5.a2 Draft minutes 07-01-2020 Joint Work Session with Planning CommissionJuly 1, 2020
A joint work session meeting of the Scandia City Council and Scandia Planning Commission
was held on the above date with modifications. Due to the health advisory issued by the State
regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, to avoid public gatherings and limit social contact, the
meeting was conducted over an electronic platform. All council members, commissioners and
staff who joined the meeting remotely could hear each other and contribute to discussions. The
purpose of the meeting was the project kickoff for the Development and Zoning Code update
with consultant SHC. City Administrator Cammilleri and City Clerk Eklund were present in the
Council Chambers. Cammilleri began as the presenter and displayed the meeting materials for
participants to view on their remote screens.
Mayor Christine Maefsky called the meeting to order at 5:37 p.m. The following were
participants to the meeting: Council members Jerry Cusick, Steve Kronmiller, Chris Ness, Patti
Ray and Mayor Christine Maefsky. Planning Commissioners Greg Amundson, Jan Hogle and
Perry Rynders (who joined the meeting at 6:11 p.m.) City staff. City Administrator Ken
Cammilleri, City Planner Evan Monson and City Clerk Brenda Eklund. SHC staff. Jennifer
Haskamp, Julia Mullin and Mike Lamb.
Ms. Haskamp led the meeting with information on the Development and Zoning Code update,
the official zoning control document that is required to be consistent with the 2040
Comprehensive Plan and the city's future land use plan. Haskamp summarized the goal that the
document be easy for everyone from interpretation to implementation, and to be current,
consistent and concise.
A 9 -month timeline to complete the project was proposed, with community engagement via
surveys and an open house. A dedicated project website will communicate to the public, with an
initial engagement tool for use by the public.
Ms. Haskamp described a conventional versus unified development code structure and explained
that a decision on which approach to take can be determined in a few more months, once drafting
the structure of the code begins.
Ms. Haskamp will distribute an issue identification worksheet as homework, for further
discussion at future Council and Commission meetings.
The meeting concluded at 6:29 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Brenda Eklund
City Clerk