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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MAY 5, 2004 APPROVED 1 At its April meeting, EDAC recommended that the City move forward with this type of 2 planning process. It is staff's sense that those attending last week's meeting were also in 3 favor of this planning approach. Staff is seeking direction from the Council regarding 4 whether they should move ahead with Mr. Feges on this process. 5 6 The next step would entail Benchmark Community Builder Collaborative working with 7 City staff to brainstorm all of the many stakeholders and identify all key audiences. From 8 there, an action plan will be created to seek input and buy -in from these groups. This 9 input is likely to come from a combination of face-to-face meeting with individuals, 10 focus groups, charettes, written surveys, task forces and listening sessions. 11 12 If the Council directs staff to move forward, the City can apply for a Metropolitan 13 Council Opportunity Grant to enlarge the scope of this master planning process to include 14 the greater 35E corridor within Lino Lakes. These funds are available for preparing 15 master plans, conducting design workshops, developing zoning and land use 16 implementation tools, environmental review, etc. Because the City has already been 17 collaborating with neighboring cities and the counties on transportation planning, the City 18 could submit a strong application. The application deadline is June 2, 2004. 19 20 Councilmember Dahl inquired about the amount of the grant. Economic Development 21 Assistant Divine stated the grant money would be between $30,000 - $75,000.< There is 22 $200,000 available this year. 23 24 Councilmember Carlson expressed concerti regarding the cost of the infrastructure to the 25 citizens and how the plan fits into the Comprehensive Plan. She stated the plan in 26 Ramsey showed much more housing than what the Comprehensive Plan shows for that 27 area. 28 29 Community Development Director Grochala stated the intent is to work through a 30 process to get input for a possible plan for development. 31 32 Councilmember Carlson stated she would want a City-wide survey included in the public 33 input process. 34 35 Councilmember Reinert stated the process is the right idea if it is the right plan. He 36 indicated he believes the City should move forward with the process. 37 38 Councilmember Carlson asked at what point would the City be committed legally. She 39 expressed concern about misleading the developer or getting a plan that is very different 40 from the Comprehensive Plan. 41 42 Community Development Director Grochala stated the City would not be legally 43 committed to the plan. The City would be making a commitment to go through the 44 process. Trust between the City and developer would be established through the process. 45 46 Councilmember Dahl stated she would be very cautious throughout the process. 47