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<br /> NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. <br /> __________________________________________________________________ <br /> 4150 Olson Memorial Highway, Ste. 320, Golden Valley, MN 55422 <br />Telephone: 763.957.1100 Website: www.nacplanning.com <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Little Canada Planning Commission <br /> <br />FROM: Stephen Grittman <br /> <br />DATE: April 10, 2018 <br /> <br />RE: Little Canada – Comprehensive Plan Update <br /> Status Report <br /> <br />FILE NO: 758.20 <br /> <br /> <br />At this Thursday’s Planning Commission meeting, we will make a brief report on the <br />Comprehensive Plan status and process for finalizing the document. We will have a <br />rough draft of the document to review at the meeting. The bulk of the document is <br />technical in nature, while the substantive portions of the Plan relate primarily to Housing <br />policy and land use planning – especially the long-term redevelopment plans for the <br />areas of the City most likely to face redevelopment pressure over the next 10 – 20 <br />years. <br /> <br />We have attached copies of redevelopment summaries for those properties (there are a <br />few additional sketches to complete) along with some of the draft Housing policies for <br />review at the meeting. As we have noted during the early discussions on this project, <br />the CIty’s objective is to retain and protect its low-density residential areas from <br />encroachment by higher density development. The primary challenge for Little <br />Canada’s Comprehensive Plan is to challenge Met Council’s focus on both increased <br />density (and affordable housing), and the companion emphasis for significantly <br />increased employment totals. <br /> <br />The policies and the redevelopment sketches support the City’s approach, <br />acknowledging those challenges and protecting (and even enhancing) the low density <br />neighborhoods. <br /> <br />