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MINUTES <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />FEBRUARY 11, 1993 <br />COMPREHENSIVE Keis felt that the City needed to update its <br />PLAN Comprehensive Plan. Keis felt that the Planning <br />Commission did not do enough long -range planning, and <br />felt that an update of the Comp Plan would be helpful <br />to both the City and property owners. An updated Comp <br />Plan may help provide consistency in decision - making. <br />Drabik suggested the need for the Planning Commission <br />and City Council to get together and discuss these <br />issues. Drabik also felt that the Comp Plan needed to <br />be updated to address the redevelopment issues facing <br />the City. <br />The City Planner pointed out that since the Comp Plan <br />was adopted in 1978, there have been a lot of changes <br />in personnel, land use, new State regulations on <br />wetlands and shorelands, etc. The Planner reported <br />that his firm promotes the process of updating a comp <br />plan as much as the finished product. The process <br />involves having the Commission and Council identify <br />issues, and the planning firm works the City through <br />the process. The comp plan provides the City a basis <br />for land use decisions and can outline strategies for <br />future redevelopment. It is a process of letting the <br />City express its concerns and also highlights <br />opportunities and strengths. <br />DeLonais asked if the entire City would be looked at, <br />pointing out that the residential areas are pretty well <br />set. <br />The Planner agreed that there are many areas of the <br />City that will not change, but pointed out the changes <br />that have occurred in the City since the plan was first <br />done in 1978. The City is now looking at redevelopment <br />situations and land use enforcement concerns. There <br />may also be areas of the City where it is difficult to <br />get utilities to. Large areas of the City were <br />developed since 1978 and the Comp Plan was followed as <br />part of that development. If issues in some areas of <br />the City are minimal, then recommendations will be <br />minimal. <br />Drabik felt there were concerns such as getting <br />shoulders on County roads that need to be addressed in <br />the comp plan. Drabik noted that by law the City is <br />required to have a comp plan. Drabik asked if there <br />was any timeframe within which a city is required to <br />update its plan. <br />The Planner replied that updating a comp plan is left <br />to the city's discretion. However, the Met Council <br />recommends a 10 -year time frame for updating plans. <br />Page 6 <br />Page 8 <br />