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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/03/1997 Council Minutes• SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 3,1997 DATE TIME STARTED TIME ENDED MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES April 3, 1997 6:00 P.M. 7:20 P.M. Council Members Kuether and Lyden and Mayor Landers Council Members Bergeson and Neal Staff members present: City Administrator, Randy Schumacher; Planning Coordinator, Mary Kay Wyland; Community Development Coordinator, Mary Alice Divine; Consulting Planner, David Licht of NAC and Clerk -Treasurer Marilyn Anderson. The purpose of the special meeting was a presentation from Metropolitan Council representatives Richard Thompson and Jim Solem of an overview of the etropolitan Council plan for this area of the Metropolitan region. Mr. Solem explained that Metropolitan Council has been planning the region highways, housing, sewer and grh metropolitan region. He expects the region to 25 years. The statistical forecasts for the serve ty follows: Population growth . t ° ' ,� w d t e year 2020 Household gro �; ��° now and the year 2020 New jobs ate • een • w and the year 2020 ility of e entire to the rate of the past opolitan region is as 650,000 330,000 410,000 Mr. Solem noted `• aby boomers" are getting older and will create an enormous impact on housin ansportation and medical services. Local Comprehensive Plans must be drafted in the next couple of years to anticipate and address these needs. The Metropolitan Council will work with local communities to manage the long-term growth. Metropolitan Council is forecasting that Lino Lakes will grow significantly by the year 2020. The projections for Lino Lakes are as follows: Household Population 1996 Number 3,900 13,000 2020 Number 9,000 25,000 Mr. Solem explained that it is important to manage the projected population growth and to plan a mixture of housing types and costs to accommodate this growth. The Page 1 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 3,1997 Metropolitan Council is projecting no significant changes in the highway transportation system but they will be working on a mass transit program such as light rail. Metropolitan Council expects traffic to increase at a rate of 7% per year. They also expect that some baby boomers will relocate outside of Minnesota after retirement. The housing market is also expected to change because the population growth after the baby boomers will be much smaller. The rapid growth in the housing market is expected to significantly subside after the year 2010. Kim Sullivan, director of the 20/20 Vision project asked if Metropolitan Council would help Lino Lakes because it appears that Lino Lakes does not fit the mold of other outer ring cities. Mr. Solem noted that Metropolitan Council is working with a computer imaging and mapping process. This important tool is available to all communities who are in the process of updating their comprehensive plans. He also suggested that Lino Lakes could be used as a test pattern. Council Member Lyden explained that Lino Lakes has a unique as well a a high quality of life style. He referred to a December, 1996 newspaper article and . s" e �: t Lino Lakes wants to grow at a significantly less rate than predicted e asked, would the Metropolitan Council dictate to Lino Lakes ho ill have and will Lino Lakes be able to control its own destiny? i is his hope that Lino Lakes and the Metropolitan Council can 6 o f.` ion Lino Lakes destiny. He noted that the Metropolitan C n. ura g more growth in the core cities to lessen the impact on current cture. Metropolitan Council is also encouraging all entities to s s - velop a single growth pattern. Mr. Solem was asked a ment in the former Twin City Arsenal impacts Lino Lakes. Mr. Soler p1 at ed development is planned including a mixture of housing types. Mr. Solem noted t t no one really understands the future economy. However, it is expected that both downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul will continue to be the "hub" of employment growth. Ms. Sullivan explained that the citizens should "drive" the vision for Lino Lakes. The process should include the preparation of a comprehensive plan by the citizens and then it should be presented to the Metropolitan Council for inclusion in the regional plan. Mr. Solem noted that MUSA has always been a nightmare for everyone. Metropolitan Council also wants every community to prepare their plan and then fit it into the regional plan. There will be some friction, however, eventually everything will come together. A Lino Lakes resident in the audience noted that Mr. Solem referred to an "adequate" plan. What is an adequate plan? Mr. Solem said the Metropolitan Council wants an indication that the City has looked at future development and has prepared a plan for that Page 2 • • SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 3,1997 development. The plan should include an approximate population figure. The plan is then presented to the Metropolitan Council and further discussions will follow. The Metropolitan Council is not saying that Lino Lakes has to grow at all. The figures that were given earlier are an attempt by Metropolitan Council to predict what is going to happen. The important point is that Lino Lakes must prepare its own plan and the Metropolitan Council has to fit it into the regional blueprint. Mr. Mike Trehus, a resident of Lino Lakes noted that if the Metropolitan Council allows further suburban sprawl, it only insures the death of the core cities. He suggested that Metropolitan Council limit suburban sprawl by refusing to allow the expansion of the MUSA. Council Member Lyden explained that it appears that the Metropolitan Council does not expect the east metro area to grow significantly. It seemed that there should be more growth there because they have a better transportation system. Mr. Jamie Schapps explained that the Comprehensive Plan Task Force w 1 meet on May 8, 1997 to discuss development districts three (3) and four (4). He e Task Force to take about 18 months to complete the Comprehensive Plan The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m. These minutes were considered, corrected • •ro at : `e; lar meeting of the City Council on June 14, 1999. 1 U Marilyn G. And re. . er Page 3 ullivan, Mayor