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APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION 4 DRAFT 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVIEW 5 6 7 DATE : January 12, 2009 8 TIME STARTED : 7:05 p.m. 9 TIME ENDED : 7:45 p.m. 10 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Gallup, O'Donnell, 11 Stoltz,Reinert and Mayor Bergeson 12 MEMBERS ABSENT : None 13 14 15 Staff members present: Community Development Director, Michael Grochala; City 16 Administrator, Gordon Heitke. 17 18 Mayor Bergeson noted that the purpose of this special meeting is to continue review of 19 the Draft 2030 Comprehensive Plan (the Plan). He also noted that Community 20 Development Director Grochala was directed to meet with the Metropolitan Council and 21 put some numbers together for the council to review. The council would like to see 22 where there are differences and how far they run. 23 Community Development Director Grochala reported that staff did meet with the 24 Metropolitan Council staff the previous week. Regarding density, three units an acre is 25 not negotiable (they would like to see it even higher but will not go down on the number) 26 so staff is working on how those numbers can be calculated appropriately; they are not 27 including in calculations some areas that are to remain unsewered. The end result of all 28 the calculations will be meeting the requirement (3.0)but there will be some recalculation 29 and rebuilding of equations involved. Staff is attempting to have maps indicating that 30 level available for the upcoming joint meeting with the Comprehensive Plan Advisory 31 Panel scheduled for January 21, 2009. Regarding the use of a density bonus element, 32 staff still intends to incorporate something into the ordinances. There is a list of elements 33 that would be included such as more open space or green building but the city should 34 attempt o keep as many things in the toolbox as an ordinance is put together. 35 Responding to a question about pace, staff pointed to the five year phasing plan that 36 includes a thorough review. Much control lies in phasing. 37 Staff will continue to update the Plan according to council direction. Community 38 Development Grochala noted that comments are coming in from other jurisdictions that 39 have reviewed the Plan. There have been some requests for changes in the Plan received 40 (individual property owners, etc) and staff intends to present those to the council. A 41 council member suggested that there should be a public hearing at the end of the review 42 process since the Plan has changed.