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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Il 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 47 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 11, 2006 Page 7 Mr. Mornson explained this resolution will appoint members to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Review Task Force. He advised that 13 responses were received from the community and the names of those individuals - are listed in the draft resolution. The Task Force would also include four Planning Commissioners and two Councilmembers; Randy Stille and Brian Thuesen. The staff representative will be Kim Moore -Sykes. The first meeting will be May 8, 2006 and total of six meetings are planned. The public hearing will be held by either the City Council and Planning Commission or both. It is anticipated the updated Comprehensive Plan will be submitted to the Metropolitan Council in January of 2007. Motion by Councilmember Horst, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to adopt Resolution 06- 038, Appointing the Members to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Review Task Force. Motion carried unanimously. C. Resolution 06-039,- Awarding the Bid to assist the City to Prepare an Updated Comprehensive. Land Use Plan as Required by the State of Minnesota. Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to adopt Resolution 06- 039, Awarding the Bid to McCombs Frank Roos Associates, Inc. to assist the City to Prepare an. Updated Comprehensive Land Use Plan as Required by the State of Minnesota. Motion carried unanimously. ,VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. City Manager Mornson reported the following: • There may be 65 to 70 in attendance at the May 23, 2006 Council meeting when certificates are presented to third graders involved in the Junior Achievement Program. • Staff is working on the TIF policy, which will be presented at a May Council meeting. • George Wagner, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, indicated that the City was nominated which includes the five departments and staff have been designated "Business of the Year," even though it is a city government. A plaque will be presented on April 20, 2006 at the 49ers building. Mr. Mornson stated this is a great honor, that the Chamber would recognize a city and Councilmember Hal Gray as "Villager of the Year." • Next week the Council will hold a joint meeting with the Planning Commission. a The Council will hear from consultants on April 25 about the wireless internet. • The City of Minneapolis is asking for a resolution supporting Northeast Diagonal Trail. • Silverwood staff wants to know why support of their development is not on the agenda and wants to be on the April 25 or May 9 meeting agenda. Staff is waiting for Council direction. • At the last meeting, the Council denied a variance on a 3:1 vote. The developer/builder will now propose a plan that does not need a variance. Mayor Faust congratulated Councilmember Hal Gray, who has 21 years of public service, for being recognized as "Villager of the Year." He also congratulated City Manager Mornson, City staff, and departments for being named "Business of the Year." Mayor Faust stated many people do not know how this City functions as a business or that what the City's departments and employees do for the community is unbelievable. He stated that is where the credit belongs, with the employees. 8