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completed plan to be submitted to the Metropolitan Council by December 31, 2018. Budget Impact: 2017: $12,000 budgeted ($2,000 spent) 2018: $ 6,000 budgeted The Comprehensive Plan is intended to be written by Staff, and mapping to be completed by Stantec. Due to time constraints, Staff has not been able to maintain an internal schedule, and will likely request further assistance from Stantec. Sevald and Peterson will meet with Stantec Nov 16th to discuss further. Status: Ongoing. The Council approved a budget of about $45,000 for planning and $45,000 for engineering with the expectation that planning costs be reduced to $25,000. This can be accomplished by Staff researching and writing a majority of the plan, but is questionable if this is practical (depends on the week, and depends if Staff and Stantec can coordinate weekly schedules). In December, the Council appointed a nine member taskforce, which meets twice per month, January through mid-June. Staff's intent is for the Taskforce to focus on: 1. What land use changes are likely within the next 10 and 20 years and what is the highest & best use for those properties. Goal is for Taskforce to make general recommendations in February/March, and for Stantec to develop "alternative options" for the Taskforce and public to review in April/May. 2. Recommend Goals & Policy Statements for the plan. Current (2010) statements are arbitrarv, meaning the Comprehensive Plan can both support and contradict any land use decision made by the City Council. This provides the City maximum flexibility, but provides no guidance. Staff would rather have sound auidance than flexibility, but this is up to the discretion of the City Council -3-.4. Mounds View Boulevard Beautification What it is: Explore options for beautifying Mounds View Blvd and other major corridors where there is substantial public land (e.g. Co Rd I, Spring Lake Rd, Co Rd H). Budget Impact: $0 budgeted. This is anticipated to be a topic of the Comprehensive Plan, to carry over into 2019. Status: None.