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PL 03/19/1980 - 30532� �- ' = �i CITY OF FRIDL�Y PLANNING COMMISSION NIEETING, MARCH 19, 1980 CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Harris called the Marcii 19, 1980, Planning Commission meeting to order at 7:37 p.m. ROLL CALL• Members Present: Mr. Harris, Mr. Treuenfels, Ms. Gabel (for Ms. Schnabel), Mr. Oquist, Ms. Hughes, Mr. Langenfeld Members Absent: None . Others Present: Jerrold Boardman, City Planner Kathy M. Picotte, 1339 Poppyseed Court, New Bright�n Carol Erickson, 9950 Bluebird St., Apt. 104, Coon Rapids Jeff Janacek, 1711 - 99th Ave. N.W., Coon Rapids Jean Rambow, 408 -1st St. N.E., Osseo Matthe�a Rowles, 6640 Anoka St. N.E., Fridley AYthur & Bonnie DeMeyere, 66Z0 Anoka St. N.E,, Fridle� /"� APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 27 , 1980, I''LANIVING COMI�SSION MINi7TFS : MOTION by Mr. Treuenfels, seconded by Mt-. Langen.felc�, to approve the �eb. 27, 1980, Planning Commission minutes as written. Upon a voice vote, a11 voting aye, Chairman Harris declared the mo�ion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF M.�RCH 5, 1980, PLANI�TING COMMISSIQN MINUTES: NOTION b� N:r. Langen.feld, seconded by Mr. Oquist, to approve the March 5, 19E0, Planning Commission minutes. Ms. Hughes made the fc1lo��aing amendments; Page 2, second to Zas� paragraph, "and wi11 be passed on to a non-profit organization" should be cha.ngecl to "and wi11 be put back into ttie organization". Page 6, the following statem�nL- should be inserted after paragraph 6: "Ms. Hughes stated her main reason for eliminating hard surface driveways is tiia.t the number o� driveways that would not be paved itt this city would be very sma11 an� wauld have essentially no impact on i.he storm sewer system." IIPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTZNG AYE, CHAIRMAI� HARRIS DECLAR�D THE MTNUTES APPROVED AS AI�ZENDED. � PLA�NG COMMISSION ME�TING, MARCH 19, 1980 � PAG� 2 �`� 1. PUP,LIC HEARING: R.EQLi�ST �'OR A SP�CIAL US� PEP1�iIT� S aP. �k80-02, BY I ANOKA COUNTY TASK P'ORC� FOR BATTERED tiJONfEN; Per Section 205.051, 3, F, to allow a dwelling lacated on Lots 18, 19, 20 und 21, Block 3, Oak Grove Addition to �ridley Park, to be used as a facility for battered women and children. MOTION by Mr. Oquist, seconded by Ms. Gabe1, to open the public hearing on SP �k80-02 by the Anoka County Task Force for Battered Women. Upon a voice vote, all voting aye, Chairman Harris declared the public hearing open at 7:40 p.m. Mr. Boardman stated that this request comes before the Planning Commission under a special use permit. Under State Law, a11 cit�.es must allow group homes within resideneial areas if they meet certain requirements. One of these requirements is that there be no more than si:: unrelated adults or persons 4�ithin that unit over and above the staff. As he understood it, the program wi11 a11ow for living space for six women and their children. Beaause of this situation, that would not fall within the state reguire�ents of having six unrelated persons and requires a special use permit. He stated the City of Fridley has no problems with �his request. I�4s. Carol Ericicson, 9950 Bluebird St., Ccon Rapids, stated she was ttie Chair- person of the Task Force for Battered Women. She stated �:h� Anoka County Task Force far Battered Wumen is a non-profit organization and has been for the past three years. The general membership vc�es annually on a Board of Directors. � 'The Board consists of lay people from the community. The Boaad of birectors , appoints people to the�r Advisory Board. The Advisory Board represents people from various service syst�ms in the commuizi_ty. Th.ey have a conunissioner, a policeman, a chaplain, a counselor, and a d�ctor to give advice to the Board as far as how services are to be provided. Sii.ce th� beg�nning three y�ar.s ago, they�have had two main goals: 1. 'ro make the public and people in helping professions aware �hat wamen in our community and l�noka County are livzr�g in fear and physically abused on a daily basis. T1ie Task Force wanted people to begin to be sensitive to this issue and to begin to seek alter- natives for the battered woman. 