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184 SPECIAL JOINT MEETING Council, Comp. Plan Task Force August 27, 1986 City Administrator, Randy Schumacher called to order the special meeting between the Lino Lakes City Council and the Comprehensive Plan Task Force at 7:10 P.M, Wednesday, August 27, 1986. He ex- plained that the purpose of the meeting is to discuss the present status of the comprehensive plan review, the building standards recently proposed by the Planning and Zoning Board, and the issue of Rice Lake Estates R -7 zone and manufactured homes. Attendees: Council: Mayor Benson, Councilmen Reinert, Marier, Bisel. Task Force (includes P & Z Boardmembers): Klaus, Prokop, Nelson, Averbeck, McLean, Doocy, Joyer. Others: Kluegel, Building Official; Schumacher, City Administrator; Wuornos, City Planner; Foster, Secretary; Several citizens in audience. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Mr. Wuornos explained that the comp plan task force has been directir he and Mr. Johnson, the City Planners, as to what research is needed to update the comp plan for the City. To date extensive research has gone into this project with regard to comparing the existing zoning of the city versus the zoning in the comp plan; soil and water constraints; growth pressure; appropriate collector street systems, etc. The Comp Plan Task Force budget has been exceeded to date for this project. The Task Force is requesting that the City Council author- ize necessary money for planner fees in order to complete their efforts. Currently the status of the project is that it is to the point of decision making on policies regarding densities, sewer extension and facilities and phasing of residental development. The consultants' efforts for the remainder of the comp plan update involve the preparation oftext revisions, graphics, and draft document. The estimated cost for completion of this project is 12,DUO - $3,000 per R. L. Wuornos & Associates (see 8/19/86 memo). Mr. Schumacher asked whether this figure would include the final documents and -text necessary to actual amend the comp plan. Mr. Wuornos answered yes. Mr. Schumacher stated that City Charter re- quires that any department that exceeds their budget must have Council approval and the Council authorization to amend that budget Mr. Reinert stated that he appreciates the efforts of the task forc members, and feels that the responsibility for the cost overrun on this project lies with the planning consultants. If the Council were to authorize the money necessary to complete the project, the planner fees involved would be nearly double the original estimate. Mr. ; Wuornos said that part of the reason for this overrun is that certain research needed to be completed for Met Council regardir,7 1