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Monday, March 26, 2018
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A joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 to continue discussion of the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update, focusing on a Met Council grant midpoint check-in, the 2040 land use map, whether to keep the frontage road plan, park and trail plan changes, community perspectives, and goals/policies.
7 items as recorded in the packet, each with a plain-English summary of what was at issue.
1Joint meeting scheduled: 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update discussion
A joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM to continue discussion of various aspects of the City's 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update.
The packet shows that a joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM for the Mayor and City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission to continue work on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update. The listed priorities for the discussion included scheduling a Metropolitan Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in, reviewing changes to the 2040 Land Use Map (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas and resident feedback), deciding whether to keep/amend/remove the frontage road plan, reviewing Park & Recreation Committee recommendations for the Park and Trail Plan, updating the plan’s community perspectives (including the City’s stance on the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan), and considering any changes to goals and policies.
minutes not available in this bundle
1aSchedule Met Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in meeting
Discuss who wants to attend and possible dates for a midpoint check-in with a Metropolitan Council representative as part of the Planning Assistance Grant process.
The packet shows that a joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM for the Mayor and City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission to continue work on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update. The listed priorities for the discussion included scheduling a Metropolitan Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in, reviewing changes to the 2040 Land Use Map (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas and resident feedback), deciding whether to keep/amend/remove the frontage road plan, reviewing Park & Recreation Committee recommendations for the Park and Trail Plan, updating the plan’s community perspectives (including the City’s stance on the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan), and considering any changes to goals and policies.
minutes not available in this bundle
1b2040 Land Use Map changes (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas)
Review the 2040 Land Use Map for changes such as expansion of commercial/industrial areas, and consider resident feedback from the January 2018 meeting.
The packet shows that a joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM for the Mayor and City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission to continue work on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update. The listed priorities for the discussion included scheduling a Metropolitan Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in, reviewing changes to the 2040 Land Use Map (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas and resident feedback), deciding whether to keep/amend/remove the frontage road plan, reviewing Park & Recreation Committee recommendations for the Park and Trail Plan, updating the plan’s community perspectives (including the City’s stance on the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan), and considering any changes to goals and policies.
minutes not available in this bundle
1cFrontage Road Plan: keep, amend, or remove from the Comprehensive Plan
Discuss whether the Frontage Road Plan should remain in the Comprehensive Plan, be amended, or removed; memorandum notes seven quadrants currently part of the Comprehensive Plan.
The packet shows that a joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM for the Mayor and City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission to continue work on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update. The listed priorities for the discussion included scheduling a Metropolitan Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in, reviewing changes to the 2040 Land Use Map (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas and resident feedback), deciding whether to keep/amend/remove the frontage road plan, reviewing Park & Recreation Committee recommendations for the Park and Trail Plan, updating the plan’s community perspectives (including the City’s stance on the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan), and considering any changes to goals and policies.
The packet included an email discussing the City’s frontage road plan within the Comprehensive Plan and referenced an April 2016 City Council vote to discontinue the use of the Conceptual Frontage Road Plan and have it removed from the Comprehensive Plan when updated. The email states the City did not complete the formal statutory amendment process at that time (aside from an amendment removing “Quadrant Two”), and asserts the frontage road plan remains in effect until the current council sends a revised comprehensive plan to the Metropolitan Council for review and the Council agrees to the amendment.
minutes not available in this bundle
1dPark and Trail Plan changes recommended by Park & Recreation Committee
Review changes recommended by the Park & Recreation Committee, including updates discussed at the 2/14/18 meeting and five focus areas.
The packet shows that a joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM for the Mayor and City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission to continue work on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update. The listed priorities for the discussion included scheduling a Metropolitan Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in, reviewing changes to the 2040 Land Use Map (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas and resident feedback), deciding whether to keep/amend/remove the frontage road plan, reviewing Park & Recreation Committee recommendations for the Park and Trail Plan, updating the plan’s community perspectives (including the City’s stance on the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan), and considering any changes to goals and policies.
The packet included a memo summarizing the Park & Recreation Committee’s February 14, 2018 discussion of the Park & Trail Plan map and listing updates such as removing the DNR’s Bearman Wildlife Management Area after its 2017 sale, modifying a planned trail segment near Ford Brook due to development and cost constraints, adding a search area near the Kern Conservation Area, removing trails shown in Bailey Estates, and identifying five focus areas for the next 10 years including lake access near Burns Lake, access to Ford Brook, connection/expansion opportunities near Morton Farm Preserve, and two possible active park areas (Benjamin Lake/Southeast area and Southwest/190th Avenue).
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1eCommunity Perspectives updates (including Diversified Rural designation stance)
Discuss whether local perspectives have changed and amend regional perspectives due to the City's stance regarding the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan, requiring documentation and explanation.
The packet shows that a joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM for the Mayor and City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission to continue work on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update. The listed priorities for the discussion included scheduling a Metropolitan Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in, reviewing changes to the 2040 Land Use Map (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas and resident feedback), deciding whether to keep/amend/remove the frontage road plan, reviewing Park & Recreation Committee recommendations for the Park and Trail Plan, updating the plan’s community perspectives (including the City’s stance on the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan), and considering any changes to goals and policies.
minutes not available in this bundle
1fGoals & Policies changes
Discuss whether overall goals or policies should be changed as part of the update.
The packet shows that a joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM for the Mayor and City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission to continue work on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update. The listed priorities for the discussion included scheduling a Metropolitan Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in, reviewing changes to the 2040 Land Use Map (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas and resident feedback), deciding whether to keep/amend/remove the frontage road plan, reviewing Park & Recreation Committee recommendations for the Park and Trail Plan, updating the plan’s community perspectives (including the City’s stance on the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan), and considering any changes to goals and policies.
minutes not available in this bundle
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