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Mounds View City Council January 12, 2009
<br />Regular Meeting Page 2
<br />Community Development Director Roberts presented the staff report detailing the history of the
<br />Comprehensive Plan update and the Planning Commission's support for the City Council to
<br />approve the Comprehensive Plan update. Community Development Director Roberts advised
<br />that as part of the update process, which is required by the Met Council, the Plan now contains
<br />more information, updated statistics, and updated references to the street and utility program.
<br />However, most of the goals and policies of the City remain. Community Development Director
<br />Roberts explained that since the December Work Session, staff has made the final housekeeping
<br />changes to the Plan, none being substantial but clerical or grammatical in nature. Staff
<br />recommends the Council approve the draft resolution to give preliminary approval to the
<br />Comprehensive Plan and authorize staff to distribute the updated Plan to adjacent and affected
<br />governmental units. He noted the deadline for the Comprehensive Plan update is May 1, 2009,
<br />and it is anticipated final Council action will occur in April.
<br />Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:08 p.m.
<br />Hearing no public comment, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:08 p.m.
<br />At the request of Council Member Mueller, Community Development Director Roberts
<br />acknowledged the people who had worked on the Comprehensive Plan update: Mayor Rob
<br />Marty, Councilmembers Roger Stigney, Al Hull, Joe Flaherty, and Carol Mueller;
<br />Planning Commissioners Gery Stevenson, Jean Miller, Gary Meehlhause, Keith Cramblit, Sherry
<br />• Gunn, Todd Lang, and Mary Kay Walsh-Kaczmarek; Economic Development Commissioners
<br />Tom Field, Dr. Greg Belting, Torri Johnson, Jerry Jaker, Jason Helgemoe, Jackie Entsminger,
<br />Gary Meehlhause, Jennifer Wagner, and Daniel Larson; Parks, Recreation & Forest
<br />Commissioners Jerry Kunz, Gerald Arel, Dave Long, Darren Peterson, Dale Aukee, Cindy Palm,
<br />and John Kroeger; City Staff: Clerk-Administrator Jim Ericson, Community Development
<br />Director Ken Roberts, Finance Director Mark Beer, (former) Public Works Director Greg Lee,
<br />Planning Associate Heidi Heller; Housing Inspector Jeremiah Anderson, Economic Development
<br />Specialist Heidi Steinmertz, Engineering Technician Jim Hess, Permit Technician Barb Benesch,
<br />and Engineering Intern Ryan Johnson; Comprehensive Task Force Members Al Hull, Gary
<br />Meehlhause, Keith Cramblit, Mary Kay Walsh-Kaczmarek, Jerry Kunz, John Kroeger, Laurie
<br />Shoop, Mari Scotch, Mike Haubrich, Nate Bjerke, and Val Amundsen, GIS Consultant MFRA,
<br />Inc.; and, Engineering Consultant Bonestroo.
<br />Community Development Director Roberts stated his appreciation to all staff who helped and
<br />especially to Planning Associate Heller who worked the last month to put the final Plan together,
<br />clarifying the maps, and finishing text changes.
<br />Council Member Mueller asked if the Comprehensive Plan will be posted on the City's website.
<br />Clerk-Administrator Ericson stated the Comprehensive Plan in its entirety may be too large to
<br />post on the web site. In the past, the City has posted an executive summary with an attached
<br />representation of the existing and future land use maps. He recommended the same be done with
<br />• this Plan version.
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