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City of Lino Lakes Comprehensive Plan Update Proposal APPROACH Advisory Panel To begin the process, the City Council will appoint an Advisory Panel. The Panel will support broad community participation and input throughout the Comprehensive Planning Process. It is not intended that they will officially vote, or take positions as a body. Rather, all of their opinions about every topic will be summarized and presented to the City Council. Consequently, we would suggest a large, broad representation of opinions and perspectives and as large a group as necessary to ensure that no one feels left out. The Panel should include the Planning and Zoning Board, representatives from each of the City Boards and Commissions, representatives of the business community, and other City residents. We have discussed the appointment process with City Staff, and we will continue to work with them to refine the process to reach the most effective outcome. Technical Committee The other important body in this process is the Technical Committee. This committee will be appointed by the Community Development Director, and will include representatives of City departments. This committee will contain the expertise and first -hand knowledge of the city and its technical details necessary to drive effective decision - making. Their opinions and recommendations will be presented to the Advisory Panel, Planning and Zoning Board and City Council. The Consultant Team also anticipates the participation of the City Staff as advisers throughout the planning process. Their involvement will be critical to ensure proper coordination with other, ongoing activities and to ensure that the consultants take full advantage of all existing work. We propose a six - phased process as a framework for the Comprehensive Planning process. The attached Process Diagram shows the phases in more detail. Phase 1: Inventory and Analysis This phase includes the initiation of the process with the City Council and Advisory Panel and the collection and analysis of all necessary background data. Data will be collected and analyzed from the following areas: • Land Use • Demographics • Market Analysis • Housing • Natural Resources • Water Resources o Wastewater o Water Supply o Surface Water Management • Transportation • Community Facilities This phase will conclude with a Background Report that summarizes the collected information and a joint Planning and Zoning Board and City Council Workshop to present the Background Report and collect public input. Dellverab /e: Background Report Phase 2: Goals and Policies During this phase, the Advisory Panel will receive the results of the Visioning process being led by Neu and Company and the Community Visioning Committee. Using the input from that process, the Advisory Panel will formulate a set of goals and policies for topic areas to be addressed in the plan. These topic areas will include: • Land Use and Growth Management • Transportation 3