, Bill Habein,Mark Hallan, Scott <br /> Pederson, and Dean Williams. ABSENT: Tom Woog. <br /> CITY PLANNER: Ben Oleson and Justin Burslie, Community Growth Institute. <br /> ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: Dawn Bittner. <br /> COUNCIL LIAISONS: Craig Nagel and Cathy Malecha. <br /> The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Tom Adams at 6:00 p.m. <br /> COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DISCUSSION: <br /> a. Community Character Action Plan Review— <br /> Mr. Oleson explained that the input from our October meeting has been incorporated into <br /> this report. The additions in red were suggestions from the Planning Commission with <br /> some wordsmithing from Staff. <br /> After discussing the changes in red it was suggested to possibly include tables indicating <br /> total acreage of City,the percent that are lakes,wetlands, etc. A table could also be <br /> included for buildable land,taking away roads, Potlatch land, County land, etc. Another <br /> table indicating how many acres already dedicated to recreation, County land, lakes, etc. <br /> would also be nice. It was pointed out that there are places only usable for recreation but <br /> access is over private land or is unreachable. It would also be nice to know how much <br /> land is available for development, what percentage is commercial, residential, etc. Staff <br /> will see what they can do. <br /> b. Recreation Action Plan— <br /> In the Intent section"facilities"may not be the correct term—possibly opportunities or <br /> spaces. The intent is for more developed spaces,not just ball fields. <br /> Lakes and Wetlands—Most of this paragraph has a negative connotation and will be <br /> removed. <br /> The second paragraph needs some work. The lakes are accessible. Accesses exist on <br /> East Twin, Sibley and through MN/DOT right-of-way for West Twin. Access to Middle <br /> Cullen is from Nisswa; portions of all three Cullen's are within the City. <br /> Background section—The last sentence needs to be corrected. There are no arcades and <br /> the school gym is not very accessible. Indoor recreation at coffee shops and retails shops <br /> Minutes 1 <br /> Pequot Lakes Planning Commission <br /> November 19, 2009 <br />