HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/07/2007 Council MinutesCOMP PLAN UPDATE KICK-OFF MARCH 7, 2007
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2 CITY OF LINO LAKES
3 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
4 KICK-OFF MEETING
5 CHOMONIX GOLF FACILITY
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8 DATE : March 7, 2007
9 TIME STARTED : 6:30 p.m.
10 COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Carlson, O'Donnell, Reinert, Stoltz and Mayor Bergeson
11 MEMBERS ABSENT : None
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13 Staff members present: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; Public Service Director, Rick
14 DeGardner, Community Development Director, Michael Grochala; City Engineer, Jim Studenski;
15 Senior Planner, Jeff Smyser; Associate Planner, Paul Bengston; Economic Development Coordinator,
16 Mary Alice Divine; Community Development Department staff, Dawn Bugge and Lisa Hogstad
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18 Mayor Bergeson introduced the individuals and the various groups present.
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20 OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY VISIONING
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22 Kathi Gallup, 2030 Visioning Committee Chair, presented an overview of the City's recent visioning
• 23 project, Spotlight on 2030. The visioning project was the second phase in a three-part planning
24 process that includes a quality of life resident survey, the visioning project and the comprehensive
25 plan update. Two main issues have emerged through the process thus far — to ensure quality land use,
26 growth management, and the preservation of the community's unique natural resources and amenities;
27 and sustain and increase the overall quality of both the community and the lives of its residents.
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29 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS OVERVIEW
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31 John Shardlow, Bonestroo consultant to the project, provided an overview of the comprehensive plan
32 process. The Metropolitan Land Planning Act governs metropolitan wide planning effort and requires
33 local governments to submit comprehensive plans on a decennial basis. Mr. Shardlow reviewed the
34 composition of the advisory panel and the plan update process and Metropolitan Council
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37 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN OVERVIEW
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39 Steve Hobbs, Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) Administrator, provided an overview of the
40 resources management plan (RMP) that is being prepared in conjunction with the City's Comp Plan
41 Update efforts.
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COMP PLAN UPDATE KICK-OFF MARCH 7, 2007
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•43 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BACKGROUND OVERVIEW
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45 Ciara Schlichting, Bonestroo consultant to the project, presented information on demographics and
46 existing conditions in the city, including population forecasts, housing and job growth, parks and
47 natural open space and economic development.
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49 Tom Eggum, TKDA Engineer, reported on community water resource issues including the water
50 supply, sanitary sewer system considerations and surface water management.
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52 Frank Loetterle, SRF Consulting Group, presented the transportation overview. The city's plans for
53 transportation will include preservation of the current system with a plan for addressing current and
54 future needs. Transportation planning should also include transit, trails, aviation and access
55 management.
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57 CONCLUSION AND NEXT STEPS
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59 Community Development Director Grochala provided a summation that included an explanation of
60 the concept of intrinsic suitability and a schedule of next steps. The process will culminate with
61 adoption of the updated comprehensive plan in January of 2009.
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63 There being no further business, the meeting ended at 8:33 p.m.
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ip 65 These minutes were considered and approved at the regular Council Meeting of March 26, 2007.
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