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• SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 3,1997 DATE TIME STARTED TIME ENDED MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES April 3, 1997 6:00 P.M. 7:20 P.M. Council Members Kuether and Lyden and Mayor Landers Council Members Bergeson and Neal Staff members present: City Administrator, Randy Schumacher; Planning Coordinator, Mary Kay Wyland; Community Development Coordinator, Mary Alice Divine; Consulting Planner, David Licht of NAC and Clerk -Treasurer Marilyn Anderson. The purpose of the special meeting was a presentation from Metropolitan Council representatives Richard Thompson and Jim Solem of an overview of the etropolitan Council plan for this area of the Metropolitan region. Mr. Solem explained that Metropolitan Council has been planning the region highways, housing, sewer and grh metropolitan region. He expects the region to 25 years. The statistical forecasts for the serve ty follows: Population growth . t ° ' ,� w d t e year 2020 Household gro �; ��° now and the year 2020 New jobs ate • een • w and the year 2020 ility of e entire to the rate of the past opolitan region is as 650,000 330,000 410,000 Mr. Solem noted `• aby boomers" are getting older and will create an enormous impact on housin ansportation and medical services. Local Comprehensive Plans must be drafted in the next couple of years to anticipate and address these needs. The Metropolitan Council will work with local communities to manage the long-term growth. Metropolitan Council is forecasting that Lino Lakes will grow significantly by the year 2020. The projections for Lino Lakes are as follows: Household Population 1996 Number 3,900 13,000 2020 Number 9,000 25,000 Mr. Solem explained that it is important to manage the projected population growth and to plan a mixture of housing types and costs to accommodate this growth. The Page 1