04-01-92 PCCITY OF OTSEGO PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF 4/1/92 AT 8PM
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Chairman Carl Swenson called the meeting to order at 8:OOPM.
Members present were as follows:
ING ROSKAFT MARK WALLACE BRUCE RASK
CARL SWENSON DENNIS MCALPINE JIM KOLLES
RON BLACK - COUNCIL REP
Staff present:
ELAINE BEATTY JUDY HUDSON
First item on the agenda was the consideration of the
Minutes of 3-4-92. Rask motioned to accept the Minutes.
Roskaft seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
The Minutes for the meeting on 3-25-92 were agreed to be
put on next meetings agenda.
By-laws for the Planning Commission were discussed next.
Page 1 - Section C - 3rd line added, recording
section
Page 2 - Item #3 - Work rules - seven voting members
voting added
Page 2 - Item #6 - Added (All of the paragraph was
added) .
Page 3 - Item #16 - Changed to read "Conflict of
Interest". Partake in the discussion or
vote on that particular matter.
Rask motioned to accept the New Planning Commission By-
laws as written. Roskaft seconded the motion. Swenson
stated this will now be our operating rules for the
Commission. Motion carried unanimously. By-laws have been
adopted.
John Olson: A resident asked about building a pole
shed. Swenson told him that he would have to get on the
agenda.
Rask said he had a letter from Kathy Lewis regarding her
resignation and now Dennis McAlpine would be a regular
Planning Commission member. It was noted the Council would
handle the appointments.
Wallace motioned that Dennis McAlpine assume the regular
Planning Commission position and requested consideration from
the Council for an alternate to fill McAlpine's position.
Roskaft seconded the motion. Wallace said that being Lewis
was Vice -Chair, another would need to be appointed. Motion
carried unanimously.
McAlpine nominated Rask as the Vice -Chair, Kolles
seconded the motion. Wallace nominated Roskaft. Rask
seconded the motion. Roskaft did not accept the nomination
(declined). Rask was voted Vice -Chair unanimously.
Wallace noted that work rules should be changed to two
regular scheduled meetings on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of
each month. Change the by-laws as noted above.
Rask brought up the barn on the Lefebvre's property and
Licht's report that it should be removed. Rask thought
Council should leave it because it is historic and they
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brought up Lefebvre's Round Barn and The Historic Kick Off of
the Great River Road Site for the festival.
Swenson said if it were on the Historical register it
couldn't be removed. Rask discussed a little more. Roskaft
said he doesn't get disturbed by those things. He has seen
quite a few in residential neighborhoods. Wallace said he
would like to look at it on his own time. Swenson said the
reason Kirmis wrote this was to start off without a variance.
McAlpine said as more development starts moving west it will
happen again. Roskaft said he may be right, but that there
are very few farms in the city. He would recommend the barn
stay. Roskaft said it was a pioneer trail and that portion
of River Road won't be there anymore.
Black said if he recalls the plat correctly they worked
hard to get a lot and a block there. Rask said if Steiner
would split the house and farm buildings off would they be
asked to move that building? Black said he can't imagine
anyone splitting it off and living there. Black said to
maximize your return on that property, that it would be sold
to someone who would split it up and they would've want a
bunch of old buildings setting there. Residential use
would've fit into the land use in that area. McAlpine said
there are farms in the area and they have buildings that are
old as we are. Moving westward, are we thinking of taking
buildings and making room for development? They are actually
a work of art. We are talking about the city of Otsego.
What is Otsego going to be? Shouldn't we start thinking
about keeping some historical buildings? Swenson said there
is a method of getting old buildings on the Historical
Register. They are on private property. Swenson said he
doesn't think the city is saying we want to knock down the
buildings. Black said if he would have owned the
Vorderbruggen land he would've had it platted like that.
Black said he would hope the round barn would be saved.
Wallace motioned to adjourn the meeting. McAlpine
seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously .
JAMES(911. KOLLES, Secretary
By Elaine Beatty, Recording Secretary
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