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Mounds View City Council January 12, 2009 Regular Meeting Page 3 • Council Member Mueller asked if a copy of the Plan will be available at City Hall. Clerk- Administrator Erickson advised copies will be available at City Hall, the library, and on CD if they want to take it home. He stated staff will work with people to assure they have an opportunity to read the Plan. Council Member Mueller stated a phenomenal job has been done on this Plan and it used a logical progression that was easy to understand. She noted that on Page 8, Appendix E-1, Emergency Response Plan, the name of the former Public Works Director needs to be replaced with an alternate emergency response lead. Planning Associate Heller explained the name of the former Public Works Director may be contained in several locations of the Comprehensive Plan since the work was done last year. She advised that when the Plan is finalized, a new contact person's name will be inserted. Council Member Mueller noted on Page 18, Current Education Programs, it indicates the community newsletter is issued six times a year; however, it is now issued four times a year. She also noted that there may be other programs that can be included in this section such as the demonstration and landscaping projects that are currently running on cable television and other programs done in conjunction with the Rice Creek Watershed District. Council Member Stigney asked about Appendix 7-3, referencing the amount received for fiscal disparities and asked if the potential unallocation by the Governor will affect this text. Finance • Director Beer advised it would not affect fiscal disparities. Mayor Flaherty thanked staff and all the Commissions for their work on this document. He read the purpose statement of a Comprehensive Plan as detailed on Page 1-3: "To guide future development and redevelopment in an orderly manner, define proper functional relations between different types of land users, help coordinate private and public sector decision, encourage orderliness and economy in City Government, and provide a sense of City identity." Mayor Flaherty explained it was a State law requirement for the City to update the Comprehensive Plan every ten years. When development occurs, it has to conform to this Plan. Community Development Director Roberts advised of a typographical error on Page 6-37, last sentence addressing runways at the airport, next to the last line to change the word "and" to the word "any." This correction will be made before the Plan is distributed. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7393, Giving Preliminary Approval to the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update and Authorizing City Staff to Distribute the Updated Plan to Adjacent and Affected Governmental Units. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. C. Resolution 7403, Authorizing a Step Increase for Nate Behlen, Mounds View • Public Works Employee.