2. To provide a shelter c�hieh is c�ne of the best immediate alternatives for the battered woman. 7'hrough the data the� have coll�cted, �hey have found there are more than 15 women a �r.onth in Anoka County ��ho need a place to stay. A sh�lter provides them wit-h temporary relief from physical abuse, it provides them freedom from the fear of being abused, so they have time to think aUout what they want to do for themselves and their children. The shelter has been the ultimate goa1. Ms, Erickson stated that last spring, the Minnesota State Legislature allocated money for two additional shelters in Region 11. They appli�ed for one of those grants and received it. The money is to be used for a facility plt�s hiring f,� _ r s�. PL�I�I�TII�G COMMISSION MEETIPIG, MARCH 19, 1Q30 PAGE 3 staff. 7.'he staLf has no�a be�n hired. T11e sL-aff �aill be at the shelter 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week. The staff consists of people who have had experience � in workinb in �ther st►elters, who have worlced in the human service area, and are wom�n who have Ueen abused. Ms. Erickson srai:ed they l�ave wo�l�ed long and hard to find a facility that would meet theia- needs, Tize facility they found in Fridley meets those needs, and they are here to aslc for the special use �ermit in. order to use that facility. Ms. Erickson stated bef�re answering any questions, she would like to sho�,� a seven-minute slide presentation. li: is the story or a woman who was in a shelter a�ad tells abaut her expe-ri.ence . Ms . Erickson stated zi: would give the Planning Commission members a feel of what actually haPpens in. a shelter. Ms. �ricksoii s�ated that when they submitted the grant, they received mare than 20 letters of support from var.ious people in .Snoka County--the different police depart:nents, sheriff`s department, county cammissioners, councils, hospiLals, and doctors--a11 suppo�-ting c�hat �ltey were deing and the fact that a shelter was necded in An.cka County. Mso Gabe1 stated the �uilding proposed for the shel�er was a large facilzty. Tiow many children did t11ey think they could house in addition to the six wo�en? � Ms. Erickson iniroduced Ms. J'ean R�mbow, one of their. staff inembers. Ms. P.ambo���, 40$ - Ist St. N.�., Osseo, �stated that they have some basic statistics as to the women in their organization they have worked with over the 13st 20 nionths. Ouic of the 132 women they worked with (all from Anoka County), 66% have 1-2 children, 28% have 1 child, 38% have 2 children, 2010 have 3 children, 3% have 4 children, 4% hat�e 5 children, and 2% have 6 children. This LJ011�Cj give �he Pianning Commission member.s an idea of hoT,a many children the women had and how many each woman would have at the shelter. Ms. Gabel aslced how many fu11-time staff people would be at the shelLer 2� hrs. a day? Ms. I�ambow stated �hey have 11 staff people, 9 are full-time and 3 axe part- time. Depending upon the time of day, they wi11 try to have at least two advocates on duty during the day, 8:00 a.m. -��:00 p.m. The reason for two advocates during the day is that often one of the advocates has to provide transportation for the women. There would often Ue the occasion wl}en there would be three staff people dauring the day, if- the child advocate is there at the same time. They have one full-time physician working entirely witll the children, and another half-time physician who will be providing structured programs for the children. Ms. Erickson stated this would also be supplemented with volunteer help. Pis , Gabe1 asl:ed if there caas a maximum amount of time a wanian could spend in ;� shelter. F PLANI�TING CO�g7ISSZON MG�TING, Nf.ARCII 19, 1980 PAGE 4 Ms. Rambow stated they did noe set any maximu.