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June 16, 2025 Planning Commission

Minneapolis City CouncilTuesday, June 17, 2025
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[0:20] >> WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO THE [0:22] REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY [0:24] PLANNING COMMISSION FOR JUNE 16, [0:25] 2025. [0:26] I'M CHRIS MEYER, CHAIR OF THE [0:27] COMMISSION. [0:28] AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE CLERK [0:30] TO CALL THE ROLL. [0:32] >> COMMISSIONER BAXLEY IS [0:34] ABSENT. [0:35] CHOWDHURY. [0:35] >> PRESENT. [0:36] >> CONLEY IS ABSENT. [0:38] AND MY KEYBOARD IS NOT WORKING. [0:40] GORDON. [0:40] >> PRESENT. [0:41] >> JONES. [0:42] >> PRESENT. [0:44] >> MEYER. [0:45] >> HERE. [0:45] >> SKJEFTE IS ABSENT. [0:50] THOMPSON IS ABSENT. [0:52] WAGNER. [0:52] WE HAVE FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT. [0:54] >> WE HAVE A QUORUM. [0:55] FIRST GO TO THE MINUTES OF [0:57] JUNE 2, 2025. [0:58] IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THOSE [0:59] MINUTES? [1:00] >> SO MOVED. [1:01] >> IS THERE A SECOND? [1:02] >> SECOND. [1:03] >> ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE [1:05] MINUTES? [1:06] ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE, [1:09] OPPOSED, ABSTENTIONS, ADOPTED. [1:12] NEXT, ORGANIZE THE AGENDA. [1:14] I'M GOING TO READ THROUGH ALL [1:16] THE DIFFERENT ITEMS, STAFF IS [1:17] RECOMMENDING ALL OF THE ITEMS TO [1:19] BE ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA, SO AS [1:21] I READ THE DIFFERENT ITEMS, IF [1:23] YOU CAME HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST [1:25] THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, RAISE [1:26] YOUR HAND AT THE TIME THAT I GO [1:28] THROUGH THAT ITEM. [1:29] SO FIRST WE HAVE ONE ITEM THAT [1:31] WILL NOT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, [1:33] THAT'S 4, LOCATION AND DESIGN [1:36] REVIEW FOR THE CAPITAL [1:37] IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. [1:39] NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 5, 721 2ND [1:45] AVENUE NORTH. [1:46] ANYONE COME TO SPEAK AGAINST THE [1:47] STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM 5? [1:49] WE'LL HAVE THAT ON CONSENT. [1:53] ITEM 6, 2933 AND 2937 5TH AVENUE [1:58] SOUTH. [1:59] ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST [1:59] THIS ITEM? [2:00] ALL RIGHT, WE'LL HAVE THAT ON [2:03] CONSENT. [2:04] ITEM 7, 1800 CHICAGO AVENUE. [2:06] ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE [2:08] STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON THAT [2:09] ONE? [2:10] ALL RIGHT, NUMBER 7 ON CONSENT. [2:14] 8, 730 SOUTH 8TH STREET. [2:16] ANYONE HERE FOR THAT ONE? [2:19] ON CONSENT, AND 715 SOUTH 8TH [2:21] STREET. [2:24] ANYONE HERE FOR THAT. [2:26] WE'LL HAVE THAT ON CONSENT. [2:28] AND FINALLY, ITEM 10, 716 SOUTH [2:31] 7TH STREET. [2:32] ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST [2:34] THAT STAFF RECOMMENDATION? [2:39] ALL RIGHT. [2:39] SO UNLESS ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE [2:42] ANYTHING TO BRING UP, WE'LL HAVE [2:45] ALL ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [2:48] IS THERE MOTION TO ADOPT THAT [2:49] AGENDA? [2:50] >> SO MOVED. [2:51] >> SECOND? [2:52] >> ALL RIGHT. [2:53] ANY DISCUSSION? [2:54] ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE, OPPOSED, [2:57] THAT IS ADOPTED. [2:58] ALL RIGHT. [2:59] SO, FIRST WE'LL GO TO ITEM 4, [3:03] LOCATION AND DESIGN REVIEW FOR [3:06] 2026, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT [3:08] PROJECT STAFF. [3:09] IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT [3:10] THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT [3:12] PROJECTS? [3:12] BEEN THROUGH IT TWICE