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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.