� time. They will provide the services as long as a woman needs it. rrom contacting other shelters, they found out that in tlie State �f Mini-�esota, �he average length of stay is ten days. Ms. Rambow stated she has been hired as one of the staff coordinators. She also has experienced violence in her home situation. She explained that an advocate in a shelter generally provides the woman with some options; it gi,ves the woman an opportunity to be away frc�m the vioLent atmosphere, and to make some decisions. Many women for various reasoizs go back to their home. Other �aomen do not want to go back and thaF is when the advocate will help them find housing. If the woman is going to take legal steps, the advocate will help her find a lawyer and will provide transportation, whatever is necessary. Ms. Gabel stated �hat because of the present activity at the facility, tlzere is playground equipment. Would �hat playground equipment remain? Ms . Rambo�a stated that at i.his iime, they �yere not sure if that playgrou:nd equipment would remain or not. Ms. Gabe1 stated that if this was an 18-month grant, was this then an 18-month lease on the facility? She assumed they would tr}� �o lceep this an on-going facility. Ms. Rambo�a stated the reason it was stated that way was because their basic funding comes from the Department of Correr_tions. Sl-�e stated they saw no ^ problem in this area, because no shelter that has been sei up has ever not - received funding. Ms. Gabe1 stated that she understood that the shelter is usually kept secret from the husbands. She was curious as to how this was done and how they would handle any problems. Ms�. Rambow stated their building is secured, In talking �aith other shelters, that is not a problem. Obviously, the location is kept as confidential as possible. Just in the very nature of domestic violence, not many �eople would want to come into a situation where they were no� in control. That violence is usually in the home where no one knows what is happening. She stated that if the Commission was interested in knowing how many calls th e police have received �co some of the other shelters, Jeff Janacek was a member of their Board of Directors and he could share some of this information with the Commission. . Mr, Janacek, 1711 - 99th Ave. N.�d., Coon Rapids, stated he has been employed by the Columbia Heights Police Department for over 52 years. He has l�een involved with this issue for aUout t�vo years as a member of the Anoka County Task Force. He is noca on the Board of Directors and is the liaison person between the Task rorce and the staff and the local police departments. He is trying to train with the local police departments so they are more familiar �� � PLANNING COMNIISSION ME�TING. NIARCH 19. 1980 PAGE 5 with the problem and how to handle the problem and also so there is a good relationship between the police departments and the shelter itself. He stated they are in desperate need of this kind of facility. It is really a problem in Anoka County and it is very frustrating for the police to deal with this issue, particularly when there is no place to take the women and children when there is a problem. The existing shelters are few and too far away. Ms. Hughes asked how many ca11s was typical for a shelter to make to a police department for he1p. Mr. Janacek stated that he tried to check a shelter tharc appeared to be in the same type of an area as the one in Fridley, and that was the Robert Lewis House in Burnsville. This shelter has been operated since August 1979 and, since then, they have called the police twice and an arrest was no� made with either call. In fact, one call was a mistake. In Burnsville, the shelter's address is listed on the brochure. One of the advantages to keeping the shelter in Fridley a partial secret is that the man who is doing this icind of violence is not likely to have access to the information. Iie stated they are not going to have the shelter's address printed anywhere, and dispatchers wi11 not give �he address over the radio. He predicted that rridley would get fewer ca11s than Burnsville. Ms. Gabel asked if this shelter would service only Anoka County women? � Ms. �rickson stated they would give priorit}� to Anoka County women, but just as oth.er shelters h3ve served women from Anoka County, they would also serve women from other areas. Ms. Erickson stated that besides the shelter in Eurnsville, there is one in Ramsey County an.d two in Hennepin County. Ms. Gabel stated that from the slide presentation, she understood that most of the women do n.ot