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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 8/3/2018 <br />Planning Commission Guide Page 8 <br /> a. Consultants and public input <br /> (1) Professional planners <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.353, subd. <br />3. <br /> <br /> <br />Cities may hire planning consultants and other experts to assist in drafting <br />their plan. Preparing a comprehensive plan is a large undertaking. While a <br />planning commission can and should do most of the job, many communities <br />have found they also need professional assistance from a professional <br />planning consultant or a competent person on the staff of the city, county, <br />regional development commission, or neighboring city. <br /> <br />See LMC information memo, <br />Competitive Bidding <br />Requirements in Cities. <br />American Institute of <br />Certified Planners. <br />Cities may solicit a planner through a request for proposal. While state law <br />does not require planners to be licensed or certified, many cities prefer to <br />hire planners with professional certification from the American Institute of <br />Certified Planners (AICP). To be certified by the AICP, planners need to <br />pass an exam and meet continuing education requirements. <br /> (2) Other consultants <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.355, subd <br />1. In drafting the plan, the planning commission must consult with other city <br />departments and agencies (for example, the city’s economic development <br />authority). <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.355, subd <br />1. In drafting a comprehensive plan, the planning commission must consider <br />the planning activities of adjacent units of government and other affected <br />public agencies. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462. 353, subd <br />2. The commissioner of natural resources must provide natural heritage data <br />from the county biological survey, if available, to each city for use in the <br />comprehensive plan. <br /> b. Public input <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.355, subd <br />2. <br /> <br />Cities are required to hold at least one public hearing prior to adopting a <br />comprehensive plan. However, most cities find it helpful to hold a series of <br />public meetings to educate residents about the comprehensive plan, and to <br />solicit citizen input. Some cities even develop extensive public relations <br />campaigns to create excitement about and compliance with the city’s <br />comprehensive planning activities. <br /> c. President Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bill to <br />Preserve Agricultural, Forest, Wildlife, and Open Space <br />Land <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.357, subd. <br />1h. Minn. Stat. § 462.355, <br />subd. 1. <br />Non-metropolitan cities located in certain specified counties are subject to <br />the President Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Act to Preserve Agricultural, <br />Forest, Wildlife, and Open Space Land