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CITY OF HASTINGS Office of ENGINEER HASTINC-S, ~F. SOTA, 550~3 MINUTES OF HASTINGS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1970 Those present: Mr. WaNt Petersen, Mr. Don Hallberg, Mr. Skip Soleim, Mr. Don Fluegel, Mr. Leonard Bauer, Mr. Arland Siebrecht Mr. Ed Fischer. Guests present: Mr. Jack Christenson, Mr. Lew Jaquis, Mr. Ben Sontag, Mr. and Mrs. Wallin, Mr. Fred Trautman, Mr. Joe Novak, Mr. Wallace Erickson, Mr. Don Hess, Mr. Sam Poppelton Mr. Greg Wollerming and a delegation of Marshan residents. The first item discussed was the minutes of the February 26, 1970 meeting which were approved as submitted. Mr. Don Hess of Midwest Planners presented the comprehensive plan for the Northwest Area development representing Mr. Leo Schumacher. Mr. Hess made a general review of the plan as submitted at the last Planning Commission Meeting to familiarize those members who were not present at the first meeting, with the proposed layout. He also revised the Northwest system layout to include an area for school construction located approximately on the north - south center line of Section 29 and south of 1st Street. This would be on the Dockstader property. Mr. Sam Poppelton reviewed the tax impact analysis of Imperial Estates upon the City of Hastings. It was pointed out that Mr. Schumacher now controls the 71 acres on which Imperial Estates plat has been given preliminary approval, and does have option on the Dockstader property. This would be approximately 110 acres of the 320 acres being considered by the comprehensive plan, that the density of mobile homes within the area proposed for mobile homes would be about six per acre and there would be about 240 mobile home units and a civic center for the Mobile Home Park. They also reviewed the pedestrian corridors within the area. Under the Tax Analysis, it was pointed out that the mobile home market would be for new family units, that the average on-site construction in 1969 within Hastings was $21, 580. with monthly payments of $231.00 per month. The mobile home market would allow new family units to pay for this first home at $171.00 per month. All persons present were given the prepared analysis relating the project tax impact. Mr. Poppelton pointed out that he used conservative figures for figuring the average mobile home cost and the average lot cost. The average total cost per dwelling being $11, 500.00. In the analysis there were comparisons between the property tax system on mobile homes versus the real estate tax on on-site constructions within the City. These costs were