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Planning & Zoning Board October 14, 1998 Page 6 Chair Schaps declared the public hearing open at 7:12 p.m. Mr. Brixius advised that the Comprehensive Land Use Plan is being recommended for approval by the Lino Lakes Task Force. He reviewed the review process used and explained the various sections which make up the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Brixius then presented and provided a detailed explanation of the Comprehensive Plan and Development Framework. Mr. Wessel explained that five years ago the Council responded to resident concern about providing tax diversity to increase the City's tax base and not rely on the residential homeowner's taxes. He reviewed the five goals of the action plan which were implemented in 1995 with the goal of creating a community /industrial tax base by bringing economic development and services into the community with a managed Plan that respected the environmental amenities of Lino Lakes. He reviewed percentages of growth and stated he believes these goals can be reached. He stated these goals are attainable based on the moderate pace of residential homes constructed annually, the amount of commercial acreage available for development, and the City's track record that developed $8 million of evaluation annually over the last five years. Mr. Wessel commented on the industrial and commercial development in Lino Lakes and their importance. He also commented on future anticipated projects and traditional neighborhood development practices. Mr. Wessel reported on the outcome of the 1995 Five Year Economic Development Plan, stating it has resulted in the location of 36 businesses in 23 building projects with an additional estimated market value of $43 million through 1999. The result is that employers are coming to Lino Lakes so increasing the availability of diverse housing opportunities is of concern to this labor force. Art Hawkins, Centerville Road, stated his concern with the growth figure identified on Page 3 and as presented in the Quad Newspaper. He stated his calculation indicates this would result in adding 8,820 residents by the year 2020 which would equal 23,820 residents with the present population. Mr. Hawkins noted this is overshooting the goal of 20,500 residents. However, if you use a figure of 100 homes per year instead of 147, it would equal 21,000 residents which is closer to the goal. Mr. Hawkins stated the Metropolitan Council uses a calculation of less than three per household so that figure may be variable from community to community. He stated that the Quad also indicated the present acreage of residential and what it will be in 12 years indicates 12,530 acres and compares it to the acreage left for open space. Mr. Hawkins stated this does not provide an allowance for the area occupied by development of industrial or commercial which amounts to approximately one -third of the total acreage used for building sites, according to the Growth Management Plan. He asked that these discrepancies be given some consideration. • • •