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Planning Commission adopts staff recommendation for 911 Penn Avenue North (Paradis Wellness) after brief clerical clarification

Minneapolis Planning Commission · March 17, 2026
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Summary

The Planning Commission voted to adopt the staff recommendation for item 5, 911 Penn Avenue North, where an applicant identifying herself as Julie, owner and CEO of Paradis Wellness, indicated support. Staff clarified a scheduling/mix-up and the commission proceeded to approve the recommendation.

The Minneapolis Planning Commission approved a staff recommendation March 16 for a proposal at 911 Penn Avenue North after brief procedural clarification about the applicant's presence.

Chair Chris Meyer moved to item 5 and identified the staff contact for the item as Lindsay Silas. An applicant who identified herself as Julie, owner and CEO of Paradis Wellness, spoke in support; she said she had intended only to be available in case the commission needed her but was present and supportive of the proposal. "My name is Julie ******, and I am the owner and CEO of Paradis Wellness," the applicant stated on the record (last name redacted in the transcript).

City staff member Lindsay Silas then clarified that there had been a slight mix-up and confirmed the speaker was the applicant and present to support item 5. Silas said the commission could either return the item to the consent agenda or treat it as an individual item; the chair and commissioners opted to handle it individually.

A motion to adopt the staff recommendation for item 5 was moved and seconded, a voice vote was taken with aye responses, and the motion was adopted. The transcript does not record any recorded no votes or abstentions.

The file listed staff as Lindsay Silas for this agenda item and identified the applicant as the owner and CEO of Paradis Wellness. The transcript does not record specifics of the staff recommendation text, approvals conditioned on permits, or any detailed conditions; those particulars would be recorded in the official staff report and permit file.