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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Planning Commission
Virtual WebEx Meeting
August 12, 2020
I. Call To Order
Chair Olsen called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM.
II. Roll Call
Answering the roll call were: Commissioners Miranda, Berube, Thorsen, Strauss, Olsen, Bennett, Agnew,
and Chair Nemerov. Staff Present: Cary Teague, Community Development Director, and Liz Olson,
Administrative Support Specialist.
Absent from the roll call: None.
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Commissioner Thorsen moved to approve the August 12, 2020, agenda. Commissioner
Berube seconded the motion. Motion carried.
IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
A. Minutes: Planning Commission, July 22, 2020
Commissioner Thorsen moved to approve the July 22, 2020, meeting minutes.
Commissioner Olsen seconded the motion. Motion carried.
V. Reports/Recommendations
A. Sketch Plan Review – 6600-6800 France Avenue
Director Teague presented the request for a Sketch Plan review at 6600-6800 France Avenue. Staff
recommends the Planning Commission provide the applicant non-binding comments on a potential
redevelopment proposal.
Staff answered Commission questions.
Appearing for the Applicant
Andy McIntosh and Victor Pechaty addressed the Commission and was available to answer questions.
The Commission discussed the Sketch Plan review and shared their opinions and concerns:
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Concerns with how the process is set up and if there are any limitations in the process.
Challenges seen with the site, not being able to do as much retail as initially thought.
The development seems to be overparked, project should be focused on what is needed for the
project and not for City Code. Consider more shared parking.
Concern with losing trees.
Look at possible cost share options.
Need more creativity in the design
There are opportunities to bring public open space to the project.
Look at ways to integrate more public space.
Integrate more surface storm water features into the plans.
Have an education element with the water treatment plant.
Too much surface parking, need more pedestrian pathways.
Sustainability is needed in the project.
Neighborhood integration is important. There is very little proposed.
Pathways need to go throughout the entire development.
Pedestrian and bike connection from 68th Street to France Avenue.
Like the height of some of the buildings with solving the challenges with existing buildings.
Mr. Pechaty thanked the Commission for their feedback and commented on the recommendations from
the Commission.
Chair Nemerov thanked the applicants for the presentation.
VI. Correspondence and Petitions
None.
VII. Chair and Member Comments
Commissioner Miranda explained related to the project that was just reviewed, he looked in the experience
guidelines and the Southdale Plan itself to look at transportation aspects of it. When he joined the
Transportation Commission, the first thing he saw was the transportation plan for the Grandview area and he
thought what the city was missing in the transportation plan was for the Southdale area. He thought this was
something the Planning and Transportation Commissions needed to work on.
VIII. Staff Comments
For the upcoming work session, planner Teague asked the Commission to think about what their goals
would be for creating an impervious surface ordinance. What is the problem the City is trying to solve.
Chair Nemerov indicated he would like to talk about parking at the next work session meeting. He also
thanked everyone for participating in the City Council call.
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X. Adjournment
Commissioner Strauss moved to adjourn the August 12, 2020, Meeting of the Edina Planning
Commission at 10:03 PM. Commissioner Agnew seconded the motion. Motion carried.