--- ## author: Amanda Lor date: D:20260723132620-05'00' --- ## City of Falcon Heights ## Planning Commission ## City Hall ## 2077 Larpenteur Avenue West ## AGENDA Tuesday, July 28, 2026 7:00 p.m. A. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m. B. ROLL CALL: Jacob Brooks (Chair) ____ Mike Tracy ____ ## Jake Anderson (Vice-Chair) ____ Jeremy Hallowanger ____ ## Rick Seifert (Secretary) ____ Mark Miazga ____ ## Laura Paynter ____ ## Staff Liaison – Hannah B. Myhren ____ ## Interim Staff Liaison – TJ Hofer ____ ## City Administrator – Jack Linehan ____ ## Council Liaison – Jim Mogen ____ ## C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ## D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. June 23, 2026 E. PUBLIC HEARING – None. ## F. NEW BUSINESS 1. Introduction to Interim City Planner / Interim Staff Liaison – TJ Hofer ## 2. Community Advisory Committee Recap – Les Bolstad Golf Course ## Redevelopment Project ## G. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ## 1. Staff Liaison Report ## 2. Council Liaison Report ## H. ADJOURN Next regular meeting date: August 25, 2026 ## CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS ## Planning Commission ## City Hall ## 2077 West Larpenteur Avenue ## MINUTES June 23, 2026 at 7:00 P.M. ## A. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 P.M. ## B. ROLL CALL: ## Jacob Brooks (Chair) _X_ Laura Paynter _X_ ## Jake Anderson (Vice-Chair) _X_ Jeremy Hallowanger _X_ ## Rick Seifert (Secretary) _ X_ Mark Miazga _X_ ## Mike Tracy _X_ ## Staff Liaison Lynch _X_ ## Council Liaison Mogen _ X_ ## C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was made by Commissioner Paynter to approve the agenda. Agenda was approved by consent. ## D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. March 24, 2026 – Regular Meeting 2. April 28, 2026 - Workshop Vice-Chair Anderson made a motion to approve the minutes from the March 24, 2026 regular meeting and the April 28, 2026 workshop. Minutes were approved by consent. ## E. PUBLIC HEARING ## 1. Special Event Commercial Parking Lots Staff Liaison Myhren provided an overview of the proposed amendments to Chapter 113 of the city code pertaining to special event commercial parking lots. She explained that the topic originated from the State Fair Task Force, which had noted in its 2023–2025 reports that commercial parking lots operating during the Minnesota State Fair should be more formally regulated. The matter was reviewed again in February 2025 but was deferred pending resolution of the city's pay-for-parking initiative. The issue was now being revisited ahead of the upcoming State Fair. Myhren noted that while the city has historically permitted paid parking in commercial lots — such as those operated by Stouts, Cox Insurance, and Warners’ Stallion — these allowances were only addressed in the city's administrative manual and had never been codified. This gap made enforcement more reactive than proactive. Additionally, instances of over-parking, where operators filled lots beyond designated stalls, had occurred without a clear enforcement mechanism. The proposed remedy is a licensing framework. Myhren explained that two draft ord…