ALREADY. [3:14] SO -- ALL RIGHT. [3:15] IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THAT [3:18] ITEM 4 AS CONSISTENT WITH THE [3:19] 2040 PLAN? [3:20] >> SO MOVED. [3:21] >> SECOND. [3:22] >> ANY DISCUSSION? [3:23] ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE, OPPOSED, [3:27] ABSTENTIONS, THAT IS ADOPTED. [3:29] I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC [3:31] HEARING FOR CONSENT AGENDA, 5 [3:34] THROUGH 10. [3:34] DID ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK -- NOW [3:36] IS THE OPPORTUNITY IF YOU HAD [3:38] SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO GO LIKE [3:39] IN FAVOR OR NEUTRAL ABOUT THE [3:39] PROJECT. [3:42] ALL RIGHT. [3:43] NOT SEEING ANY, SO I WILL CLOSE [3:45] THAT PUBLIC HEARING. [3:47] COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY [3:48] DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ABOUT [3:48] ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? [3:50] >> I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. [3:53] >> COMMISSIONER CHOWDHURY. [3:55] >> THANK YOU. [3:56] ITEM 7, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT [3:59] FOR 1800 CHICAGO, IT SAYS ALLOW [4:02] A STATE CREDENTIALED CARE [4:04] FACILITY WITH 97 BEDS. [4:06] DOES THIS MEAN THAT THE 97 BEDS [4:08] AREN'T CURRENTLY IN PLACE AND [4:09] THEY ARE GOING TO BE ADDED TO [4:11] THE FACILITY? [4:13] >> CHAIR MEYER AND COUNCILMEMBER [4:18] CHOWDHURY, CURRENTLY AN 80 BED [4:24] FACILITY, THEY ARE ADDING A [4:26] YOUTH INPATIENT TREATMENT [4:26] PROGRAM, WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS [4:28] INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BEDS [4:30] FROM 80 TO 97. [4:31] >> GREAT. [4:32] THANK YOU, YES, I FULLY SUPPORT [4:33] THIS ITEM. [4:35] I JUST WANTED TO POINT IT OUT [4:37] BECAUSE IT IS EXCITING TO ADD [4:41] MORE BEDS TO 1800 CHICAGO, [4:44] SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUTH AS STAFF [4:45] SHARED, SO IT'S A WONDERFUL [4:47] THING WE GET TO SUPPORT THIS [4:48] TODAY AT A PLANNING COMMISSION. [4:51] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER [4:53] CHOWDHURY AND I TOTALLY AGREE, [4:56] AND I WAS CONFUSED READING THE [4:57] STAFF REPORT AND FIGURED IT OUT [4:59] ONCE I READ IT TWICE. [5:02] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? [5:04] ALL RIGHT. [5:04] SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION [5:06] TO ADOPT THAT CONSENT AGENDA? [5:08] >> SO MOVED. [5:09] >> SECOND. [5:10] >> ALL RIGHT. [5:11] I GUESS WE MOVED IT, SORRY. [5:13] ANY FURTHER -- ANY LAST [5:15] DISCUSSION? [5:15] ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE, [5:17] OPPOSED, ABSTENTIONS, THAT IS [5:21] ADOPTED AND CONCLUDES OUR [5:22] BUSINESS FOR THE DAY. [5:23] COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS [5:26] CANCELED FOR THIS THURSDAY, AND [5:28] THEN -- [5:30] >> BECAUSE OF THE JUNETEENTH [5:32] HOLIDAY TECHNICALLY ON [5:33] WEDNESDAY. [5:34] >> THE ONE ON WEDNESDAY IS NOT [5:36] HAPPENING ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN [5:38] OUR NEXT FULL MEETING WILL BE [5:40] MONDAY, JULY 7TH. [5:41] ANY UPDATES FROM STAFF OR [5:43] COMMISSIONERS? [5:43] >> JUST ONE UPDATE, SO [5:45] COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL'S SEAT IS [5:48] CURRENTLY VACANT WHILE WE BRING [5:49] DAVE SHEPHERD THROUGH THE [5:51] APPOINTMENT PROCESS. [5:52] HE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE [5:54] THE BIZ COMMITTEE WHICH WENT [5:55] VERY WELL AND WE EXPECT HIM TO [5:57] BE JOINING US FOR OUR JULY 7TH [5:59] MEETING. [6:00] WE'LL BE BACK UP TO A FULL [6:03] COMMISSION SOON. [6:07] APPRECIATE HIS HELP GETTING [6:08] QUORUM. [6:09] ANYTHING ELSE FOR ANYONE? [6:10] ALL RIGHT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. [6:11] THANK YOU, EVERYONE.