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Stafford said the housing action plan continues policy discussions about first-time homebuyer assistance amounts and possible pause of the Home Improvement Loan Program; she also said the city will contract with Washington County to provide underwriting services that could increase the city’s lending capacity. On the water project, Stafford said the water-treatment plant remains on schedule for a 2028 completion and that pending legislation seeks a sales-tax exemption for the treatment plant; she said Woodbury is specifically named in the pending legislation. On staffing, Stafford said the council is starting interviews for city administrator candidates and is working with Baker Tilly on the recruitment process.

Why it matters: The items Stafford described affect housing finance tools, a major capital infrastructure project and city leadership — all of which have budgetary and operational implications for Woodbury residents.

Details reported:
- Housing: The city is discussing revisions to first-time homebuyer assistance, the mix of principal and interest terms and appropriation of HRA funds; staff will develop a land-banking and development policy.
- Underwriting services: The city will contract with Washington County to provide underwriting services for lending programs to reduce administrative costs and increase lending capacity.
- Water-treatment plant: Stafford said the plant remains on schedule for 2028 completion; pending state legislation would grant a sales-tax exemption for the water-treatment plant and Woodbury is named in the bill.
- City administration: The council has narrowed applicants for city administrator to five finalists and will begin interviews with assistance from Baker Tilly.

Discussion versus decision: Stafford’s report was informational; commissioners received the update and no formal action was taken.

What’s next: City Council will continue policy work on the housing plan and will proceed with the administrator interview process; the water-treatment project and related legislation will advance through the legislative session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Woodbury Planning Commission 5-5-2025","oneSentenceSummary","Donna Stafford, Woodbury’s council liaison to the Planning Commission, reported on the 2025 housing action plan deliberations, the water-treatment plant schedule and the city’s process to replace its city administrator.","taxTitle","Woodbury City, Washington County, Minnesota","taxId",5011,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6247498,"Staff outlines multi-year Imagine 2050 comprehensive-plan update and schedule",425,2776930,3202510,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3212862-af2bf598666928359bd6ee8f3eb018cc&start=2776&end=3202","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3212862-af2bf598666928359bd6ee8f3eb018cc/thumbnail_2776930.jpg","/articles/6247498/Minnesota/Staff-outlines-multi-year-Imagine-2050-comprehensive-plan-update-and-schedule","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6247498-b916490c3bf523124e89b2cd75a94a43/orig.mp4?Expires=1770612723&Signature=PwrW2witdxmJdN6kJhSMrIUbDbTUX65Gw-7ENSE~sLD-qf3e~su7SKPZrJcvc425An2-vbwm8~va5MnZvTR-FR9Pjc~jtWkOYhfwOeO6vXQeKjJVD~OiA-eQ38dSQVd53CUnTeaUfHh9-Tof5wRWeVsmLIV~3nowiABx4OxWen3kPxy2hUkZUDF6H0luF1FXJxc30OaLMUKdZb-QP~zqT65Asl7EBYvfsUe42DHgG9RIEah0slcEbQ1JdBlvlphSpOCgM9O~8xwf7M6o86OPSuCm402Ob3hhYP5jblt5BFp~PRnequ17zO7wjlPfAqLGjjj9JRgQ42QoHS-QDjxGBw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City planning staff briefed the Woodbury Planning Commission on May 5 about the multi-year process to update the city’s comprehensive plan to align with the Metropolitan Council’s Imagine 2050 framework and the schedule that will guide local review.

Eric, a city planning staff member, told commissioners the update is a statutorily required review and that Woodbury will receive Metropolitan Council system statements in September to guide local plan work. He said the Imagine 2050 document (approved by the Met Council in February 2025) replaces Thrive MSP 2040 and provides regional goals the city must consider.

Why it matters: Comprehensive plans direct long-range land use, infrastructure and housing policy. Eric emphasized the Met Council’s role in system statements and in projecting population, household and employment needs, and he highlighted the council’s assessment of affordable-housing needs by area median income levels (including the difficulty of delivering 30% AMI housing without deep subsidies).

What staff presented and next steps:
- Timeline and process: Staff described receipt of Metropolitan Council system statements in September and a roughly three-year review period to update the comprehensive plan; staff said the city may request extensions but currently plans to meet Met Council deadlines.
- Plan structure and substantive chapters: Staff expects chapters similar to the prior comp plan on topics including land use, housing, transportation, utilities and environment; staff noted the City Council has requested proactive policy work on several topics that will feed into the comp plan (bike-and-pedestrian planning, environmental stewardship, South of Dale master plan and drinking-water strategic initiatives).
- Local advisory bodies: Staff recommended the council appoint a roughly 15-member citizen advisory task force to work on the detailed drafting and that the Planning Commission serve as an early reviewer prior to City Council review.
- Legislative context: Eric reviewed recent state legislative discussion about shifting planning functions or preempting some local zoning tools; he said the legislation did not pass committee at that time but observed the topic remains under discussion and will continue to create uncertainty for local planners.

Commissioners asked about public access to plan materials and status updates; Eric pointed them to the city’s development map and annual report and said staff could prepare a simple status outline for the South of Dale work.

Discussion versus decision: This item was informational. No formal action or vote was taken. The commission’s role will be advisory as the task force and staff develop drafted plan chapters for later council review.