have transportation. If a woman did have a car, would she be a1lc�wed to keep it out of sight in the laxge garage located on the property? Ms. RaIIibdw stated that it raould not be possible. One oi the exciting things about i�his facility was that the garage is carpeted and insulated and wi11 be used as an area for the children to play. This is unheard of for this kind of £acility. She stated she had tcalked to the director of the Day Activity Cente�r (DAC) and was informed that wtien the DAC is in session, they have approximately 10-11 cars ehere at the same time. The shelter wi.11 never have that many cars parked there.at any given time. Very few women she has worked with in Anoka County have had transportatian so that will not be a problem. Ms. Erickson s�ated if a woman did have a car, she would warit to hide it somewhere else. Ms. Gabel asked who took care of the maintenance of the building. Ms. Erickson stated that is being negotiated wiCh the County right now. �\ PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, MARCH 19, 19�0 PAGE 6 k Ms. Gabel asked where the funding would come froqn after the 18 months. � Ms. Erickson stated the Board members are working on a proposal to be submitted to foundations throughout the state and beyond asking for money, as they know they will need that to continue to support the program. Other shelters use the State funding as a base and then they are all supplemented by foundations. Mr. Treuenfels asked what kind of services are,provided at the shelter. Ms. Rambow stated they help in getting legal assistance for a woman, help her get assistance from the Welfare Department if she needs it, they help her establish a home on her own if that is what she decides. The primary thing is providing a place �or the woman and her children to live--providing food, clothing, everything they need--a safe environment for them to.live to take time to think about what has happened and what she wants to do. Mr. Treuenfels stated that if a woman decides to return to her home, do they do any type of counseling? Ms. Rambow stated they do not provide counseling within the shelter. It is no� the advocate's role to provide counsel�ng. The provide a network of counseling services available in the community and the county. An advocate is, more or less, there to offer support and act as a resource person. An advocate does not in any way influence the woman, but supports her in any decision she makes. �.� Mr. Treuenfels asked about the group sessions held at the shelter. -" Ms. Rambow stated when they refer to group sessions, they are talking about support groups, where the women get together, talk about their experiences and offer support to each other. r1s. Rambow stated th�y felt the supgort groups are very important and it is something they �,ri11 try to stress. They also hope �hat when the women leave the shelter, they will want to continue to help by doing volunteer help and helping other women. Ms. Gabel asked if they find that the children of the abused women are usually abused also? Ms. Kathy Picotte, 1339 Poppyseed Court, New Brighton, stated she works for Hennepin County in Domestic Abuse, and she sees about 20 women a week who come to the County to get an order for protection. All of the children experience abuse, if not physical abuse, then emo�ional abuse. They are almost all emotionally abused because they see someone they love being beaten�up, Mr. Harris aslced what was the maximum number of people the shelter would have at one time? Ms, Rambow stated she would estimate 20-22 people, incltiding staff. Mr. Harris asked what special things would Ue done to the facility as far as r� security. ` Y � � PLANNING COMMISSION MEETII�G, MARCH 19, 1980 PAGE 7 Mr. Janacek stated that two panic buttons would be installed inside the facility. These buttans would be placed high enough so children could not reach them. When a button is hit, it turns on a series of exterior floodlights and aetivates a tape dialing system which is hooked up to central communications in Anoka County, stating there is an unknown emergency at the shelter in Fridley. The �ridley police would respond to �hat ca11. He stated he