HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 20-043 APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE FINAL 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGECITY OF SAINT ANTHONY VILLAGE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 20-043
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE FINAL 2040
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE
WHEREAS, under state law, the City of St. Anthony Village is required to prepare a
comprehensive plan every ten years and the Metropolitan Council is enabled to act as the
reviewing authority for the City' s comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS ,the City' s comprehensive plan guides land use which is the basis for
regulating zoning in the City; and
WHEREAS, the last update to the comprehensive plan was in 2008, which the updated
2040 Plan is intended to replace in its entirety; and
WHEREAS, in the creation of the St. Anthony 2040 Comprehensive Plan a steering
committee made up of Planning Commission and City Council members met twelve
times and conducted an extensive and broad public engagement process; and
WHEREAS, the public engagement process reflected the topics to be covered in the plan
and comments were solicited and formal responses given on the topics of land use,
housing, transportation, sanitary sewer, water supply, sustainability, and plan
implementation; and
WHEREAS, at their final meeting on November 14, 2018, the Comprehensive Plan
Steering Committee by consensus directed staff to submit the St. Anthony 2040
Comprehensive Plan to the City Council for approval and submission to the Metropolitan
Council for formal action; and
WHEREAS, the City Council subsequently approval the draft for distribution in its
Resolution 18-078; and
WHEREAS, the draft Plan underwent thorough review and editing, including response to
comments from Metropolitan Council staff and neighboring jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the final version of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan was approved by the full
Metropolitan Council on April 22, 2020, in its Resolution 2020-91; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council found that the City's 2040 Plan meets all
Metropolitan Land Planning Act requirements; conforms to the regional system plans
including transportation, aviation, water resources management, and parks; is consistent
with Thrive MSP 2040; and is compatible with the plans of adjacent jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, state statute establishes that approval of the City of St. Anthony
comprehensive plan is within the jurisdiction and authority of the City Council;
NOW THEREFORE MAY IT BE RESOVLED, that the City Council of the
City of St. Anthony Village accepts the findings and recommendations documented in the staff
report and the resolution of the Metropolitan Council, and approves and adopts the 2040
Comprehensive Plan for the City of St. Anthony Village
Passed in regular session of the City Council on the 28th day of April, 2020.
ATTEST:
Nicole Miller, City Clerk
Review for Administration:
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Mark Casey, City Manaer