[Music] I call to order the February 20th 2025 Planning Commission meeting please join me for the flag pledge Miss Erikson will you please do a roll call of members zuzek here Tinsley here
kza here morovic here Zimmer here here swensson here um agenda item number three approval of minutes the February 6 2025 Planning Commission meeting minutes and
the February 6 20 25 joint working session minutes fellow Commissioners any changes and the minutes will stand Jensen any announcements thank you chair Mar roich uh yes you have two handouts for you
tonight one is a revised engineering report for our agenda item this evening the air Lake DEA second edition um there was some uh revised language regarding the future construction of 222nd Street uh that was added to the report and then you also have a preliminary
plat for airlake DEA second edition uh we grabbed the wrong preliminary plat when we posted it to the uh the council or the city website so we just included the correct preliminary plat there that we were referring to um and then if tonight's item isn't tabled it should
move forward to the March 3rd city council meeting that's it for announcements next agenda item is a public hearing so anyone wishing to speak um for the public hearing they can print their name on the back um sheet so agenda item number five
this is a public hearing for airlake DEA second edition it's a public hearing to consider the application of Dakota Electric Association for a preliminary plot for one lot one outlot subdivision to be known as airlake DEA second edition located east of Cedar Avenue and
north of 225th Street and here to give a brief overview is is Jeff sh shoner uh good evening Madam chair Commissioners um my name is Jeff shener I'm the vice president of utility
services at dakot Electric Association this project represents the development of a future headquarters for Dakota Electric um our hope is that as this goes through the process that we could start construction yet uh late spring summer and then it's a 2-year build and
so by summer of 2027 that we would be moving into a new headquarters facility uh we've been working with uh Lakeville staff we're really excited about the move and kind of working through the details of the project but with that I would stand for any questions you'd have about the project thank you
good evening chair commission members I'm Heather Boton the senior planner with the city as mentioned tonight what is in front of you is the preliminary plat for an airlake DEA second edition the land and area is located east of Cedar Avenue
North of 225th Street and South of the future um roadway of 222nd Street or the dedication of that RightWay the property is Zone and guided industrial and the plat that is in front of you
tonight is this area south of the 222nd Street RightWay there's one lot and one out lot to be known as at airlake DEA second edition so the Lots proposed meet and exceed the minimum requirements for
the I2 General industrial district as Jeff mentioned um Dakota Electric has submitted plans to construct their headquarters on lot one out lot a to the east would be vacant for now um and then plan for future
expansion from DEA so the proposed uh building is about 176,50 square feet in size it is a multi-use building for with their office warehouse and storage um other site improvements include parking lot uh
outdoor storage and then the storm water improvements there are no significant trees on the site or wet lenss within the proposed plat uh staff has met and corresponded with the Township Board regarding the proposed project and the future
construction of 222nd Street um employee and guest access would be from 225th to the South and then construction and fleet vehicles would access the site from the north on 222nd Street uh the initial proposal just shows a little
bump that kind of crosses the the Westerly property line with a called temporary caac at this time so the proposed DEA site complies with setback requirements for the parking lot and building um Landscaping on the site
shows Foundation plantings around the building and then parking lot landscaping and screening storm water runoff will be collected on the North in a private system uh it's a private infiltration Basin located along the 222nd Street right of
the proposed building is a mixture of building materials and the building height at the tallest point is 40t and both of those meet and comply with our our zoning code requirements and on the site you may
have noticed that there was fuel storage tanks located along the Westerly boundary those tanks would be approved with an administrative permit done and reviewed by Fire and Building once that permit is um submitted so staff believes that the
proposed plans and Subdivision plat are consistent with the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan and the plans will conform with the performance standard of the city code so staff is recommending approval of the preliminary plat that's in front of you tonight for air like dea second edition with the
stipulations listed in this uh engineering and planning report so any questions thank you and this is a public hearing so anyone wishing to speak on this agenda item could speak now
yes seeing no one come forward uh I would make a motion to close public hearing second I have a motion and second to close a public hearing um all those in favor please signify by saying I I I'll oppose all right the public
hearing is now closed um fellow commissioner there's any questions on the agenda item Madam chair yes I'm just a little curious with the orientation of the site um taking the employee and um visitor
access I'm coming off 225th with that being a gravel road just kind of curious why the direction to bring people in that way Madam chair Commissioners our Our intention was to use 222nd as a truck
entrance and then 225th to be deliveries and um members and uh employees of Dakota Electric now with what's to what's going to happen potentially at the air Lake Airport site we're hesitant to make any road improvements till we know what's going to happen there because there could be some shared cost
opportunities for us but I think our long-term intention is to actually improve 225th Street as well um through that parcel and my understanding is you've been at least meeting with the township to talk a little bit about that future of that roadways I correct we haven't
had any I'm sorry thank you chair members of the commission Yes actually this morning we met with um a couple of board members and the Township Clerk um we did share the plans we had previously provided the plans and then we shared with them the
alignment for the rideway medication and how that's um going to um potentially impact their adjacent parcel to the East and we also talked about um that southern roadway um it's not currently
in their CIP to update it I think it's within the next couple of years um we also have a joint Powers agreement for maintenance of that road and when this property was annexed back in 2021 that joint Powers agreement was extended to include this property so um
through City Township possibly Dakota Electric um there this will get paved at some point in the future we don't we just don't have a definitive timeline right now thank you for that explanation I just as I was looking at this and kind of considering this proposal that was
something that was kind of sticking out of my mind in terms of being good neighbors with her Township um and and that type of thing so I'm glad to hear that those conversations are happening ongoing and that there's agreements in place Etc to further that so thankk you any additional
questions Madam chair I'd like to say I think it's a great project and uh happy to have you guys moving here to Lakeville I think we're ready for a motion Madam chair yes I move to recommend approval of the airlake DEA second edition preliminary plat subject
to the 10 stipulations listed in the February 11th 2025 planning reform second second um we have a motion in a second Miss Erikson will you please take a roll call vote Tinsley i kza i rovic i Zimmer I I
swansson hi and then miss Jensen when will this go in front of city council March 3rd city council all right all right well thank you and best of luck on your project um and with that uh this meeting
is adjourned [Music]