Okay, we'll call the meeting to order of the planning commission.

Thanks everybody for being here.

Um I'll take a motion to approve the order of agenda.

So moved.

Motion is there a second?

Second.

All in favor of the motion?

Any opposed?

Okay.

Going on to B the minutes.

Everybody had a chance to review the minutes.

Take a motion to approve.

So moved.

Second.

Motion second.

Any discussion?

Hearing none, all in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed.

Motion passes.

Moving on to item number one.

We'll ask Donald to the podium.

Say, uh, Mr.

Chairman, we want to verify that commissioner still.

Oh, sure, yeah.

Um Scott, are you online?

I am.

Okay.

Thanks, sir.

Item number one here today.

Talk a little slowly because our applicant is on his way here.

Is CC's first edition?

Would you would you like us to take a different order?

We certainly could do that.

We can do uh well, if uh this is literally approved the order of agenda, so we could go back to it.

And so I tell you what, um let's well if everybody's okay, are you okay changing it to move to item two?

Yep.

Is there a motion to change the order of agenda?

I'll make a motion to change the agenda item one and move it to two.

Is there a second?

Second.

Any discussion.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

So Mr.

Chair, then we have to verify that Mr.

Sheeran, who is the applicant for item two, is online as well.

Sure.

Tyler Shearin, are you online?

Uh, good afternoon, guys.

I am.

I can get Mr.

Sharon, we're actually gonna do your item first here.

So that's okay.

So thank you for your consideration, Commissioners.

Thanks, and then we'll just ask those online, um, Scott and Tyler if you could mute while you're not talking, just to save the audio here.

Yes, sir, thank you.

Uh so agenda item number two Ekman edition is a zone change uh located here at uh 1728 42nd street south uh 42nd street 17th Avenue West Acres I 29 is a close up of this sort of oddly shaped property here um here are some views of it here looking uh from 42nd street west uh looking along 42nd street to the north here and then uh south along 42nd street uh this property is zone GC general commercial the proposed zone zoning is mr three multi-dwelling residential uh as uh we have mr shearin online representing commonwealth developers they're based in wisconsin and they are going to intend to uh develop an affordable housing project here since housing is our topic of the day it's just uh coincidental that this is before you the uh this afternoon there is a brief description of the proposed project in your staff report uh that's the zone change is not based on what's going to be developed there but for the commission's interest uh mr sheer did provide that um that description of the project uh again pretty straightforward just a zone change here uh there's no growth plan that this needs to comply with this area is not covered by a growth plan staff is supportive of this decision as you see there is mr three adjacent to the subject property that would be this orange color here and uh with us on the phone again we have Tyler Sheeran representing Commonwealth Development from Wisconsin and also uh Mr.

Bachmeyer uh Dean Bachmeyer who is represents the current owner Blazing Rings property their transaction will be completed shortly after this zone change is done that concludes staff's presentation thank you commissioners thank you Donald any questions for staff yeah go ahead Donald what's the egress how do you get into this property well we'll go back here um there is uh you it's tough to see on here but there actually is a little driveway uh return in there so there are uh negative yeah access easements along this property that keep most of it from having entrances the entrance is I think right about here there's a break in the negative access easement right about here which will be their access and we've been working with uh the developer to make sure they're they're aware of that and they know how their you know project's gonna fit on that because of that so it is on 42nd are you gonna yes the access will be off 40 seconds left right on there um is there there's no there's no not nothing in the way of the street either so they can turn left and turn in there and right uh at this time yes they would be able to do that sir there's a left I think there's a center left lane yeah there's a center left lane in 42nd street there okay but they're not going through the back the back side doesn't have an easement or a entrance or corporate technologies that building you mean you mean this right in here to the west or east I mean okay no there actually is an easement in here um that's that's on the plat for that I don't know that they intend to use that okay but they'll be coming off 42nd street thank you as their primary entrance thank you sir thank you any other questions for Donald seeing none um mr sheeron do you have anything you'd like to add yeah absolutely first and foremost uh ladies and gentlemen thanks for your time this afternoon I apologize I was not able to be there in person um but uh as Don has mentioned we are here seeking a rezone for multifamily uh we believe it is consistent with the adjacent uses and believe the proximity to the West Acres Mall uh adjacent movie theater um local food hotels etc uh would both for a great new uh senior housing community um and so with that looking for your support uh any approval ultimately uh of this rezone request thank you any questions for the applicant seeing no questions for the applicant thank you for being here uh open up the public hearing to see if anyone else is here interested in speaking on this item item number two anybody else wish to speak on this item seeing none we'll close the public hearing commissioners what are your wishes go ahead I'll make the motion to approve per staff's recommendation is there a second second motion and second any discussion seeing none please take the roll holds aye stoffren aye shoey aye schmidt aye rosenberg tasa aye schneider aye motion passes thank you guys very much thank you mr sheer donald are we going back to number one now is that what you're thinking okay yes sir that's correct we'll go to item back to item number one let you introduce it thank you sir so Chris we we skipped ahead one now we're going back okay that no that's fine um so our next item here is CC's first edition a major subdivision uh this property here here's uh 52nd Avenue our landmark Walmart there uh as you know this property has been in play for some years it was originally we zoned to general commercial in 2007 uh starting in 2018 there was some plating of the south part here but this has remained undeveloped for some years uh variety of things have been proposed on

Now we're going back.