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<br />Special Meeting of the <br />Elk River Planning Commission <br /> <br />Held at Elk River City Hall <br />Monday, March 2, 2020 <br /> <br /> <br />Members Present: Chair Eric Johnson, Commissioners John Jordan, Jill Larson-Vito, <br />and Brad Thiel <br /> <br />Members Absent: Commissioners Perry Beise, Alexander Feinstein, and Robert <br /> Rydberg <br /> <br />Also Present: Councilmember Nate Ovall (4:34 p.m.) <br /> <br />Staff Present: Planning Manager Zack Carlton and Sr. Admin. Assistant/Recording <br />Secretary Jennifer Green <br /> <br />1. Call Meeting to Order <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the special meeting of the Elk River <br />Planning Commission was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by Chair Johnson. <br /> <br />2. Pledge of Allegiance <br /> <br /> The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. <br /> <br />3. ISD #728 – 900 School St. NW <br /> Conditional Use Permit for high school parking lot improvements, new <br />lighting, and relocation of existing traffic light, Case No. CU 20-01 <br /> <br />Mr. Carlton presented the staff report. <br /> <br />Chair Johnson indicated the public hearing was still open and invited anyone to <br />speak. <br /> <br />There being no one to speak, Chair Johnson closed the public hearing. <br /> <br />Commissioner Larson-Vito stated she felt the proposal seemed straightforward and <br />her questions and concerns regarding pedestrian safety were answered in the staff <br />report and comment letter. <br /> <br />Councilmember Ovall asked if there were any concerns with senior center attendees <br />crossing three lanes of traffic to enter the building, wondering if there should be <br />more parking in front of the multipurpose facility for safety reasons. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlton stated staff evaluated this same concern as part of their review and <br />ultimately, they reviewed businesses people frequent such as Target, Wal-Mart, and <br />