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Gregori stated the Council approved Donatelle Plastics’ site plan. The Council also approved the condemnation proceedings for the Williams pipeline easement, which will allow Donatelle to begin development. Stoney Lake Properties and Pratt Homes were approved as developers for the commercial property on County Road E2 and 5th Avenue. The Council also approved the contracts for street and maintenance improvements on 5th Avenue for BCP III. Agenda Review Baker added an item to introduce Cary Teague, the new City Planner. Introduction of new City Planner Locke introduced Cary Teague, the new City Planner. Erny Mattila will spend more time on long-range projects such as the Comp Plan update and redevelopment projects. Public Hearings - None General Business Workshop Session on I-35W Corridor Presentation by Design Center Locke stated, about a year ago, the City of New Brighton entered a joint powers agreement with six communities along the I-35W Corridor. The cities are Roseville, Arden Hills, Shoreview, Mounds View, Blaine, and Circle Pines. The purpose of the Coalition is to deal with issues that go beyond the individual cities’ borders. The key issue is the transportation concerns on I-35W. The Coalition will also deal with issues such as economic development, housing, or technical questions. The Coalition has been spending time on the GIS System. A joint GIS consultant has helped create a base of information for the entire corridor. The Coalition has authorized purchasing a server, which will be located in Roseville, where all of the GIS information will reside. The Coalition cities will have access to the information. Locke said the Coalition had created a tentative work program. Locke referred to the material sent to the Planning Commission in the agenda packet. Locke said a key action was hiring the Design Center from the University of Minnesota to help the Coalition frame the issues and develop solutions to the issues. Locke introduced Bill Morrish and Carol Swenson of the Design Center. Locke stated they would lead the group in a discussion of the Corridor. They are attempting to meet with the Corridor cities’ planning commissions. We also invited the Economic Development Commission and the City Council to participate in tonight’s discussion. Morrish gave a short presentation on the Design Center. The Coalition effort is a unique one. The Design Center is trying to gather information on a wide range of subjects relating to the Coalition area. In the process, Morrish said they were meeting with the Coalition’s advisory commissions for their comments on the issues to define issues that are common to the cities. Transportation, land use, economic development, residential housing, and the environment are some topics the Design Center is examining. The Design Center will make recommendations on carrying out the ideas. The Center has been identifying the design, finance, policy and implementation issues in the Coalition and using a range of scenarios that might be used in solving the problems. The Metropolitan Council is very interested in this project because the Coalition cities could define the context from which the Council could review their comp plans. A city’s comp plan could focus on issues inside the city and how their comp plan coordinates with adjacent cities. The Met Council is interested in having the Design Center write the criteria for reviewing a subregional comp plan. That is very different from the way the Met Council has looked at comp plans in the past. I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\MINUTES\1998\02-17-98.WPD 2