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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes March 21, 1995 Page 7 1 government, and increase the tax base in the community. He indicated the Comprehensive Plan 2 was the vehicle to identify long-terms goals. He felt it would be helpful to look at other quality 3 suburbs to see what they have done to accomplish these goals. He felt it was important for the 4 Planning Commission to be able to comment on the acquisition and dispersement of property and 5 also comment on capital improvement plans. He indicated what he was suggesting would 6 require a substantial larger amount of time from all members. 7 Commissioner Franzese stated she was excited with what she was hearing. She suggested Chair 8 Bergstrom become a member of the MPA. 9 Commissioner Gondorchin suggested an inventory of existing committee groups and their 10 effectiveness. 11 Commissioner Faust stated the problem was that the Comprehensive Plan sits on a shelf and is 12 not a living document. He indicated these things were already documented but not utilized. 13 Chair Bergstrom stated it was necessary to get the Planning Commission into position where it 14 should and wants to be. He felt one vehicle to do this would be updating the Comprehensive 015 Plan. 16 Commissioner Horst stated he has heard the recommendation of updating the Comprehensive 17, Plan but a lot of issues have not changed. He did agree that the direction and idea of the future of 18 St. Anthony needed to be updated from the 1979 plan to the 1995 reality. 19 Commissioner Makowske indicated he was willing to look into the long-term vision of St. 20 Anthony. He believed that if done correctly, the Comprehensive Plan could become a living 21 document and the Planning Commission could become pro-active. 22 Commissioner Faust reported his attendance at a meeting last Thursday in Columbia Heights. 23 He stated that.community has come together with a commitment to develop goals and establish 24 accountability. There is involvement all the way from Anoka County down through the parents 25 to the children. 26 Chair Bergstrom.stated there were too many groups that come up with ideas that are not 27 "doable". He indicated the Planning Commission needed to prove a valuable advisor to the City 28 Council. 29 Commissioner Makowske indicated if the Commission were to pursue this, it would be 30 beneficial to put some item onto the agenda for consideration. Chair Bergstrom indicated that at the next Planning Commission meeting, he would like to have 2 some closure on this issue.