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Planning&ZoningBoard <br />October11,2006 <br />Page 9 <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />MotionwassupportedbyMr.Rafferty .Motioncarried 6 -0. <br />VI.DISCUSSIONITEMS <br />A.Spotlighton2030Update <br />Mr.Smyser gavetheboardanupdateonthestatusofthecity’svisioningprocess.He <br />statedthat approx imately 200invitations weresentto randomlyselected residents <br />invitingthemto jointhevisioning committee.Henotedthattheresidentsweres elected <br />atrandom via computerby the samefirm thatconductedthe citysurvey.Hestatedthat <br />therewassomeresponse andaninitial meeting tookplace on Sept ember 30 ,anddue to <br />smallattendanceatthatme eting,a makeupmeeting washeld .Hestatedthata <br />communitybusinessforum tookplaceyesterday,andthatl astnight and tomorrownight <br />were communityforums .Heexplainedthatresidentswereinvited a t the community <br />forums tovolunteertoserveon subc ommittees.Cityboardmemberswillnotbeallowed <br />toserveonvisioningsubcommittees.Henotedthatthegroups willmeet inNovember <br />andDecember,andthatthey h opetohaveadraftofthecommunityvisioningplanby <br />Dec ember 10to bringtotheCityCou ncilf orreview.Mr.Smysersaidthattheyhopeto <br />havetheCityCouncilofficiallyreceiveaplanine arlyJanuary.HestatedthattheP&Z <br />Board willbetheleadgroupforthe subsequent comprehensiveplan update process.He <br />notedthati nformationand updatesarepostedonthe city website.Hestatedthat a <br />commentlinehasbeensetup at 651 -982 -2485 ,andthatthef orumtomorrownightis <br />opentoanyoneinthecommunity. <br />Mr.Hyden questionedhowmanyresponseswerereceivedoutofthe 200 sent.Mr. <br />Smyser repliedthattheyreceivedabout 20or30 responses .Mr.Hydenwonderedifthe <br />majorityoftherespondents we refromaparticulararea.Board membersagreedthatthey <br />hope response sarecoming fromavariedarea. <br />B.RobinsonSodFarms <br />Mr.Smys er statedthatstaffhashadsomediscussiontodevelopapprox imately 600acres <br />oflando n the northwest sideofcity.Hesaidthatthepro spectivedeveloperdiscuss ed <br />theproposeddevelopmentata recent worksession.Heexplainedthatn ospecificpl a n s <br />wereproposed,but ageneraldiscussion washeld .He stated thattheCity Councilwas <br />generallyfavorabletoalargescaleapproachtodevelopment inthisarea .He added that <br />theapproach is to incorporateplanningofthatar eaintotheComprehensivePl anu pdate. <br />Mr.Smysersaiditwouldbep ossibletodoanAUARforthispartofthecity,which <br />couldbethebestapproachtoplanningthe northwest partofthecity.Henotedthatan <br />AUARc ouldbeveryusefulfor theComp rehensive Planupdate.Hereiter atedthatno <br />applicationhadbeen submitted. <br />Mr.L adenaskedif an AUARwouldprecedethe C omp rehensivePlanupdate.Mr. <br />Smyser replie dthat an AUARwouldbeusedtohelpinformstaff,andthattheAUAR <br />process could followa paralleltrack with the C o mp rehensivePlan,al thoughtheComp <br />Planw ould cover theentirecity.TheAUARwouldbecompletedbeforetheCompPlan <br />iscompleted.Staffaddedthattheywillbew orkingcloselywith theRiceCreek