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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 24, 2007 Page 3 Councilmember Stille asked if there was time to make amendments if needed. 3 4 Assistant City Manager Moore -Sykes replied there was time. 6 Mr. Bill Weber, McCombs, Frank, Roos & Associates, noted changes that need to be made to the 7 NE Diagonal Bicycle Path text from being a completed project to being a planned project. He 8 also noted that is was suggested the City study the feasibility of connecting the tunnel under the 9 Soo Line Railroad tracks for pedestrian and bicycle movement. 10 11 Mr. Weber highlighted the major points of the Comprehensive Plan to include: the population 12 forecast by 2030, population demographics, housing characteristics, Silver Lake Village 13 development, Sherwood Park, land use plan, road system, park system, and utility system plans, 14 Kenzie Terrace District, St. Anthony Shopping Center site potential, Lowry Grove Mobile Home 15 Park site improvement, Kenzie Terrace road improvements, and the transportation plan, 16 17 Mayor Faust pointed out that comments regarding the site potential of the St. Anthony Shopping 18 Center and the Lowry Grove Mobile Home Park are from a developer's perspective and not 19 mandated by the Comprehensive Plan. 20 21 Mr. Weber replied there is no mandate in the Comp Plan for change to these areas; rather, it 22 would be a private decision by the property owner. 23 24 Councilmember Stille pointed out the Lowry Grove figures displayed by Mr. Weber, are not 25 included in the Comp Plan by design. 26 27 Mr. Weber replied that was correct as the City did not want to commit to them. 28 29 Councilmember Stille stated an ongoing goal for the City is an environmental goal. He pointed 30 out that city zoning codes are becoming more and more restrictive; therefore, encouraging the 31 LEED (Leadership in Environmental and Engineering Design) Certified Communities. He asked 32 if the Comprehensive Plan is a proper place to include a paragraph in support of, but not 33 mandating, LEED. 34 35 Mr. Weber replied it would not have any effect on people's decisions unless supported by money 36 or regulation. He stated a comprehensive plan did not contemplate down to the individual 37 building level. He explained the uniform building code did not require the level of performance 38 that at LEED certified building did. 39 40 Councilmember Stille asked if this would be better discussed during recodification. 41 42 Mr. Weber replied it is best to include it in a comp plan first; however, he is not sure the City 43 would want to get into mandating LEED performance. 44 45 Councilmember Stille stated he would like to encourage LEED but not mandate it. 46