2007.01.25 CC Mintues - Joint PC & EDA

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MINUTES FOR THE JOINT CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION/PARKS COMMISSION/EDA COMMISSION MEETING ON JANUARY 25, 2007 Mayor Fran Miron called the City Council meeting to order at 7:05 pm. COUNCIL PRESENT: Haas, Petryk, Puleo, Miron ABSENT: Granger Chairman Schumann called the Planning Commission meeting to order. PLANNING COMMISISONERS PRESENT: Bailly, McRoberts, Rosenquist, Schumann ABSENT: Kleissler, Weidt Chairman Clarke called the Parks Commission to order. PARKS COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Berger, Clarke, Parker, Schmidt, Pedersen (arrived at 7:15) ABSENT: May, Gabrelli President Miron called the EDA Meeting to order. EDA COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Klein, Thistle, Miron ABSENT: Arcand, Bever, Denaway, Granger STAFF PRESENT: City Administrator Mike Ericson, Community Development Director Bryan Bear, Public Works Director Chris Petree, Associate Planner Rachael Simone, Community Development Assistant Michele Lindau, Planner Kendra Lindahl, and City Engineer Jay Kennedy ALSO PRESENT: Debra Barnes, Citizen Newspaper, and residents Dean Stedt and Greg Bernier 2008 Comprehensive Plan Community Development Bryan Bear explained the purpose of the meeting was to provide background and direction for completing the 2008 Comprehensive Plan. He gave a brief review of the 1998 Comprehensive Plan, pointing out the changes that have occurred in the City in the past ten years and the different challenges facing the City today. He explained the necessary components of the plan and what was being required by the Met Council. Bryan provided everyone with a copy of the City's System Statement from the Met Council and spoke about population forecasts and growth management within the City. Planner Kendra Lindahl talked about existing and future land uses and how land use designations related to the road system, sewer and water infrastructure, and the preservation of natural resources. She presented the pros and cons of having a defined MUSA line versus a floating MUSA, and how it would affect the management of infrastructure and possibly require the City to develop a growth policy. Kendra explained how the Met Council was calculating densities and gave an example of how the current density already exceeded their projections due to the way it was being calculated. Other cities were facing the same issue, and she felt confident the City of Hugo would be able to work with the Met Council to resolve it. The Parks Plan was another component that would need to be revised, and Kendra stated that the current Parks Plan was a good one and only needed a few revisions. Discussions on regional parks and trails as well as local parks and open space needed to take place. She suggested developing a policy on neighborhood parks. -1-