A regular meeting of the Planning Commission of Alexandria Township was held on the 26th day of June, 2006 in the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 610 Fillmore Street, Alexandria, MN.
ROLL CALL: Commission members present were John Knowles, Julie Feuling, Russ Niskanen, Larry Steidl and Lyle Hammerschmidt. Also present was Bonnie Fulghum, Deputy Clerk. As said members formed a quorum and the meeting was called to order by Chairman Knowles at 7:00 p.m.
Niskanen, seconded by Steidl, made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Steidl, seconded by Hammerschmidt, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 05/22/06 meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS: Discussion ensued regarding the comprehensive land use plan. Ben Oleson, Zoning Administrator, stated that the reason the plan was not forwarded to the town board at the last meeting was two-fold: first, to give time for the newest commission member, Hammerschmidt, to review the materials; and secondly, the ALASD map and subsequently the land use map, needed to be updated. Oleson presented the new map(s) to the commission for their approval.
A motion was made by Niskanen, seconded by Feuling, to recommend forwarding the comprehensive plan to the town board. Roll Call: Niskanen – yes, Steidl – yes, Feuling – yes, Knowles – yes, Hammerschmidt – yes. Motion carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS: Chairman Knowles asked for nominations for vice-chairman, a position formerly held by Bryon Alstead. Feuling, seconded by Steidl, nominated Russ Niskanen to serve as Vice-Chairman. Nominations ceased. Roll call: Feuling – yes, Knowles – yes, Hammerschmidt – yes, Steidl – yes, Niskanen – yes.
Ben Oleson stated that there was a vacancy on the subcommittee, formerly held by Bryon Alstead. Steidl, seconded by Hammerschmidt, nominated John Knowles to fill the vacancy. A unanimous ballot was cast for Knowles.
Oleson stated that a letter had been sent to various agencies notifying them of the new storm water ordinance. The letter extended an invitation to those parties to attend an informational meeting on July 10th for the purpose of addressing any questions or concerns regarding the ordinance. Oleson and the township engineer will be in attendance. The planning commission members were encouraged to attend.
Being no further business, Steidl, seconded by Hammerschmidt, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 7:51 p.m.
Respectfully submitted….
Bonnie Fulghum, Deputy Clerk
Approved this _______day of ________, 2006
John B. Knowles, Chairman