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