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Minutes
City of Edina, Minnesota
Planning Commission
Edina City Hall Council Chambers
August 10, 2022
I. Call To Order
Chair Agnew called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
II. Roll Call
Answering the roll call were: Commissioners Miranda, Strauss, Alkire, Barberot, Bennett, Olson, Padilla,
Smith, and Chair Agnew. Staff Present: Cary Teague, Community Development Director, Emily Bodeker,
Assistant Planner, and Liz Olson, Administrative Support Specialist.
Absent from the roll call: Commissioner Hayward.
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Commissioner Alkire moved to approve the August 10, 2022, agenda. Commissioner Padilla
seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
A. Minutes: Planning Commission, July 13, 2022
Commissioner Miranda moved to approve the July 13, 2022, meeting minutes.
Commissioner Olson seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
V. Community Comment
None.
VI. Public Hearings
A. Front Yard Setback and Fence Height Variances – 4914 Bruce Avenue
Assistant Planner Bodeker presented the request for a front yard setback variance and fence height
variance. Staff recommends approval of the front yard setback variance and fence height variance, as
requested subject to the findings and conditions listed in the staff report.
Staff answered Commission questions.
Commissioner Bennett arrived at the meeting.
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Appearing for the Applicant
Mr. Brennan Galloway, owner, reviewed the plans and answered Commission questions.
Public Hearing
None.
Commissioner Miranda moved to close the public hearing. Commissioner Smith seconded
the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
The Commission discussed the variances.
Motion
Commissioner Alkire moved that the Planning Commission recommend of the front yard setback
variance and fence height variance as outlined in the staff memo subject to the conditions and
findings therein with the condition that the owner place landscaping of at least three feet in height
when mature along the six-foot fence on the 50th Street border. Commissioner Padilla seconded
the motion.
The Commission discussed the additional condition to the motion. The Commission did not vote on this
motion but Commissioner Alkire offered an alternative motion.
Commissioner Alkire moved that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the front
yard setback variance and fence height variance as outlined in the staff memo subject to the
conditions and findings therein with the condition that the owner add appropriate landscaping in
front of the newly constructed fence and replaced to the east along 50th Street. Commissioner
Olson seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
VII. Reports/Recommendations
A. 2023 Planning Commission Work Plan
Chair Agnew presented the 2023 Planning Commission Work Plan and asked that the Commission discuss
the initiatives one by one.
Staff and the Commission discussed the 2023 Work Plan initiatives.
VIII. Chair and Member Comments
Received.
IX. Staff Comments
Received.
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X. Adjournment
Commissioner Strauss moved to adjourn the August 10, 2022, Meeting of the Edina Planning
Commission at 8:17 PM. Commissioner Bennett seconded the motion. Motion carried
unanimously.