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• • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 APPROVED CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION DRAFT 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVIEW DATE TIME STARTED TIME ENDED MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT : December 8, 2008 . 7:45 p.m. . 9:00 p.m. : Councilmember Gallup, O'Donnell, Stoltz, Reinert and Mayor Bergeson : None Staff members present: Community Development Director, Michael Grochala (part) 17 Mayor Bergeson noted that the purpose of this special meeting is to continue review of 18 the Draft 2030 Comprehensive Plan (the Plan). He also noted that Community 19 Development Director Grochala would be present for the beginning of the meeting only 20 to update the council and receive directions from the council on their information needs. 21 The council updated itself on where in the individual members are at with the review of 22 the Draft 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update (the Plan). Comments were offered as 23 follows: 24 The Plan is wrongly being driven by criteria that doesn't fit the direction that 25 the city has taken to this point and should take forward, and the reasoning 26 behind the criteria doesn't fly mainly because it isn't originating from the 27 citizens. 28 The 6,600 number seems to be a much higher rate of growth that the city has 29 experienced in history; even though it's linked to a market that isn't moving, it 30 could allow for unfettered development and an unmanageable pace if the 31 market were to change. 32 - Concern about the amount of affordable housing required in the Plan and the 33 concept of putting most of it in certain areas of the city; it would more 34 appropriately be spread out. The city should have real planning for affordable 35 housing. 36 It's important to allow for future opportunities; growing too fast can cause a 37 loss of opportunity. • 38 - The five-year staging plan is a good improvement but the target numbers don't 39 seem right. There should be checkpoints along the way that would allow the 40 council to have control along the way.