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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes • January 20, 1998 Page 10 1 2 Chair Bergstrom welcomed Anthony Kaczor to the Planning Commission. He thanked former 3 Commissioner Rosemary Franzese for fifteen years of service and extended her his best wishes. 4 He encouraged any member of the Commissioner who had not yet called her to do so. 5 6 1. Comprehensive Plan Update Process. 7 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported she had spoke with Suzanne Rhees, BRW Inc., this afternoon and 8 there are two issues outstanding in regard to the Comprehensive Plan Update. The Metropolitan 9 Council provides projected numbers, re: population, employment, housing, etc..and-the City can 10 accept this--projection or they can develop their own and submit them as part of the 11 Comprehensive Plan. Ms. Moore-Sykes noted the employment projection numbers provided by 12 the Metropolitan Council are relatively high and would be difficult for the City of St. Anthony to 13 achieve. Ms. Rhees agrees with this. 14 The second issue is the Waste Water Flowage Levels. Ms. Moore-Sykes noted she had also 15 received a voice mail message from the Metropolitan Council asking when the formally 16 approved Comprehensive Plan will be submitted. This will be submitted in the last part of 17 February or early part of March. qtChair Bergstrom asked if the City could submit lower employment projections with justification. 19 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated this was an option. 20 Chair Bergstrom asked if the City could use the numbers projected by the Metropolitan Council. 21 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated the City would have to project increased Waste Water Flows and 22 determine how they would deal with that issue. 23 Chair Bergstrom asked if that would require capital improvements to the sanitary sewer 24 infrastructure. 25 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated this issue is currently addressed during the street reconstruction process. 26 The projected flows seem to be within acceptable levels except during a heavy rain when there is 27 a problem of infiltration of storm water into the sanitary sewer. She noted the City is also 28 addressing this problem with a Sump Pump Ordinance which will be considered for a 2nd 29 reading by the City Council at their next meeting. 30 Chair Bergstrom asked if there would be a penalty if the projected levels were not reached. Ms. Moore-Sykes stated she did not believe there would be a penalty.