did not think it �vould ever be necessary because of the physical make-up of the building. He stated they have discussed mesh screens on the windows but do not feel that is going to be a proUlem. If it ever becomes a problem, there are many alf:ernatives, one would be replacing the glass on the first floor with Lexan, which is difficult to break. No security fencing is planned at this time, Mr. Harris asked if they foresaw any impac� on the surrounding residents from this particular type of operation? Mr. J'an�.cek stated that the only impact would be ihe fact that the shelter will be open 24 hours a day and the building wi11 be lighted 24 hours a day. The security lights wi11 be used only in the event of an emergency. Mr. Langenfeld asked if there was gaing to be any e�:eensive interior remodeling? Ms. Rambow stated that extensive remodeling was not necessary, One wa11 was going to be adcled on the lower story. Other than thaic, the County wil� be � adding bathing facilities because there are no overnight facilities at this � time, Mx•. Langenfeld asked if there �aas any plans for expansion of the facility? Did they foresee a need for expansion? Ms. Erickson stated there probably would be the need, but fundizg has been very h�rd to get. She was sure that as time caent on,the counties norL-h of Anoka County will have shelters. �1t this �.ime, their plans sre only to keep this shelter o�en and operating. :�ir. Harris aslced if there was enough physical facilities within the structure to handle 20-22 people? Ms. Erickson stated that, yes, there was. Ms. Hughes asked how they chose the number of six persons. Was that number chosen because that is �ahat the facility will hold or was that number based on need? Wou1d it be possible to e�pand thaic number to seven, eight, etc.? Ms. Erickson stated it �aas based on both--the need always Ueing greater than what the facilities provide for. The greatest problem was finding a shelter that was big enough. Ms. Rambow stated the number "six" was arrived at by considering the area and the number of children they could realistically expect. She stated they � will be subject to health inspection and will be told e�actly how many they PLANAiING COMMISSION MG�TING, MARCH 19, 1980 PAGE 8 r � '"� can house in a given amount of squa�e foota�e, so they will be restricted by that. So, they did noL- inten.d to set the number at six and then increase that number later on. Mr. Harris stated he was concerned about the general health, safety, and weltare of putting 22 people in a facility. Was there enough room for t�e bathing facilities that would be installed and how many bathrooms are there now? Ms. Rambow stated there are fouz �athrooms--two on each floor, and there is room for the bathing facilities to he installed. MOTION by Mr. Langenfeld, seconded b;� Ms. Hughes, to close the public hearin.� for SP �k80-02 by L-he Anoka Coun�y Task Force for Battered Women. Upon 4 voice vote, all voting aye, Chairman Harris declared the public hearing closec� at 3•45 p.m. . MOTTON vy �r. Lar�genfeld, seconrled by Ms. Gabe1, to recommend t� Cit�y Cauncil ihe approval of a request for a spec�.al us� rerm�.t, SP ;�bd-02 Uy the E1i�.olta County '.Cask Force for Battcred Women: Per S�ction.`L05.051, 3, F, L-o allow a dwellin loc.ai.ed on Lots 18; 19, 20, and 21, Block 3, Oak Grove Addition i:o i�ridley Pa�-k, to be used as a facilit5� for battered women and children. Ms. Hughes stated this certainLy r��as a facility tha� was needed an�1, a4 'eng � as the facility was built for a kiL�d of public use, this was a reasoaable continuing �.ise of that facility. She was pleased with the reac�cion irom the — County and the Countc}� Commissioners . Ms. Uabe1 sta�ed that, as a communi.i:�Ty they had the resPonsibility t� grovi_de this kin.d of service. Mr. Boardman stated that the City ��ias also been working with Metro�m? itara CourLcil thrcugh the existing Section 8 pr�gr�m to also provide housing as�is�ai.ce to the women being housed at the shelter, � Mro Harris aslced how Jim Hill, PuUlic Safety Director, felt about this facilityo Mr. Boardman stated he fel.t the Police Department was in favor of the tacility. Mc, Erickson