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CITY OF LAKEVILLE
PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION MINUTES
October 19, 2017
Chair Swenson called the work session to order at 6:45 p.m.
Members Present: Chair Jason Swenson, Brooks Lillehei, Karl Drotning, Jason Kelvie,
Scott Einck, Elizabeth Bakewicz, Jeff Witte
Members Absent: Vice Chair Pat Kaluza, Paul Reuvers, Ex-Officio Mike Lamm
Staff Present: Associate Planner Frank Dempsey, Associate Planner Kris Jenson,
Planning Consultant Daniel Licht
Comprehensive Plan Discussion
Chair Swenson called to order the work session and turned the work session over to
Consultant Daniel Licht.
Mr. Licht referred to the memo regarding the 2018 Comp. Plan that was prepared for
the work session. He summarized the proposed schedule for review of Comp. Plan
language before moving to review the draft document beginning with the introduction,
Thrive MSP 2040 Community Designation, and the Social Profile of population,
households, and employment.
Chair Swenson suggested that the number of new homes built each year over the past
10 plus years be added to give perspective to the City’s growth. Mr. Licht said that this
would be added to the housing section of the plan.
The Planning Commission discussed the occupation information outlined in the social
profile. Mr. Licht noted that these are the occupations of Lakeville residents, and not
the occupation numbers for the jobs in Lakeville.
Mr. Licht then moved on to Community Perspectives and discussed the challenges for
developing related to MUSA Staging. Future land use, specifically along Cedar Avenue,
will be the biggest question of the plan. The housing section will need to address the
amount of workforce housing that the Metropolitan Council expects Lakeville to provide
by 2030. Mr. Licht said that transportation, specifically investment in streets and transit
to support new development, is a major issue not addressed by Thrive MSP 2040 as
there is no funding identified for system capacity improvements.
With regards to schools, Commissioner Bakewicz noted that in her neighborhood,
empty nesters are starting to move out and new families with young children moving in.
Mr. Licht noted that the City Council has a joint work session with the ISD 194 School
Board scheduled on October 30th to discuss future plans.
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With regard to Airlake Airport, Chairman Swenson asked if the plan needed to include a
statement about annexation and Mr. Licht agreed.
Parks and Trails are discussed in depth in the 2015 Parks, Trails, and Open Space Plan
and no modifications of that document are anticipated as part of the current process
noted Mr. Licht.
Mr. Licht stated that there would also be provisions on sustainability incorporated
throughout the plan documents to address conservation of resources both during
development and during the useful life of the land use or infrastructure. Mr. Licht
referenced policies established by the Metropolitan Council as part of Thrive MSP 2040
and the MPCA GreenSteps Cities program.
Commissioner Drotning inquired about electric vehicles and the impact they might have.
Mr. Licht noted that, at this time, the charging systems on the vehicles are not
standardized and there is no broadly installed infrastructure for recharging, which limits
the opportunity for conversion to this form of vehicle.
The work session was adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank Dempsey, Associate Planner
Kris Jenson, Associate Planner