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DATE: December 17, 2013 REGULAR ITEM # 13 AGENDA ITEM: Formal Adoption of Lake Elmo I-94 Land Use and Housing Chapter Comprehensive Plan Updates SUBMITTED BY: Kyle Klatt, Community Development Director
THROUGH: Dean Zuleger, City Administrator REVIEWED BY: Metropolitan Council Met Council Community Development Committee
Planning Commission
Village Planning Work Group Nick Johnson, City Planner
SUGGESTED ORDER OF BUSINESS:
- Introduction of Item .....................................Community Development Director
- Report/Presentation………………………...Community Development Director
- Questions from Council to Staff ............................................. Mayor Facilitates
- Call for Motion ............................................................... Mayor & City Council
- Discussion ....................................................................... Mayor & City Council
- Action on Motion .................................................................... Mayor Facilitates POLICY RECCOMENDER: Staff and Planning Commission
FISCAL IMPACT: None – the Village Planning Area Comprehensive Plan amendment includes various implementation strategies that will require Council authorization in the future. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: The City Council is being asked to review and
consider formal adoption of amendments to the 2030 Comprehensive Plan related to the Village Planning Area based on the Metropolitan Council’s acceptance of this document at its December 11, 2013 meeting. The action by the Met Council grants Lake Elmo authorization to put the Village Planning Area Comprehensive Plan Amendment into effect. Please be advised that the Met Council has previously adopted a resolution modifying and
clarifying the scope and nature of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Lake Elmo and the Met Council. The MOU amendment allows the City to include revised
City Council Meeting [Regular Agenda Item 13]
December17, 2013
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household and population forecasts in the Comprehensive Plan update based on a previous
agreement with the Met Council that granted the City additional flexibility from the mandated growth numbers. The Village amendment does not alter the previously-agreed upon numbers adopted as part the I-94 Corridor update in any manner.
The recommended motion to take action on this item is as follows:
“Move to approve Resolution No. 2013-108 adopting amendments to the Lake Elmo 2030
Comprehensive Plan”
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY/PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT: Minnesota law
specifies that a local governmental unit cannot formally adopt a major amendment to a comprehensive plan within the Twin Cities metropolitan area until after the Metropolitan Council has reviewed and taken action on the plan. In cases where the Met Council has recommended changes, the local government should incorporate them into the plan or respond to
the Council before the governing body finally adopts the comprehensive plan. The Met
Council’s comments concerning the Village Area Comprehensive Plan Amendment were all advisory in nature, and the City did not receive any comments during the adjacent jurisdiction review that warranted revisions to the plan. Because no further changes are needed to the document, the City may now formally place the Comprehensive Plan amendments into effect.
Please note that the final version of the plan does incorporate additional language and a map concerning the Lake Elmo Regional Airport. Because these additions did not alter the intent of the original section, and were drafted to provide additional clarity during the course of the Met Council review, the City Council will be able to implement the final draft as presented. The
attached document represents the final version of the Village Area Comprehensive Plan
Amendment that was submitted and approved by the Metropolitan Council. This new section will augment the land use plan amendment adopted earlier this year. The Planning Commission has conducted the required public hearing for the Village Planning
Area Comprehensive Plan amendment, and the Planning Department has previously incorporated
comments from the Commission and City Council into the final documents. BACKGROUND INFORMATION (SWOT): The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats associated with the adoption of the revised Village Planning Area Comprehensive Plan
Amendment have been thoroughly discussed and debated during the course of the City’s review
of this document. This review included a substantial community engagement effort with: • 20+ Village Work Group Meetings • 2 Stakeholder Meetings
• 1 Technical Group Meeting
• 1 Public Open House Meeting • 1 Town Hall Meeting
City Council Meeting [Regular Agenda Item 13]
December17, 2013
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The most significant opportunity associated with formal adoption of the Plan at this time is that it
will allow the City to move forward with implementation of the vision for the Village. The most obvious threat concerning adoption of the plan is that it will take time and effort to carry out the goals and objectives in the plan. RECOMMENDATION: Based upon the above background information, Staff report, Planning
Commission recommendation and Metropolitan Council action, it is recommended that the City Council approve the Village Area Comprehensive Plan amendment by undertaking the following action:
“Move to approve Resolution No. 2013-108 adopting amendments to the Lake Elmo 2030 Comprehensive Plan” ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution No. 2013-108
2. Met Council Committee Report (12/11/13) 3. Final Village Area Comprehensive Plan Amendment