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Item No: 07C Meeting Date: July 9, 2007 Type of Business: CB City Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Jim Ericson, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7113 Appointing Members to the Comprehensive Plan Task Force Background: The City of Mounds View, like all metropolitan communities in the Twin Cities area, is required to update its Comprehensive Plan by the year 2008. In recognition of this requirement, the City Council identified the Comp Plan update as one of its adopted goals for 2007. To help ensure the process moves forward in a timely fashion while providing addition means of opinion, review and oversight, the City Council established the Comprehensive Plan Task Force On May 14, 2007. Discussion: Staff envisions that the task force would meet once every month or every two months, depending upon progress and issues being reviewed. The Planning Commission will take the lead on the comp plan preparation with the Economic Development Commission and Park and Recreation Commission playing strong supporting roles. From a staff perspective, Community Development will assume the lead role on the update with a strong supporting role played by Public Works. The Finance and Administration departments will also lend support as needed. As identified in Resolution 7083, the membership of the Task Force is to include a representative from the following entities: • Planning Commission • Economic Development Commission • Park and Rec Commission • City Council • Chamber of Commerce In addition to representatives from the above groups, the Council desired that as many as six residents also take part in the task force. Staff has received six applications from residents, all of whom are recommended for appointment to the task force.