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January 20, 2026 City Planning Commission

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[0:14] Welcome everyone to the regular meeting [0:15] for the Minneapolis Planning Commission [0:16] for January 20th, 2006. My name is Chris [0:19] Meyer and I'm a chair of the commission. [0:20] At this time, I will ask the clerk to [0:22] please call the role. [0:25] >> Commissioner Chowry is absent. Connley [0:28] is absent. Garcia [0:31] >> here. [0:32] >> Gordon is absent. Jones [0:35] >> here. [0:36] >> Shfty is absent. Shepard [0:38] >> here. [0:39] >> Wagner is absent. Vice President Baxley [0:43] >> here. [0:43] >> President Meyer [0:44] >> here. [0:45] >> There are five members present. [0:46] >> We have a quorum. Uh first we'll go to [0:48] the minutes for January 5th, 2026. Is [0:51] there a motion to adopt those minutes? [0:52] >> So moved. [0:53] >> Is there a second? [0:54] >> Second. All right. Any discussion? All [0:56] in favor say I. I. Opposed. Abstensions. [1:00] The minutes are adopted. Uh, next we'll [1:02] organize our agenda. We have four public [1:04] hearing items. Staff is recommending [1:06] that all four items be put on the [1:08] consent agenda. I'm going to read [1:10] through each item. If you came to speak [1:12] against the staff recommendation, then [1:15] raise your hand when I call on that [1:16] item. So, first we have 716 [1:20] South 7th Street in Ward 6. Was anyone [1:22] here to speak against the staff [1:24] recommendation for item number four? [1:28] All right, we'll keep that on consent. [1:32] Uh second, we have 1914 Washington [1:35] Avenue North in W 5. Was anyone here to [1:37] speak against the staff recommendation [1:39] on number five? [1:42] All right, we'll keep that on consent. [1:45] Next is 2116 Nicollet Avenue. Was anyone [1:48] here to speak against the staff [1:49] recommendation for item number six? Uh, [1:52] Chair Meer, just a clarification. Item [1:53] number six is a twocycle continuence. [1:56] >> I Yes. Thank you. Okay. So, we will [1:59] continue. Item number six. [2:03] Item number seven is 2500 Elm Street [2:06] Southeast. Was anyone here to speak [2:08] against the staff recommendation for [2:10] item number seven? [2:15] All right. We will have that on consent. [2:18] So, to review, we'll have four, five, [2:19] and seven on consent. Number six will be [2:21] continued. Is there a motion to adopt [2:23] that agenda? [2:25] >> Is there a second? [2:26] >> Second. [2:27] >> All right. Any discussion? All in favor [2:29] say I. [2:30] >> I. Opposed. [2:31] >> That is adopted. Um can staff that [2:34] remind me, do we have to have a separate [2:35] vote on the continuence or is that all [2:36] part of the same? [2:38] >> Okay. Uh so I will open the consent [2:41] hearing. If you wanted to speak about [2:43] one of these items, you can do so now. [2:45] Would anyone like to speak to any of our [2:47] consent agenda items? [2:51] All right. Not seeing any. So I will [2:53] close the hearing. Commissioners, are [2:55] there any questions or discussion on our [2:56] consent items? [3:00] Is there a motion to adopt our consent [3:02] agenda? [3:03] >> So moved. [3:03] >> There second. [3:04] >> Second. [3:05] >> All right. Any last discussion? All in [3:07] favor say I. [3:08] >> I. Opposed. Absentions. That is adopted. [3:12] And then we have the calendar. Um, would [3:16] someone like to move the 2026 planning [3:18] commission calendar? [3:21] >> All right. Is Commissioner Jones moves [3:23] the calendar. Is there a second? [3:24] >> Second. [3:25] >> All right. Any discussion about the [3:26] calendar? [3:29] >> All right. All in favor of adopting the [3:30] calendar. Say I. [3:31] >> I. I. [3:32] >> Opposed. Abstensions. That is adopted. [3:35] Uh, so that concludes our business for [3:37] the day. um committee the whole is [3:40] canled for this Thursday and our next [3:42] regular planning commission is February [3:44] 2nd. Are there any updates from staff or [3:47] commissioners? [3:48] >> No updates from staff. [3:49] >> All right, that's it everybody. Thank [3:51] you. [3:52] >> Thank you.