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• • • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION NOVEMBER 5, 2003 APPROVED 1 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL'S 2030 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2 FRAMEWORK POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD FORECASTS, MICHAEL 3 GROCHALA 4 5 Community Development Director Grochala distributed a copy of the 2030 Regional 6 Development Framework from the Metropolitan Council. The population forecast 7 through year 2030 was outlined on the handout. The Metropolitan Council would like the 8 City's help on making sure the new framework is based on current and accurate growth 9 expectations. 10 11 Community Development Director Grochala advised the City is approximately 300 12 households over what the Metropolitan Council has forecast for 2010. The forecast for 13 2020 and 2030 are higher than what the city is projecting. If the Council is comfortable 14 with the City's projections, staff will review them with the Metropolitan Council. The 15 determined numbers will be used for the 2010 Comprehensive Plan revision. 16 17 Councilmember Carlson asked if the forecast calls for a Comprehensive Plan amendment. 18 Community Development Director Grochala stated the numbers in the Comprehensive 19 Plan are an estimate. The numbers in the Plan were developed in 1997 and are irrelevant 20 at this point. 21 22 Councilmember Carlson indicated she does not agree with changing the numbers from 23 those shown in the Comprehensive Plan. 24 25 UPDATE REGARDING CITY ADMINISTRATOR SEARCH, MAYOR 26 BERGESON 27 28 Mayor Bergeson advised last Wednesday four Councilmembers and the Directors 29 interviewed seven individuals for the vacant City Administrator position. Originally, 30 staff and the Council came up with a short list of preferred individuals to continue 31 through the process. Two of the names on both lists were the same. A revision was made 32 to the Council's list because there was a tie for the third slot on the list. Another 33 candidate was added. There were concerns expressed by some of the Councilmembers 34 regarding that revision. Also, one of the applicants has accepted another job offer. Two 35 individuals have been contacted in regard to a second interview. Staff needs direction 36 about contacting any other candidates. 37 38 Councilmember O'Donnell proposed the Council move forward with the three remaining 39 candidates that were agreed on by the Council at the meeting last week. 40 41 Councilmember Dahl indicated she is not comfortable with that option. 42 43 Councilmember Carlson expressed concern that perhaps the Council is not following the 44 process that was outlined and agreed upon. She stated she believes the ratings of each 45 candidate should be included in the record of that meeting. 46 47 Acting City Administrator/Administration Director Tesch advised PDI could start the 48 assessments as early as next week.