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PREPARED BY: Dwight Johnson, City Administrator
ATTACHMENTS: Ordinance
APPROVED BY:
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the attached ordinance expanding the membership
of the Planning Commission from five to seven members
4 ROSEMOUNT
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Regular Meeting: April 5, 2011
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
At the special Council meeting of March29th, Council members reviewed appointments to the various
City Commissions. During the discussion of the Planning Commission appointments, the Council
discussed and subsequently directed staff to prepare an ordinance amendment to expand the membership
of the Planning Commission from five to seven members. A review of state statutes shows that the
number of Planning Commissioners is not prescribed by state law. The attached ordinance has been
prepared by the City Attorney to accomplish the change in membership.
DISCUSSION
During the discussion of this matter, Council members observed that the City had many qualified
applicants for the various Commissions and that it would be in the best interests of the community to
utilize as many qualified residents as possible. It was further discussed that the Planning Commission in
particular is likely to get busier in the next several years as various UMore plans and applications come to
the City for review including the AUAR, gravel mining, and an eventual major comprehensive plan
amendment. We are also beginning to see an increase in other Planning Commission applications.
Also at the March 29th meeting, the Council appointed Bruno DiNella and Wade Miller to be the new
Planning Commissioners with each being appointed for a two year term. This will stagger the Planning
Commission's terms so that there will be two vacancies in 2012, three in 2013, and two in 2014.
RECOMMENDATION
In accordance with the Council's directive, it is recommended that the attached ordinance amending the
membership of the Planning Commission from five to seven be approved.
ATTEST:
Amy Domeier, City Clerk
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CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
COUNTY OF DAKOTA
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE RELATING TO PLANNING COMMISSION
MEMBERSHIP; AMENDING ROSEMOUNT CITY CODE,
SECTION 2 -1 -1
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS as follows:
Section 1. Rosemount City Code, Section 2 -1 -1 is amended as follows:
2 -1 -1 ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION: A city planning commission for the
city is hereby established. The commission shall be the city planning agency.
Such planning commission shall consist of up to five (5) seven (7) members to be appointed
by the city council and may be removed by a four -fifths (4/5) vote of the council. Planning
commission members may be removed by the city council at any time when, in the
judgment of the council, the public welfare will be promoted by such removal
Terms of the commissioners shall be determined in the planning commission bylaws. (Ord.
VIII.5, 4 -17 -2001)
Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective the day following its publication.
Text that is stricken through indicates deleted materials and double underlined text indicates new
material.
Adopted this day of 2011, by the City Council of the City of Rosemount,
Minnesota.
William H. Droste, Mayor
Published in the Rosemount Town Pages the day of 2011.