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COUNCIL MINUTES April 27, 2009 <br /> APPROVED <br /> 46 <br /> x-47 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT,DAN TESCH <br /> 48 <br /> 49 There was no report from the Administration Department. <br /> 50 <br /> 51 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAVE PECCHIA <br /> 52 <br /> 53 There was no report from the Public Safety Department. <br /> 54 <br /> 55 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER <br /> 56 <br /> 57 There was no report from the Public Services Department. <br /> 58 <br /> 59 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT, MICHAEL GROCHALA <br /> 60 6A. Approval of Resolution No. 09-23, Preliminary Approval of 2030 Comprehensive <br /> 61 Plan for Submittal to Metropolitan Council,Jeff Smyser <br /> 62 <br /> 63 Senior Planner Smyser reviewed his written report noting that the Planning and Zoning Board <br /> 64 did hold a second public hearing on the Plan and voted to recommend approval with some <br /> 65 revisions outlined in the report. Comments received from other jurisdictions are included in the <br /> 66 report and Mr. Smyser suggested there is very little in the way of substantive changes and staff <br /> 67 has responded as appropriate. The council has had much discussion about the Plan and has <br /> .68 recommended several important revisions since the Plan draft was reviewed in November. There <br /> 69 have been five landowner requests since September to revise the future land use map and utility <br /> 70 staging map. Staff has analyzed all five requests and is including recommendations in the report. <br /> 71 The next step in the process is approval by the city council to submit the Plan to the Metropolitan <br /> 72 Council; the deadline for submission is May 29. After review by the Metropolitan Council, the <br /> 73 city council will be asked to adopt a final Plan. <br /> 74 <br /> 75 Ciara Schlichting, Bonestroo, consultant to the project, also reported, reviewing the maps <br /> 76 included in the Plan. <br /> 77 <br /> 78 Terri O'Connell, addressed the council regarding her property at 1000 Main Street. As Mr. <br /> 79 Smyser had explained, she is requesting that the property be included in Stage 1 and is opposing <br /> 80 any change to the property abutting on the west. Ms. O'Connell explained that she is concerned <br /> 81 that she is the only person who will be staying in her immediate area so the land designation will <br /> 82 particularly impact her life. She still wants to enjoy the area as she purchased it and maintain its <br /> 83 environmental and social equity. She doesn't want the area to be designated for medium <br /> 84 density. <br /> 85 <br /> 86 Amy Donlin, 6100 Centerville Road, addressed the council. She stated that she generally feels <br /> 87 that the proposed Plan shouldn't be approved. Although she hasn't read the entire document, she <br /> 88 objects strongly to the inclusion of 6,600 new units to the city over the next 20 years. That <br /> 89 would abandon the city's previous commitment to slow growth. She recommends that the city <br /> 90 council should look at real population now and think about what the possibility of 20,000 <br /> 2 <br />