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City Council Date: REGULAR Item: Motion April 21, 2009 ITEM: Request Planning Commission To Develop Recommendations on City Activities for Economic Development SUBMITTED BY: Craig W. Dawson, Interim City Administrator SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: At its April 14 work session, the City Council had some discussion about what activities the City might begin to undertake in terms of economic development. At the end of the discussion, the Council decided that it should formally request the Planning Commission to identify what the City needs to be doing at present, and to begin to identify what commercial uses and development standards should be permitted in the City. The Council is requested to provide that formal direction to the Planning Commission. BACKGROUND: As a matter of general information, the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Metropolitan Council calls for 1,400 employment residential equivalent connections (RECs) to the sewer system by 2030; in 2000, the estimated number of these employment RECs was 100. For employment RECs in the urban (sewered ) areas south of 10`h Street, non-residential development will meet or exceed an average of 40 employees per acre. The City has the discretion to determine what types of businesses will be developed. The proposed review of economic development by the Planning Commission would include the entire City, not just the area south of 101h Street. SUGGESTED MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION: Move to direct the Planning Commission to identify what activities the City should undertake in terms of economic development, and to identify what commercial uses and standards for commercial development should be permitted in the City. ORDER OF BUSINESS: • Introduction Craig Dawson • Report by staff Craig Dawson, Kyle Klatt • Questions from City Council members to the presenter Mayor facilitates • Questions/comments from the public to the City Council Mayor facilitates • Action on motion City Council