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CITY OF HASTINGS Office of ENGINEER MINUTES OF HASTINGS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD MONDAY, MAY ll, i970 The meeting was held at 7:30 P.M. at City Hall. Those present: Chairman Walt Petersen, Mr. Frank Sieckert, Mr. Clarence Soleim, Jr., Mr. Orvin Moen, Mr. Ed Fischer, Mr. Leonard Bauer, Mr. Arland Siebrecht, Mr. Don Fluegel, Mr. Don Hallberg, a delegation of local residents and the City Engineer John Davidson The first item on the agenda was the approval of the minutes of April 13, 1970 and amendment to the April 30th minutes as follows: "The Planning Commission unanimously recommended Mr. Frank Sieckert to the Planning Commission for City Council approval". The next item was a discussion on a request by Mr. Leonard Bauer to extend sanitary sewer along the north right-of-way of T.H. 55 from Maple St. to approximately 80 feet west of Walnut Street in 9th Street. The Planning Commission recommended approval so this would eliminate two septic tanks and the possibility of a third. There was a presentation by Mr. Harry Johnson and Mr. Wayne Leonard from Harry S. Johnson Associates representing Mr. Nell Siewert. They presented a plan for a Mobile Home Park south of and adjacent to the Vermillion River in accordance with a report written in May of 1970 and furnished the City Council, City Engineer and some members of the Planning Commission. (See this formal report for details and photographs and site plans. ) After the presentation, Mr. A1 Sieben who owns property south of and adjacent to the property in question asked what property access they would provide for his 13 acres which is presently land locked. The Planning Commission indicated that they would have to study the traffic pattern in this area. There was a question from Mr. Mackey regarding the tax base for Mobile Home Parks. It was mentioned that the tax base, is in fact, less than on single family dwelling or real estate at this time and this is part of the study included by the Planning Commission at the present time in regard to Mobile Home Parks. Mr. Johnson also indicated it would require some fill if Plan "B" is approved to bring it up above the 1965 flood stage. It was also reported that the Mobile Home Park as proposed would compliment the Industrial Park area which is located south and east of the property in question. It was suggested from the floor that they leave the Vermillion River Water Shed in its natural state and do as little as possible to change the present channel and the present flood plain. Mr. Johnson indicated that the storm water from the south would be piped to the subdivision and they are aware of the dry stream bed entering the Vermillion River near the westerly extremity of their property.