stated they have a letter from ,lim Hi11 and a letter fx�om some of the policemen showing their support of the facility. Ms. Gabel asked where people in the community could call to donate clothing and other items to the shelter. Ms. Rambow stated that rigTit now people could call the Anoka County Courthouse during the day at ��421-4760, eat. 1681. �� s I� � PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, Ml�RCIi 19, 19�0 PAGE 9 Mr. Treuenfels stated he could not support this request because of its discrimination against the male population. It seemed to be in dire, flagrant opposition to the ordinance which cteated the Human Resources Commission. He would be in favor of it if it was a shelter for ba�tered persons. Ms. Hughes stated she did not feel the ordinance was that direct in its prohibitions and that you can indeed provide facilities for groups that have to be segregated for very good reasons. She agreed with Mr. Treuenfels that it ought to be battered people, but there are some prioxities that have to be set and some_reasons why batteLed women have to be chosen first. Ms. Gabel stated she did not see it as discrimination, but rather as providing a need. Mr. Harris stated that he and Mr. Treuenfels have been studyi�.g the social service delivery system in l�noka County, '�hey had an interesting discussion with Don Wegscheider of the North Suburban Pediatric Clinic in Coon Rapids about this very problem. Mr. Harris sta�ed it was his personal feeling that maybe this is phase on.e, a remedy but.not a cure. Perhaps, one should think along the lines o� corr.ecting the home situation also and tlie reasons these things are happening. Battered women are not the only people being battered in the county, there are t�attared women and some battered m�n. He felt tha� at some point in tima, perha�s programs should be exganded to encompass rhe � home situations to provide a cure ior the situacio�.. Ms. Erickson s�ated the shelter is only a temporary solution an.d is just one step in beginning to do somethiiig< Before they can look at a family system �o see what is wrong, they first have to stop the abuse, ar�d on.e way of doing that is to have the woman in a safe place. She stated she is a social worker for Anolca County and daes family and marriage counseling. She will not do marriage counseling if abuse is ir,volved, because she cannot work on the relationship until the abuse has stopped. The sheli_er is just �he beginning and there is a lot of work to be done. Mr. Langenfeld stated that when you get involved with psycho-social situations, he thought the ultimate goal is to first meei the needs of the initial problem and then �o after the prevention. He fel� Fridley should be proud to provide a service for this kind of tragedy. UPON A VOICE VOTE, HARRIS, GAB�L, LANGENI'ELD, OQUTST, AND HUGHES VOTING AYE, TREU�NFET,S VOTIIVG NAY, CfIAIR1�1A1V HARRIS DECLAkED THE Ai0TI0N CARRIED. Mr. Harris thanked Ms. Erickson for the presentation ancl stated this request would go to City Council on April 7. 2. VACATION REQUEST, SAV ��80-01, BY G. W. PASCHI�: Vacate the South 160' of that part of a drainage & utility easement 10 feet on either side of the common lot line of Lots 5 and 12, Block 2, Paco Industrial Park, so that the buildings located at 7280 Commerce Circle East and 7281 Cammerce '� Circle West can be joined together with a 60� x 100' Addition. � _ PLANI�TING COMMISSION M�ETING, ML�RCH 19, 1980 PAGE 10 Mr. Boardinan stated that the City has recei.ved reports from all the utility companies and there are no utilities within that easement. That easement was set up strictly for drainage. StaiL did not see any problems with this vacation request. MOTION by Ms. Hughes, seconded by Mr. Oquist, to receice communications from Northern Cablevision, Inc., and Northern States Power stating they have no objections to the vacation. Upon a voice vote, a11 voting aye, Chairman Harris declared the motion carried unanimously. MOTION by Ms Hughes, seconded by Mr. Langenfeld, to recommend to Ci�y Council the approval of VacaL-ion Request, SAt� ���0-01, by G. W. Paschke to vacate the South 160' of that part of a drainage & utility easement 10 feet on either side of the common lot line of Lots 5 and 12, B1ock 2, Paco Industrial Parlc, so that the buildings located at 7280 Commerce Circle East and 7281 Commerce Circle West can be joineu together with a 60' x 100' Addi�ion. