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• • accompanied by official controls such as zoning and subdivision ordinances and natural resource preservation rules and regulations needed to implement the citizens' vision. The visioning portion of this integrated effort began in September 2006 with the selection of a Citizen Visioning Committee. Members of this committee were selected at random from the entire Lino Lakes community. These volunteers both guided and participated in the citizen - driven process. Community Forums were held in October to generate public input, in addition to that derived from the Quality of Life Survey. At these forums, citizens selected the issues of primary importance to them and contributed to identifying the core elements that needed to be addressed in the SPOTLIGHT on 2030 Vision Plan. Issue Project Teams, comprised of members of the Citizen Visioning Committee and additional volunteers from the community, addressed each core vision element and prepared a vision statement, goals, rationale and proposed strategies for inclusion in the SPOTLIGHT on 2030 Vision Plan. These Issue Project Teams utilized city staff liaisons and other resource persons to gain insight into various issues. This insight helped shape strategic approaches to the future based upon a carefully studied and realistic assessment of factual data, factors, trends, events, and options likely to influence and shape the city's progression to 2030. On February 12, 2007, the SPOTLIGHT on 2030 Vision Plan was presented by the Citizen Visioning Committee and Issue Project Teams to the city council for acceptance both as a guide to Lino Lakes' journey to the year 2030 and as citizen input to those involved in the successive effort to create the Comprehensive and Resource Management Plans. The Vision Plan was forwarded to those responsible for the creation and adoption of the Comprehensive and Resource Management Plans and accompanying official policy documents. Use of the Vision Plan The SPOTLIGHT on 2030 Vision Plan is designed specifically to provide input and guidance into the Comprehensive Planning part of the entire effort and, as such, is not a stand -alone undertaking. The "approval" of this entire four -part effort occurs when the resultant Comprehensive Plan with its Resource Management component is adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council and approved by the Metropolitan Council. For this reason, it is important that the people instrumental in creating the SPOTLIGHT on 2030 Vision Plan and the Comprehensive Plan be encouraged to continue their involvement and participation in the subsequent proceedings to implement the Comprehensive Plan through official controls and other planning efforts. The residents of Lino Lakes have great hopes for the future. This Comprehensive Plan document encompasses their vision and provides pathways to that future.