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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 17, 2007 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Chair Stromgren opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes explained that in 1979, the City completed its first comprehensive use plan and used it in planning its development of twenty years. She stated that in the early 1990s, State law was adopted that required municipalities to do or redo their land use plans, with updates to be done every ten years. She reported the City of St. Anthony completed its updated comprehensive land use plan in 1998. Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes explained the purpose of the comprehensive land use plan is to both protect all those tangible and intangible characteristics that contribute to the community’s uniqueness and to manage the change and on-going development that keeps the community vibrant. She reported the 2008 Comprehensive Plan is the by-product of a year long effort on the part of residents, staff, and consultants that came together as a task force to review what had been done, what is happening now, and what the City’s future response would be. Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes stated the City began planning for this update in 2006. She commented that Mr. William Weber, McCombs Frank Roos, and Associates, was selected at that time through a RFP process to facilitate the update project and provide technical support to the task force. She stated representatives from SANB School Superintendent, Rice Creek Watershed District, and the Middle Mississippi Watershed Management Organization were invited to the task force meetings. She reported the task force had its first meeting in May 2006 and continued to meet throughout the summer, reviewing land use and development issues within the City, answering questions, considering ideas, and working with Mr. Weber to complete the comp plan update. She stated that on November 8, 2006, the City held an open house, providing the community with an opportunity to review the proposed draft of the comprehensive land use plan update. Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes stated that after the open house, the City had a public hearing as a formal review of the draft update by the public, the Planning Commission, and the City Council in preparation of submitting it to the surrounding cities, the school district, the watershed organizations, and the counties as required by law for review and comment. She explained these agencies had six months for this review and the review period expired on July 2, 2007. She indicated the City is now required to submit the draft land use update with its preliminary approval and received comments to the Metropolitan Councils for that agency’s 120- day review period. She confirmed that public notice for the public hearing of the draft 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update was published in the St. Anthony Bulletin on June 27, 2007 Mr. Weber stated this is the third time he has worked on the St. Anthony Comprehensive Plan. He reported the plan was circulated to adjacent communities and returned with no recommended changes. He noted that, because St. Anthony is a fully developed community, any changes in land use would come in the form of redevelopment. He identified recommended changes regarding land use located in the southwest area of the City to a mid to high density housing complex. Mr. Weber mentioned the recommended land use for the nearby shopping center change to a mixed retail, service, and multi-family housing development, should the owners decide to make the changes.