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRMAN HARRIS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIID UNANIMOUSLYo 3. RECEIVE TIiE MARCH 6, 1980, Ht7I�1�N RESOUP.CES COMNIISSION MINUTES; MOTIOPt by Mro Treuenfels, seconded by Mr. Langenfeld, to receive the Mar. 6, 1980, Human Resources Co�ission rninutes . Ms. Hughes stated tha�. on page 2, paiagraph 4, second 1ine, "anyone" should be �� changed to "any building". Mr. Boardman stated that on page 4, the Human Resou�ces Commission made a motion recommending approval of the "GuideLines for the Prioritization of Funding Requests" to Planning Commission and City Council. He stated those guidelines had not been included in the abenda and wculd be included in the next Planning Commission agenda. Mr. Harris stated that after Ms. Cayan put together a composite summary of all the meetings with the various social servi_ce agencies in Anoka County, he would like the Planning Commission to discuss what role the City should play in this situation. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTTNG AYE, CHAIRMAN HAR.RIS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4. RECEIVE THE MARCH 11, 1980, APPEALS COi�ITSSION MINUTES: MOTION by Ms. Gabel, seconded by Mr. Langenfeld, to receive the Mar. 11, 1980, Appeals Commission minutes. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRMAN HARRIS DECLARED THE MOTION CARP.IED UNANIMOUSLYo � i'1 � PLANNING COMMTSSION MGFTING, MARCH 19, 1980 PAG� 11 5. RECEIVE THE MAP.CIi 11, 1980, COMNIUNITY DEVELOPPI�NT COMMLSSION NNIINUTES: MOTION by Mr. Oquist, seconded by Mr. Treuenfels, to receive the P�ar. 11, 1980, Community Development Com�-nission minutes. Ms. Hughes stated that on page 1, paragraph 3, under Item 1, "Riverside Plant'� �' should be changed to "Minneapol�s Waterworks". UPON A VOTCE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRMAIQ HARRIS DECLARED THE MOTIOI�T CARRIED UNANIIYIOiTSLY. 6. CONTINUED: PROPOS�D CHANGES TO CHAPTER 205. ZONING: MOTTOI�T by Mr. Oquist, seconded by Mr. Treuenfels, to continue discussion on Proposed Changes to Chapter 205. Zoning. Upon a voice vote, a11 voting , aye, Chairman Harris declared the motion carried unanimously. 7. OTHER BUSINESS: Mr_. Harris sta9:ed he had a notice from the Government Training Service ahout a training semina-r in Bloomington. Mx°. Board�an s�ated that thr�e sta�i people will Ue attending �hat meeting. �� Mre Harris state�i he had a comniunication from S�ring Lake Park before Planning and Zoring �ahich was ar� application for a zoning cr�ange from Cl to T1 for mini-srorage garages at 8325 University Ave. . Mr. Boardman stated this item had been tabled, At �he Feb. 27 meeting, the Fridley Plan.nirc� Commissir�n had expressed concern about drainage and he would checic fur�her ;nto this. NIr. Nariis stated he also had a communication from Spring Lake Park for a request for a special use permit to operate a business dealing with the insiallatio� ot electronic controls at 8437 University. He did not understand wl�y a special use permit was needed. Mr. 33oardman stated he would check into this situation also. MOTTON by Mr. Oquist, seconded by r1r. Treuenfels, to receive the two communi- cations from Spring Lalce Par1c, Upon a voice vote, all voting aye, Chairman Harris declared the motion carried unan,imously. Mr. Langenfel� stated there will be an Earth Shelter ��2 seminar at the Zeamington Hote1 on April 9-11 sponsored by the Underground Space Center of the University of AiinnesoCa if any of the Planning Commission members were interested in attending. � PLAT`�tIP1G COMMISSION M[:ETING, Ml�RCH 19, 1980 ADJUURNMENT• PAG� 12 t - MOTION by Mr. Treuenfels, seconcied by Ms. Gabel, to adjourn the meeting. Upon a voice vote, all vot-ing aye, Chairman Harris declared the March 19,-19$0, Planning Commission m�eting adjourned at 11:15 p.m. Res ectfully s mitted, '� � t� � Lyn�fe Saba Recordin.g Secretary 0 �� /�1 ���