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Item No: 4 <br />Meeting Date: December 4, 2000 <br />Type of Business: WS <br />WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; <br />CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor & City Council <br />From: James Ericson, Community Development Director <br />Item Title/Subject: Discussion Regarding Comprehensive Plan <br />Date of Report: November 30, 2000 <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />At its meeting on November 8, 2000, the Metropolitan Council completed its review <br />and approved the City’s Comprehensive Plan update. The Met Council found that the <br />update meets all of the Metropolitan Land Planning Act requirements for 1998 plan <br />updates, is in conformity with the regional system plans for aviation, recreation open <br />space, transportation and water resources management, is consistent with the <br />Regional Blueprint and is compatible with the plans of Mounds View’s surrounding <br />municipalities. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />It has been the intent of staff and the City Council to hold a public hearing prior to its <br />adoption of the Comprehensive Plan. Now that the Met Council has approved the <br />City’s Comprehensive Plan, the City is free to schedule this public hearing. <br /> <br />Depending upon the intent and desire of the Council, a public hearing could be set for <br />December, however not before December 26th, due to publication deadline <br />requirements. While a December public hearing and potential adoption of the plan by <br />the Council on the 26th would bring closure this year to what has become a very time <br />consuming process, staff would be concerned that public input would be minimal due <br />to the timing of that date in relation to the holidays. Delaying the public hearing until <br />the first regular meeting in January (January 8th?) would improve the potential for <br />resident input and allow for additional opportunity to advertise the meeting with an <br />insert in the January/February issue of the Mounds View Matters. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Please direct staff to set and prepare for a public hearing date of the Council’s <br />choosing to solicit resident input and for Council adoption of the City’s updated <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />_____________________________________ <br />James Ericson, Community Development Director <br />