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STAFF REPORT To: Planning Commission Report No.: D(.1. From: Kim Moore-Sykes, Assistant City Manager OAI-?Date: May 19,2009 Subject: Formal Approval of the City's 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update Requested Action: Recommendation for Formal Approval of the City's 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update Date Application Received: N/A Property Address: N/A Zoning District: N/A 60-Day Expires: N/A Waiver Letter Required: Yes N/A Date Sent: No Future Action: Approval by Resolution of the 2008 Comprehensive Land Use Update by City Council. Background: In Minnesota, authority for land use planning and regulation has been traditionally placed with local governments,i.e.,cities, townships or counties. In 1976, the state legislature passed a law,The Metropolitan Land Planning Act that required local governments in the seven-county metro-area to develop local comprehensive land use plans. The Act has been amended several times since 1976 but still requires local government to update maps and data showing current and future land use; development plan for communities planning to expand their urban service area;a housing plan; a surface water management plan;plans for public facilities and infrastructure,i.e. transportation,sewers, and parks;and other elements that are pertinent to that municipality. A jurisdictions local comprehensive land use plan is required to be reviewed and updated every ten years. St. Anthony's Comprehensive Plan was last updated in 1998. St. Anthony City staff began working with an ad hoc task force comprised of interested residents,Bill Weber, a planner with McCombs, Frank Roos & Assoc. and the City Engineer in 2006 on updating the City's Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update. Once all the changes and improvements were noted and compiled into a preliminary document, the City submitted its draft comprehensive land use plan update to the surrounding communities, Hennepin and Ramsey counties,and other interested governmental and quasi- governmental agencies for their review and comment. Once the comments period had expired,any comments that Staff received were submitted to Mr. Weber for inclusion in the Comp Plan Update. Council was then asked to approve by resolution the submission of the preliminary Comp Plan to the Met Council for its review. Staff received several comments from the Met Council which were incorporated into the Plan Update and resubmitted to the Met Council. 05192009 Formal Comp Plan Approval.doc