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Approved Minutes February 7, 2024
Approved Minutes
Planning Commission Meeting
February 7, 2024
Chair Boo called a Meeting of the Plymouth Planning Commission to order at 7:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers of City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard, on February 7, 2024.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Michael Boo, Marc Anderson, Julie Olson, Jennifer Jerulle,
Bill Wixon, Josh Fowler, and Neha Markanda
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Planning and Development Manager Chloe McGuire
Chair Boo led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Call to Order
Approval of Agenda
Motion was made by Commissioner Jerulle and seconded by Commissioner Markanda to approve
the agenda. With all Commissioners voting in favor, the motion carried.
Consent Agenda
(4.1) Planning Commission minutes from meeting held on January 17, 2024.
(4.2) Review city land purchase for consistency with comprehensive plan.
(4.3) Review 2023 annual report.
Commissioner Anderson requested to remove item 4.2 from the consent agenda for further
discussion.
Motion was made by Commissioner Olson and seconded by Commissioner Anderson to approve
the consent agenda as amended. With all Commissioners voting in favor, the motion carried.
(4.2) Review city land purchase for consistency with comprehensive plan.
Planning and Development Manager McGuire presented the staff report.
Chair Boo asked the guiding of the property within the comprehensive plan.
Planning and Development Manager McGuire replied that the property is guided as residential.
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Commissioner Anderson asked if the requirement for the planning commission to review a
potential land acquisition is a new stipulation as he could not recall reviewing other land
acquisitions the city has made.
Planning and Development Manager McGuire replied that the stipulation is not new, however a
super majority vote of the council can bypass the requirement for the planning commission to
review.
Commissioner Anderson commented that connecting the roads would be consistent with the
comprehensive plan but was unsure that overpaying for the property would be consistent with the
comprehensive plan.
Planning and Development Manager McGuire commented that the property is listed at $250,000
and the city has offered that value.
Commissioner Anderson asked the due diligence that has been done on the property.
Planning and Development Manager McGuire commented that the city has not tested the soils,
but does have some information based on previous concepts that have been proposed for the
property.
Commissioner Anderson commented that soil testing and other assessments should be completed
as due diligence prior to buying property for development purposes. He stated that without that
knowledge, the cost to build the road could increase and therefore would have a hard time
supporting the item without that information.
Commissioner Wixon referenced the statement that this would be a challenging property to build
on and asked if that would provide room for negotiation on the price of the property.
Planning and Development Manager McGuire commented that the property is challenging to
build on because of the frontage the city would take for the road frontage. She stated that price
of the property is outside of the scope of the commission. She stated that the property is needed
for the road frontage for the and this would be a good time to acquire the property as it is listed
for sale. She explained that this is an important connection that has been identified and the
funding will be provided from public works.
Commissioner Markanda asked how immediate the need is for a frontage road.
Planning and Development Manager McGuire was unsure but noted that staff has been looking
as designs for the roadway. She stated that the property is listed for sale at this time, which is
why public works would like to move forward at this time.
Commissioner Olson stated that within the purchase agreement there is language that the soil
testing would be done at the expense of the city. She asked if the seller has provided a survey.
Planning and Development Manager McGuire replied that she believed a survey was available
for the property.
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Chair Boo noted that Highway 55 is a high-speed roadway and the current frontage road ends at
a point which allows traffic to immediately enter the high-speed area of Highway 55. He
commented that this connection would allow residential traffic to travel to a controlled
intersection rather than immediately entering Highway 55. He commented that this proposed
acquisition and use would be consistent with the comprehensive plan and noted that the other
comments and concerns of the commission have been noted.
Commissioner Jerulle commented that in a quick review of Zillow, this price would seem
consistent. She asked if the seller approached the city or if the seller approached the city.
Planning and Development Manager McGuire commented that the city approached the seller
with an offer, noting that the city does have a relationship with the seller as they have proposed
multiple concepts for the property going back to 2018.
Motion was made by Commissioner Jerulle and seconded by Commissioner Fowler to recommend
to the city council that this potential property acquisition would be consistent with the
comprehensive plan. With a vote of 5 – 2 (Anderson, Markanda opposed), the motion carried.
Public Hearing
New Business
(6.1) Election of planning commission chair and vice chair for 2024
Chair Boo opened nominations for the position of chair.
Commissioner Anderson nominated Michael Boo to continue in the roll of chair for 2024.
There were no other nominations.
Motion was made by Anderson and seconded by Commissioner Olson to recommend
appointment of Michael Boo as chair for 2024. With all Commissioners voting in favor, the
motion carried. (Boo abstained)
Chair Boo opened nominations for the position of vice chair.
Commissioner Olson nominated Marc Anderson to continue in the roll of vice chair for 2024.
Commissioner Anderson commented that while he would be willing to continue to serve in that
roll, he would step down if another wanted to serve in the position.
There were no other nominations.
Motion was made by Wixon and seconded by Commissioner Markanda to recommend
appointment of Marc Anderson as vice chair for 2024. With all Commissioners voting in
favor, the motion carried.
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(6.2) Approve 2024 work plan
Planning and Development Manager McGuire presented the staff report.
Chair Boo commented that the commission had a good discussion about items for education the
commission would be interested in as well as some of the issues the city may be facing. He
believed that this plan addressed those items. He commented that it would seem that the
commission would need more background information on these topics before considering a
potential ordinance change, and therefore would proposed to hold two or three educational
sessions on these topics.
Planning and Development Manager McGuire reviewed the proposed timeline for those reviews.
Motion was made by Anderson and seconded by Commissioner Olson to approve the 2024
work plan and send to city council for final approval. With all Commissioners voting in
favor, the motion carried.
Adjournment
Chair Boo adjourned the meeting at 7:33 p.m.