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2 IV. Approval of Minutes Minutes from December 20, 2022 Motion by Chair Biedenfeld, seconded by Commissioner McQuillan, to approve the December 20, 2022 meeting minutes as presented. A roll call vote was taken. Approved 5-0. V. Public Hearing (A) Ordinance 896: An Ordinance amending the New Brighton Zoning Ordinance by rezoning properties within the City of New Brighton from their existing zoning designations (R-1, R-3A, R-3B, B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1, I-2 and MX) to one of three new mixed use districts (MUN, MUR, or MUE) as guided by the Comprehensive Plan. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola reported From early 2017 through mid-2019 (2.5 years), the City of New Brighton held meetings and conducted public outreach sessions with its residents to establish a new vision for the community. This new vision, encapsulated in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, was officially approved and adopted by the City in late 2019. Following a return to normal after COVID shutdowns, the City was able to use grant funding from Ramsey County to initiate the Vision Silver Lake Road 2040 study. Public input obtained over two phases of this study provided the direction necessary to create new zoning districts to govern the City’s mixed use areas. Ordinance 896 is the final is the final implementation step to complete the transition of lands to mixed use within the community as approved in the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Staff provided further comment on the mixed use zoning districts and recommended approval of the Ordinance. The Public Hearing was opened at 6:48 p.m. Sandy Henrikson, 2028 Long Lake Road, questioned how certain properties were selected for high density residential. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola explained staff would address questions once everyone has had a chance to speak. Marjorie Triden, 2220 26th Ave NW, stated she objected to the proposed Ordinance and mixed use developments. She indicated she has lived in the City for almost 20 years and she moved to New Brighton because it was a suburb that was not high density residential. She noted she already had an apartment complex at the end of her street. She encouraged the City to reconsider these mixed use high density developments.