Planning Commission Minutes - 05/18/2022 (Workshop)MINUTES
WORKSHOP MEETING - MONTICELLO PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 — 4:30 p.m.
Mississippi Room, Monticello Community Center
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Lloyd Hilgart, Charlotte Gabler, Jim Davidson, Bill Fair
Commissioners Present: Paul Konsor, Andrew Tapper
Staff Present: Angela Schumann, Steve Grittman (NAC), Jim Thares, Hayden
Stensgard, Ron Hackenmueller
1. General Business
A. Call to Order
Mayor Lloyd Hilgart called the workshop meeting to order at 4:32 p.m. A quorum
of the City Council was present with the absence of Planning Commission
quorum.
2. Discussion on Existing and Future Industrial Land Use
Community Development Director Angela Schumann provided an overview of the
agenda item and presented on current land industrial inventory within the City of
Monticello. She also explained the economic development assistance programs
currently provided by the City, EDA as well as the State of Minnesota.
Ms. Schumann introduced presenters Andrew Dresdner and Mike Thompson of Bolton
& Menk. Bolton & Menk has been tasked with providing the City with an Industrial Land
Feasibility Study related to the future decommissioning of Xcel Energy Nuclear
Generating Plant located in Monticello. The feasibility study is a component of the
Community Energy Transition grant awarded to the City of Monticello in the Fall of 2021
by the State of Minnesota.
Andrew Dresdner and Mike Thompson presented on the Industrial Land Feasibility
Study prepared for the City of Monticello and its future growth areas for Industrial land.
A main purpose for the study included addressing the dynamics and opportunities on
industrial land uses in Monticello as well the land in the study areas itself. Both the East
and Northwest areas of study were roughly 1,300 acres.
Mr. Dresdner detailed scenario -based solutions to the northwestern area of study
including a future interchange location, as well as without an interchange in the area
with cost analysis related to each scenario. Mr. Thompson detailed the scenarios related
to East area of study paired with cost analysis as well.
Mr. Dresdner and Mr. Thompson provided recommendations for moving forward on
both sites based on the research and analysis work completed by Bolton and Menk staff,
with the Northwest Area being the primary priority.
No action was taken on the agenda item.
I Adjournment
Recorded By: Hayden Stensgard
Date Approved: June 7, 2022
ATTEST:
Angela Schun*a n, ro�nmunity Development Director