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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 14, 2006 Page 4 1 earlier a plan is submitted, the better chance there is of getting the Plan approved. He pointed 2 out that this is not only the Comp Plan, but there are several more components that make u the p p 3 Comp Plan. 4 5 Councilmember Horst asked if he is envisioning the task force to be over the summer months. 6 Mr. Mornson replied the task force will meet every other month between May and fall. 7 8 Mayor Faust encouraged two Councilmembers to attend this task force. 9 10 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Stille to adopt Resolution 06-022 11 re: A Resolution Authorizing the Establishment of a Task Force to Prepare an Update to the City 12 of St. Anthony's Comprehensive Land Use Plan as Required by the State of Minnesota. 13 14 Discussion: 15 Councilmember Stille commented that he read Lake Elmo is just getting their 1998 Comp Plan 16 approved now. He said there is a lot of important work to be done, and he encouraged the 17 residents to volunteer for the Comp Plan Task Force. He added that many of the goals in the 18 1998 Comp Plan have been accomplished. 19 20 Motion carried unanimously. 21 22 D. Resolution 06-023; Authorization for Request for Proposals from Planning Firms for the 23 Comprehensive Plan. 24 Mr. Mornson _explained this is the second component for the Comp Plan. This resolution will 25 give Staff the authority to develop an RFP for planning consultants and to distribute the RFP to 26 qualified firms. He said they will compile a list of Planning Consultants who have responded to 27 the City's RFP for Council review and approval at the April 11 meeting. 28 29 Councilmember Horst asked if this will follow the low bid process. Mr. Mornson explained that 30 this will not. Because it is a service, no low bid is required. We can recommend who we believe 31 will do the best job for the community. 32 33 Motion by Councilmember Horst, seconded by Councilmember Stille to adopt Resolution. 06- 34 023; re Authorization for Request for Proposals from. Planning Firms for the Comprehensive 35 Plan. 36 37 Motion carried unanimously. 38 39 VI, GENERAL POLICY LICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL, 40 A. Resolution 06-024; Calling for Bond Sale. 41 Ms. R.vilvang stated the bond issues consist of several purposes which are: an improvement 42 portion to finance the 2006 road reconstructionJ ro' ects, and a current refunding of the 2004B p g 43 GO Temporary Improvement Bonds, and the 1998A GO Improvement Bonds. This bond will be 44 for a 15 year term. She pointed out there is a copy of a spreadsheet in- the packet that explains 45 the cashflow schedule. 46 68