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• • • CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 APPROVED 84 plan). The city is broken up into resource management districts and there are detailed 85 recommendations for each of those districts. The park system plan has been updated with 86 the information gained through this Plan process. 87 88 One council member asked for an explanation of how the push for the more expensive 89 conservation development aligns with the requirements for affordability. Community 90 Development Director Grochala explained that the Met Council does expect affordability 91 to be a part of the Plan; staff's approach has been to attempt to work through 92 infrastructure or planning tools to make certain areas more viable for affordability. There 93 are tools available through the county or federal government to assist with affordable 94 development. 95 4. Implementation — Ms. Schlicting noted that each chapter contains an individual 96 implementation plan; the final chapter outlines the comprehensive approach. 97 Implementation plans include updating the zoning map, creating a new holding district(s), 98 adopting a new growth management policy consistent with the Plan, looking at 99 subdivision and zoning regulations to ensure they are consistent with the Plan, providing 100 incentives to ensure quality development goals of the Plan, sewer & water system plans, 101 capital improvement plan, intergovernmental coordination plan, and citizen information. 102 103 Staff's goal is to get the council comfortable with the Plan so that it can be sent to other 104 jurisdictions as required. 105 5. Set Next Meeting Date 106 The council agreed to meet again on the Plan on October 22, 2008, 6:00 p.m. Staff 107 clarified that the Plan is due to the Met Council by the end of this year however, an 108 extension can be requested to the end of May 2009. If the council has specific questions 109 they would like covered at the next meeting, they should send those to staff. A council 110 member requested that the transportation plan be covered at the next meeting. Another 111 council requested more discussion on growth management including but not limited to 112 commercial and job growth. 113 114 The meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m. 115 116 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on 117 October 27, 2008. 118 119 120 44 121 122 Juliann artell, City lerk John igeson, ayor 123 3