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MEMORANDUM To: Amber Miller, Tun Gladhill From: Sarah Strommen, City Council Dater December 2, 2008 Re: Comprehensive Plan Comments This memo serves to elaborate on my comments made at the November 25 City Council meeting regarding the Draft Comprehensive Plan. Before outlining my comments, I want to be clear that I .have not gone through the draft line byline, nor is it my intent to do so. It is my assumption that this .level of detailed editing will be done by the City's consultant, Bonestroo. DESCRIPTION OF RAMSEY3 As I mentioned at the Council meeting, the discussion of Ramsey3 and the Vision and Values on page II-1 of the draft Comprehensive Plan doesn't quite convey what that citizen planning process was all about. Attached to this memo is a suggested replacement, which I have drawn from past reports and summaries written by the Ramsey3 group. GENERAL ORGANIZATION The current organization of the document is hard to follow and creates confusion for the reader. My suggestion is to create a document structure similar to the following: • Preamble or Introduction: This section would describe 1) the purpose of comprehensive planning and 2) the unique approach of this particular plan - Ramsey3. • Table of Contents • Overview/Background: This is the section that currently begins on page III-II of the draft document: It appears that this. section was intended to be an overview of the following chapters. If this is the case, it should be re-worked into ahigh-level summary of relevant community information and of each element (or chapter) of the Comprehensive Plan. • .Plan Elements: These would be the detailed chapters on each of the required elements (transportation, sewer, natural resources, etc.) Obviously, the organization should be reviewed to make sure all required sections of the Comprehensive Plan are included in the format desired by Met Council. -199-