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COUNCIL MINUTES December 13, 2004 APPROVED 145 Councilmember Stoltz moved to adopt Resolution No. 04-180 approving variance request for lot area, 146 lot width, and road frontage for St. Paul Regional Water Services. Councilmember Dahl seconded •147 the motion. 148 149 Motion carried unanimously. 150 151 Resolution No. 04-180 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 152 153 A. Consideration of SECOND READING of Ordinance No. 24-04, Amending Ordinance 154 01-03, Growth Management Policy, to Include Provisions for Conservation 155 Development, Jeff Smyser, City Planner, Jeff Schoenbauer, Commissioner Brauer & 156 Associates 157 158 City Planner Smyser summarized the Staff report, and introduced Jeff Schoenbauer from 159 Commissioner Brauer & Associates. 160 161 Mr. Schoenbauer reviewed the changes to the ordinance, noting there are 102 goals and policies 162 within the Comprehensive Plan. He stated this gives the City a tool to manage growth in an effective 163 way, and noted that the Park and Recreation Commission and the Environmental Board both 164 overwhelmingly endorsed this ordinance. 165 166 City Administrator Heitke noted that the Council has at their places a letter from the Superintendent 167 of the Centennial School District. He indicated at the November 20th meeting there was a comment 168 about growth having a negative impact on the school district. He stated this letter indicates the school 169 district has the capacity to handle growth and that having more students actually results in more W70 funding for the schools. 171 172 Councilmember Reinert moved to approve the SECOND READING of Ordinance No. 24-04 173 amending Ordinance No. 01-03, Growth Management Policy. Councilmember Stoltz seconded the 174 motion. 175 176 Councilmember Carlson noted the City has approved 165 homes to -date for 2005 and there are 6 177 more pending that could be approved. She read several items and submitted them for the record, 178 including comments from the Comprehensive Plan, campaign material, and candidate answers to 179 questions in the Quad Press. She stated while the Council should not get hung up on a number, the 180 basis of the Comprehensive Plan is 147, indicating the current Comprehensive Plan was officially 181 adopted in 2002, which is not long ago. She expressed concern that the City is being pressed by 182 many entities to develop. She stated that she believes this ordinance will pass, which puts her in a 183 dilemma because they will have an ordinance that says one thing, but a Comprehensive Plan that does 184 not support it, and which requires a 4/5 vote to change. 185 186 Councilmember Dahl commented on the letter from the Superintendent of the school district, noting 187 that it is good to know the school system is keeping up with growth. She agreed it feels as if the City 188 is being pushed to higher growth, and commented that Fox Den is actually gaining one lot by 189 submitting a conservation plan. She stated she would like a new citizen survey before they make 190 changes to the Comprehensive Plan. She indicated she could believe this was another tool in their 191 toolbox if they were not circumventing the Comprehensive Plan, which says 147 a year. She stated 092 maybe if this was phased in she could support it. 4