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1 1 1 COUNCIL WORK SESSION JANUARY 19, 1994 Mr. Schumacher noted that Mr. Wessel has met with residents in Centerville on two different occasions. He has documented these meetings. BUILDING INSPECTIONS Mr. Schumacher explained that the Building Inspector has been notified about a new program that would allow the City Building Inspector to perform the plan reviews and inspections on public buildings such as schools and prisons. Normally the State would do the plan reviews, however inspectors there are overwhelmed with work. The new program would allow the City to issue building permits and collect the plan review and building permit fees as well as perform the field inspections. The State is mandated to continue performing plan reviews of prisons and rest homes. Mr. Schumacher noted that the Building Inspector is covered by the blanket errors and omissions insurance policy. Council Member Neal and Mayor Reinert noted that they will be attending the party for Mayor Marshall Dahl who has retired from the City of Circle Pines. COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN Mr. Schumacher explained that there is a Project Management Meeting every two weeks to discuss and update every ongoing project in this City. The Comprehensive Land Use Plan is used as a guide for many issues and many problems have been noted with the Plan. The projections in the Plan are very out of date and there are many wetland and MUSA issues. For instance, the Metropolitan Council thinks that Lino Lakes has 2,000 acres of undeveloped land in the MUSA. No money has been budgeted to update the Plan and it would take nearly a year and one half to have a consultant perform the update. Mr. Schumacher noted that many bits and pieces of the update have already been done by staff. He asked if the City Council would meet with the Consulting Planner, the Community Development Director and the City Engineer to talk about issues and to determine if the Comprehensive Land Use Plan should be formally updated. Mayor Reinert said that when property is designated within the MUSA district is it logical to think that at some point utility lines will be extended into these areas. However, the City Charter does impact some of the plans. Mr. Schumacher explained that it is important that the City Council and all the boards and commissions be updated so everybody has the same understanding of the planned future for Lino Lakes. The City Council will meet in a work session on February 2, 1994 with staff for an update on this matter. PAGE 6