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JOINT MEETING OF THE LAKE <br />APPP. <br />ELMO CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION <br />APRIL 1.0, 1989 <br />Mayor Dunn called the Joint Meeting with the Lake Elmo Planning Commission <br />and City Council to order at 7:31 p.m. in the City Council chambers. <br />Present: City Council:Dunn, Hunt, Moe, Graves. Absent: Williams. <br />Planning Commission:Enes, DeLapp, Bucheck, Stevens, Kunde, Dick Johnson, <br />Dave Johnson, Haacke, Conlin, John. Absent: Johnston <br />The City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission met to discuss the <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />Councilman Williams was unable to attend this meeting, but provided his <br />written comments. <br />Councilman Hunt supported the draft <br />minor notes on the draft. There was <br />Page 4., 2. PRESENT POPULATION <br />Hunt indicated he would like to see <br />be a slight increase in the rate of <br />is due to market conditions. It is <br />stimulate population growth, rather <br />dictate the growth." <br />Comp Plan as presented and submitted <br />some discussion on the following: <br />wording added "although there seems to <br />the population, it is felt that this <br />not the policy of Lake Elmo to <br />it is the policy to let market demands <br />Page 45: GOALS FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT: The goal of commercial is <br />mainly to provide needed services to the resident, while recognizing <br />nearby communities provide competing services. Lake Elmo is after high <br />quality development to enhance the community. <br />Councilman Moe felt the plan, with the gathering of documentation, was <br />very informative. Ile could not support the Draft Comp Plan because it <br />lacked long range planning. All he could see the plan addressing was the <br />large rural lot. It was not realistic in addressing provided services <br />other than what will be maintained until year 2000. <br />Even though he voted for the Future Land Use Map and directed the PZ to <br />bring the data. current for the '86 Plan, Moe recommended the PZ take the <br />1979 Comp Plan and update it. Moe did not compare the two plans and come <br />in with noted differences. <br />Councilman Graves appreciated the effort that went into the preparation of <br />this Comp Plan, but felt there was not a complete enough look into where <br />we expect the City to be in the year 2000. <br />Page 44.(b) should we restrict higher density development. <br />Page 55: Concern we don't make an open minded, more realistic statement <br />for the I-94 Overlay. The Municipal Board could look at this as, the City <br />will not look at anything for the I-94 Overlay. <br />Page 75: Subdividing may have worked for us in the past, but we are <br />running out of the growth mode we enjoy now. When this is no longer <br />available to use then what do we do? Graves added we should take into <br />