What’s next: Staff expects system statements from the Met Council in September and will proceed with citizen-task-force formation and commission review as the project advances over multiple years.","City planning staff reviewed the statutory process for updating Woodbury’s comprehensive plan to align with the Metropolitan Council’s Imagine 2050 regional framework and described an expected multi-year schedule and local task force role.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6247503,"Planning Commission OKs Woodbury Spine and Wellness site plan with conditions",1865,882100,2747690,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3212862-af2bf598666928359bd6ee8f3eb018cc&start=882&end=2747","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3212862-af2bf598666928359bd6ee8f3eb018cc/thumbnail_882100.jpg","/articles/6247503/Minnesota/Planning-Commission-OKs-Woodbury-Spine-and-Wellness-site-plan-with-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6247503-40f228e66f898b374a0e37508d4e5cbc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770612723&Signature=obHAwlW9dYZ5-AZpCVRi8Xu5xKldW4a6WuCqE6N5zPcPsl~xcSUNDgBL4mLOq0WukgwOKT7w8MRuMrQuRT3~KodBsOh7qpuzkHTnCHKcnkRVCSYcR-lG1Nx4N92mAZp1l-NBgmVuUL~N85bb7VbTjA6QkFVUKY7cV3bibtDJNavhsfQcM9ibUQa9iwu4vc8suDke4Ez9BLCrW1~F9-unW9hulBvX28Vvg51u-g2g9blE1Wukc4DRj6esatN9idiEFT~AojO4dt2bXPxlqH8kHpjAIy4j0I6wtyE95EWqtrmSdLNdjLl8MD6BJLbuHSFfwI79u5nfrV57UeD4oat9mw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Woodbury Planning Commission on May 5 approved a site and building plan for Woodbury Spine and Wellness, a single-story medical office building in the City Place development, subject to conditions requiring a proof-of-parking plan, revised landscaping for the northeast corner and signage controls.

The approval covers an 8,000-square-foot, single-story medical office proposed by Davis Real Estate Group LLC on a parcel south of Interstate 94 and east of Radio Drive; the site is in the GW Gateway zoning district and is guided as “places to work” on the city land-use plan. Dan, a city staff member, told commissioners staff recommended approval of project number 4202500578 “subject to the conditions found within your staff report.”

The project is the fourth commercial building Davis Real Estate Group has developed in City Place. Mark Davis, developer of the project, said the firm is “excited to be back today” and described prior projects in the development as successful. Matt O’Keefe, an architect with Synergy Architecture Studio, told the commission the north door is an employee entrance and that a concrete patio on the north side will be used for training and physical-therapy activities.

Why it matters: City Place is an established mixed-use area in Woodbury. The commission’s conditions require the applicant and staff to refine design details that affect nearby residents and the development’s pedestrian environment before building permits are issued.

The commission record and staff presentation note the property sits north of City Place Lane and west of Spring Hill Drive, with pedestrian connections to adjacent parcels and a nearby trail corridor. The city’s PUD approvals for City Place date to a city council approval on Aug. 6, 2014, with a subsequent PUD amendment on June 28, 2017, that clarified land uses after changes to the originally planned corporate campus.

Key project specifics discussed at the meeting:
- Building size and materials: The proposed building is 8,000 square feet, single-story, and is to be built of approximately 86% class-1 materials (brick and stone) matching existing City Place buildings.
- Parking: Under the city code’s parking standard (1 space per 200 square feet), the 8,000-square-foot building requires 36 spaces; the site plan identifies 39 spaces. Commissioners discussed whether some north-side stalls could be removed to increase landscaping and to reduce an apparent overabundance of pavement in the complex. Matt O’Keefe said meeting the 36-space standard “is really not an issue.”
- Mechanical equipment: Commissioners asked about rooftop units; O’Keefe said the plan includes one high-efficiency rooftop unit with a matching screen and VAV boxes for interior zone control.
- Stormwater and grading: The applicant described native-plant landscaping, stormwater retention on the site and grading that raises the site grade along Spring Hill Drive so the building will act partially as a retaining element.
- Accessibility and amenities: The plan shows four accessible parking stalls; staff confirmed accessible stalls are included in overall parking calculations. The floor plan includes one shower consistent with code for the proposed gym/fitness use within the tenant program.
- Site details and resident impacts: Commissioners requested staff consider a condition limiting sign lighting on the south elevation facing nearby residences and to ensure trash enclosure access and snow storage are workable for haulers.

Action and outcome: After staff read a draft condition requiring the applicant to work with staff on a proof-of-parking and revised landscaping plan for the northeast corner and to address signage lighting, a motion to approve the site and building plan was made and seconded; the commission passed the motion by voice vote with no nays recorded. The chair indicated the project will appear on the May 14 City Council agenda for final consideration.

Discussion versus decision: The meeting included a substantive technical discussion about parking counts, landscaping, stormwater handling, mechanical screening, lighting facing residences and trash enclosure placement. The formal decision was the commission’s conditional approval; staff and applicant were directed to resolve the proof-of-parking, landscaping and signage conditions prior to building permit issuance.

What’s next: The item will be on the May 14 Woodbury City Council agenda for review; staff and the applicant will finalize the proof-of-parking and landscaping revisions before building permits are issued.","The Woodbury Planning Commission unanimously approved a site and building plan for an 8,000-square-foot medical office building at City Place, subject to conditions on parking, landscaping and signage.","actionData","errors"]

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