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COUNCIL MINUTES December 13, 2004 APPROVED 193 194 Councilmember Reinert expressed that they have heard a lot of the number 147, but that number can •195 be pushed by 20%, and has been, so the City has actually been building almost 180 homes a year. He 196 stated all those homes are conventional developments, which means the 102 goals in the 197 Comprehensive Plan will never be accomplished, and are nothing more than a wish list. He 198 commented the new ordinance holds the number at 147, which is upholding the Comprehensive Plan, 199 and anything above that is conservation that would provide good things for the City of Lino Lakes. 200 He stated they could have cookie cutter developments or have creative developments that preserve the 201 environment; they could be politically popular and say they are protecting the Comprehensive Plan or 202 can be good planners. 203 204 Councilmember Stoltz thanked Councilmember Carlson for bringing the campaign materials. He 205 indicated when he campaigned he did not understand the 147, but he understood responsible 206 development. He commented that the Planning and Zoning Board and the Environmental Board both 207 voted in favor of this and they are citizens. He indicated just saying 147 is haphazard growth, 208 whereas he is for restrictive growth and open space. He noted Lino Lakes is not creating something 209 new. This tool is used in other cities successfully. He stated it does not mean the City will have 210 increased growth; it is simply a tool to pull out when they have good developments that meet the 211 goals of what they want for the city. He stated the people want the Council to be intentional, and this 212 ordinance does that. 213 214 Mayor Bergeson indicated that while the Comprehensive Plan was based on input from the citizen 215 survey and the Comprehensive Plan Task Force, seven years later they cannot base all of their 216 decisions on those opinions. He stated they also need to consider the opinions of their citizen boards NW17 that overwhelmingly supported this ordinance as an option. He commented he believes they are 18 simply fine tuning the original goals that are in the Comprehensive Plan. He stated this is about more 219 than the number 147, it is about the environment, growth and direction of the City, and they need to 220 consider their Comprehensive Plan as a whole, and not just pick out a few pages. He indicated he 221 believes this provides refinement and improvement in how they administer the goals and policies of 222 the Comprehensive Plan. 223 224 Community Development Director Grochala clarified the changes to the Growth Management 225 Ordinance does not change the Land Use Plan, or the amount of MUSA the City has. He stated they 226 are only providing for an alternative method for development within the same 300 acres in Lino 227 Lakes. He indicated this gives a developer the opportunity to go through a more stringent process in 228 exchange for timing, and gives the City more public values and stewardship of amenities. He agreed 229 they are not opening the flood gates, and stated Staff does not feel there is developer pressure to do 230 this. He stated there is more citizen pressure, as Staff is always hearing that residents are not seeing 231 the kind of residential development they want to see, and not seeing the environmental amenities they 232 want to see. 233 234 Mr. Schoenbauer clarified that with the Fox Den proposal it is contingent on this ordinance passing; 235 the Council cannot have it both ways. 236 237 Councilmember Carlson asked for clarification on the 300 acres Staff mentioned. Community 238 Development Director Grochala indicated that is based on mapping. He indicated there are 176 acres 239within the existing MUSA line and 130 acres of MUSA reserve available. He noted that some of 040 those acres may be five -acre lots with an existing house on the property, but five -acre parcels were 5