05-15-2017 Comp Plan Meeting Packet

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Lino Lakes 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update Council/Board Work Session May 15, 2017 2030 Vision for Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreation (Chapter 2, Page 2-2) The city has provided Lino Lakes residents with a comprehensive array of well-maintained parks, interconnected trails, natural open spaces and greenways, and recreational opportunities for their enjoyment and recreation. It also has preserved and enhances the community’s natural environment and special character. 2030 Vision for Natural Resources and Amenities (Chapter 2, Page 2-3) The unique and extensive natural resources and amenities which are highly-valued and enjoyed by the community including wildlife, wildlife habitats, and other ecologically significant assets have been restore to the fullest extent possible and preserved. This has been accomplished in part through the ongoing partnership between Lino Lakes and the Rice Creek Watershed District which provides a conservation- based framework for the city’s upland and aquatic resource management. 2030 Vision for Land Use Policies and Practices (Chapter 2, Page 2-4) Lino Lakes has enhanced and preserved the quality of its natural resources and amenities and achieved a well-planned community through anticipating, planning for, and balancing the needs for natural resource protection with the need to accommodate growth. 2030 Vision for Other Ecological Challenges and Threats (Chapter 2, Page 2-5) Lino Lakes, in anticipation of potentially devastating ecological threats and challenges that are imported to the community, has initiated cooperative partnerships with the state and other local government entities and programs for dealing with these threats. 2030 Vision for Community, Residential and Neighborhood Development (Chapter 3, Page 3-2) Lino Lakes is a well-designed and aesthetically pleasing community that has retained its strong sense of identity and pride, neighborhood orientation, and commitment to preserving its many precious and unique natural resources and amenities. These assets contribute to the quality of life valued and enjoyed by its citizens. The citizens of Lino Lakes have achieved, enhanced, and sustained their community, rich in quality and spirit, through conserving and preserving that which they value and desire. They have achieved this through sound comprehensive planning and accompanying official controls, and the creation and application of strategic innovations in community planning and development.