HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004 08-12 PCM MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF
HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
STUDY SESSION
AUGUST 12, 2004
CALL TO ORDER
The Planning Commission meeting was called to order by Chair ProTem Newman at 7:38
p.m.
ROLL CALL
Chair ProTem Rex Newman, Commissioners Graydon Boeck, Sean Rahn, Dianne Reem, and
Tim Roche were present. Also present were Secretary to the Planning Commission/Planning and
Zoning Specialist Ronald Warren, and Planning Commission Recording Secretary Rebecca
Crass. Chair Tim Willson was absent and excused.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES —JULY 15, 2004
There was a motion by Commissioner Reem, seconded by Commissioner Roche,
to approve the minutes of the July 15, 2004 meeting as submitted. The motion passed.
Commissioner Boeck abstained as he was not present at the meeting.
CHAIR'S EXPLANATION
Chair ProTem Newman explained the Planning Commission's role as an advisory body. One of
the Commission's functions is to hold public hearings. In the matters concerned in these
hearings, the Commission makes recommendations to the City Council. The City Council makes
all final decisions in these matters.
STUDY ITEM: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 35 OF THE CITY
ORDINANCES REGARDING FLOOD PLAIN MANANGEMENT
Mr. Warren described the proposed ordinance amending Chapter 35 of the City Ordinances
Regarding Flood Plain Management.
Mr. Warren explained that The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), along with
the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MnDNR), are requiring that all communities
adopt flood plain management measures that satisfy the requirements of the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP). These flood plain ordinance changes are required by FEMA to be
effective by September 2, 2004, the effective date of the new flood plain maps and study, or the
City risks suspension from the National Flood Insurance Program on that date.
He stated that there are no substantive changes to the ordinance, only some minor changes that
the City is required to adopt as part of the National Flood Protection Program. The most
significant changes are the new flood plain maps and a new flood plain study. The City Council
will review the ordinance amendment on August 23, 2004 and given the normal ordinance
adoption process, the ordinance would become effective on October 23, 2004. He further
explained that the City will not meet the requirements of adopting the ordinance and having it
effective by September 2, 2004, therefore, the Commission may want to consider recommending
the adoption of a short term moratorium on development in the city's special flood hazard areas
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until such time that the ordinance is effective following the city's requirements for publication,
etc. If the latter option is chosen, persons will still be eligible for flood insurance during that
time.
Commissioner Boeck commented on the proposed amendments and noted that the Shingle Creek
Watershed Management Commission had just been informed today that new grants are available
to update flood plain maps again. Mr. Warren pointed out that the flood plain maps that are part
of the current ordinance amendment have been at least in process for about ten years. He
speculated that the grants referred to by Commissioner Boeck may relate to the next updating of
the flood plain maps.
The Commissioners briefly discussed the ordinance amendment and the possibility of adopting a
moratorium.
ACTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 35
OF THE CITY ORDINANCES REGARDING FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT
There was a motion by Commissioner Boeck, seconded by Commissioner Rahn to recommend
approval of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 35 of the City Ordinances Regarding Flood Plain
Management. The motion passed unanimously.
Voting in favor: Chair ProTem Newman, Commissioners Boeck, Rahn, Reem and Roche.
The motion passed unanimously.
ACTION TO RECOMMEND A 60 DAY EMERGENCY MORATORIUM THAT WOULD
SUSPEND DEVELOPMENT IN FLOOD ZONE AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF
BROOKLYN CENTER
There was a motion by Commissioner Boeck, seconded by Commissioner Rahn to recommend
approval of a 60 day emergency moratorium that would suspend development in flood zone
areas within the City of Brooklyn Center. The motion passed unanimously.
Voting in favor: Chair ProTem Newman, Commissioners Boeck, Rahn, Reem and Roche.
The motion passed unanimously.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
ADJOURNMENT
There was a motion by Commissioner Reem_, seconded by Commissioner Boeck, to adjourn the
Planning Commission meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at
8:09 p.m.
Chair
Recorded and transcribed by:
Rebecca Crass
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