City of Northfield MN
File #: 23-1595    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Information/Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/31/2023 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 11/16/2023 Final action:
Title: Staff Updates.
Attachments: 1. 1 - Bridge Square Comments from SHPO, 2. 2 - Hyperlink to 09-12-2023 City Council Work Session - Ames Mill Dam Removal Feasibility Study, 3. 3 - Hyperlink to TH 246 Corridor Study - Division Street/Woodley Street Web Page, 4. 3a - Hyperlink to Sept. 19, 2023 City Council Meeting Presentation on TH 246, 5. 4 - Hyperlink to Lincoln Parkway Traffic Analysis Web Page, 6. 4a - Hyperlink to the Oct. 17th City Council Meeting Presentation on Lincoln Pkwy, 7. 5a - Planning Commission Work Plan 2022 - 2024, 8. 6 - Hyperlinks to Planning Resources, 9. 7 - Upcoming City Council Agenda Items (11-03-23)
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PC Meeting Date:                     November 16, 2023

 

To:                                          Members of the Planning Commission

 

From:                                          Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner

                                          Jake Reilly, Community Development Director

 

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Staff Updates.

 

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Action Requested:

The Planning Commission is asked to hear updates from staff.

 

Summary Report:

1.                     Bridge Square - The State Historic Preservation Office has provided comments on the Bridge Square plans and Phase I archaeological study, attached. The City Council discussed Bridge Square Plans on August 8th. The consultants will be presenting the plans to the HPC. A Phase II archaeological study has been performed. Staff and consultants will be meeting to review the results and 60% plans are nearing completion for review.

2.                     Ames Mill Dam - The City Council work session on September 12th included a presentation on the Ames Mill Dam. This will be presented to the HPC at a future meeting. A link to the work session is attached.

3.                     Trunk Highway (TH) 246 Corridor Study - The corridor study has been underway for several months. City Council will receive a presentation from Bolton & Menk and staff on concept designs based on feedback from the community on Sept. 19th. See hyperlink to the TH 246 web page and the City Council meetings page.

4.                     Lincoln Parkway Traffic Analysis - Lincoln Parkway concepts are in development. See attached hyperlink for more information. The City Council received a presentation on Oct. 17. Hyperlink attached to the meeting presentation.

5.                     The Board & Commission training was held on October 24th. Thank you to all of you who were able to attend. For those of you who were unable to attend, the event was recorded. Below you will find a link to the recording.

a)                     Link to the training video: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IwOX1m_1js>

b)                     The City’s Board and Commission Rules of Business, which was referenced in the presentation, can be found on the City’s website at: <https://www.northfieldmn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/16254/Board-and-Commission-Rules-of-Business>.

c)                     In addition, since we did not have the summer Board and Commission picnic this year, we asked staff to compile brief updates on our various boards and commissions.  You can find those updates at the below link on the City’s website:

<https://www.northfieldmn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/17299/2023-Board-and-Commission-Updates>

6.                     The City has updated the Construction and Development site with more information: <https://www.northfieldmn.gov/291/Construction-Development-Projects>

7.                     Other Planning Applications In-Progress:

a)                     Cedar Meadows Preliminary Plat - has received preliminary plat approval from City Council at their October 3 meeting. The Council approved the resolution with staff recommended street widths, the pedestrian crossing improvements across Cedar Ave. and North Ave., and directed staff to explore a cost-share to have the trail on the west side of Cedar Ave. The Dakota County Commissioners approve the preliminary and final plat for Cedar Meadows.

b)                     Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) - The final draft of the AUAR was submitted to the Environmental Quality Board and the 10-day objection period has been completed. The final AUAR was approved by City Council on Nov. 7, 2023.

c)                     Signs, zoning letters, accessory uses and data requests remain steady.

8.                     The 2022-2024 Planning Commission Work Plan is attached.

9.                     The winning projects were announced for this year’s Artists on Main Street program: <https://downtownnorthfield.org/2023/07/winners-selected-for-2023-artists-on-main-street-program/>

10.                     Educational Resources - Resources and information available on planning and related topics are listed below. Feel free to share articles, podcasts, books, etc.

a)                     The League of MN Cities (website attached as a hyperlink) has a variety of documents and guides, which explain all types of planning related processes.

b)                     Several webinars are available for viewing (websites attached as a hyperlink):

i)                     American Planning Association

ii)                     Center for New Urbanism

iii)                     Smart Growth

iv)                     Urban Land Institute

v)                     MN Dept. of Natural Resources

11.                     City Council upcoming agenda items list is attached for reference.

 

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