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3. Summary Summary of Key Meetings • The City held a joint kickoff for the Comprehensive Plan with City Council and the City's Commissions on February 21, 2017 and an Open House Workshop with the Community on April 19, 2017. The purpose of these meetings was to gather feedback on what changed in the Community since 2008. This was achieved by discussing the strengths, opportunities, weaknesses, and what stands in the way of developing opportunities or maintaining strengths. The City invited the Urban Land Institute to present their "Navigating Your Competitive Future" program with a developer roundtable at a May 16, 2017 workshop. All Council members, Commissioners and the public were invited to attend. On June 8, 2017 Planning Commission reviewed feedback from the April 19, 2017 Open House and from the May 16th workshop. Feedback indicated that there were no significant issues for the City since the 2008 update. On June 13, 2017, the City held a Public Open House that focused on planned services for Eastern Hugo. At this time, the Metropolitan Council is not planning services for Eastern Hugo. Residents were asked to provide feedback on whether services should be provided and proposed densities of land development. As a result of the open house feedback, the City determined that in order to make a decision about development design and densities, additional information about the feasibility of providing services to Eastern Hugo was necessary, and that a feasibility study will be listed as an implementation step in the 2040 Land Use Plan. On August 8, 217, the City held an open house to gather feedback on the Parks and Trails plan. Feedback indicated a support for more parks and trails and that the City is doing a good job in this area. On August 10, 2017, Planning Commission reviewed the overall direction of the Land Use Plan and confirmed key study areas. A draft version of the document was presented to Parks Commission on December 20, 2017, to Planning Commission on December 21, 2017, and to City Council on February 5, 2018. Both Commissions and Council were supportive of the proposed updates to the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The City invited the public to provide feedback on the draft plan at a public open house on February 26, 2018. Fifty-eight people attended the event, and seven people provided written feedback. Feedback forms asked what participants liked the most about the Comprehensive Plan, what people liked the least and gave participants the opportunity to provide open ended responses. Comments were generally supportive and appreciative of updates to the Comprehensive Plan. Only two participants provided feedback about what they liked the least. Both comments were related to lot sizes: one resident would like to see larger lot sizes and the other would like to see smaller lot sizes in Eastern Hugo. City Council - 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update April 2, 2018