We have yes, so we're uh we have a quorum, so we can't go ahead and start the May 4 2023 capable planning commission meeting.

We have uh no minutes um announcements uh at the comprehensive planning commission committee this past week we talked about the the Highland Bridge uh board side last week plan amendments um that will be coming for us in two weeks or at our next meeting.

Um there was a lot of discussion, uh and I believe Commissioner Mitchell sent out an email about uh uh some of the discussion that was had at the at the committee level.

What I would ask is for everyone who would take time to review what the amendments are.

If you have any concerns about the amendments, I would encourage you to reach out to staff out of time as so that we're not trying to make changes the day of and kind of come up with language um on the fly and then have staff try to come up with a resolution or uh uh whatever they need to draft of what it is that we are proposing.

Um also just a reminder that if you are going to make a suggestion of something that needs to be changed on the amendments or disagree with something, it should be limited to what it's actually before the commission.

So there are particular items with regards to, for example, the setbacks of the building, how big the building can be on the site, how many parking spots are allowed in the site.

I think there's two more.

Umser is not here, so I I don't recall them off the top of my head, but they would have to be in relation to the specific items that we're being asked to alterate so that they can build what they're hoping to build at the site.

So if you if you do have a problem with any of it, um go ahead and reach out to staff, reach out to me, reach out to any other committee members to get our thoughts on it.

I don't know if anybody else that was at the meeting, they're all over here wants to comment on it.

Okay.

So just to take a moment to review two weeks comes by pretty fast, and uh I'm sure staff appreciates more time rather than less.

So uh turn it over to Mr.

Dorby for announcements that they get through today.

Yeah, so uh just one announcement, and that is the bike plan update is out to the public for review and comments.

If you're interested in taking a look at that, go to Saint Paul.gov slash bike plan um through June 30th, or just come to Transportation Committee on Monday because we're getting a presentation public.

Anyone's welcome.

Any questions about the bike plan?

Yeah, sorry.

Yeah, hi.

Um e bikes in this conversation.

Yes.

I don't know the entire uh approach on e-bikes, but having skimmed through the draft plan, they are mentioned in the draft plan.

Are they bikes or the motorized vehicles?

That's the question for public works.

Um at least some of the time, if not all the time, they are considered bikes.

Uh, I don't know exactly where the line is drawn.

I think that's based on state law, and that that one I would um contact public works for an answer on.

Thanks.

Okay, so we'll move on to the next item on the agenda, which is the zoning committee.

Commissioner Riley, which would you be doing it?

Uh yes, thank you, Chair Army Mars.

Um, we met on um meet on Thursday, May 4th.

Um, and we had uh uh uh actually a really great and kind of exciting project from a timing perspective.

Um the first two I do you want to take them together, Chair or seven.

Let's do it.

Together at the meeting just for the public or make we need to make the recommendation.

Let's just do it so the there's uh one project um that 704 East Larpenter.

The first was a rezoning from R31 family residential to RT2 townhouse residential um at 704 Larpinter, which is a the LARP inter Southeast Corner at Greenbrier.

Um it's it was a rezoning to allow for um the next item, which was a public permit for a supportive housing facility for ten or sequence facility residents.

Um that this is a project of um uh the um Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans provides housing for veterans.

Um, one of those rare times when you get to hear something um when uh uh there's a policy adopted at the county level, and then this group gets to actually make a decision or a recommendation associated with implementing that policy.

So that um earlier in the day, the county board adopted the heading home ramsey program, which is dedicated to eliminating veterans' homelessness in the county uh this project provides permanent supportive housing um for veterans um in St.

Paul.

Uh and so that's the motion out of recommendation on the motion out of the zoning committee's staff recommendations, which is approval for the rezoning for the committee.

So the motion coming out of committee is to approve rezoning and 704 east LARP interference from R31 family to RT2.

Is there any discussion on the motion?

All those in favor say aye.

Any appropriate sign?

The motion is approved.

Thanks, Kevin.

And then um, in order to have uh supportive housing facility for 10 or two or facility residents, this kind of facility requires a conditional use permit in this area.

Um so again, the recommendation on the zoning committee is the staff recommendation just to approve the conditional use permit for the supportive housing facility for 10 or few other facility residents at 704 Larpinter Avenue East with conditions.

With conditions, yes, um, which I can recite if anybody wants me to.

So the motion coming at a committee is to approve the conditional use for a supportive housing facility with the conditions.

Uh any discussion on the motion.

All those in favor say aye.

Any of both slides fine.

So that motion is approved for the conditional use report at 704 install control.