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<br />COUNCIL BUSINESS <br /> <br />Case #1: <br /> <br />Draft Goals and Policies for 2008 Update of Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />Phil Carlson with Bonestroo and Associates stated that there are nine topic areas for the <br />Comprehensive Plan. He noted that three areas have been discussed and a consensus had been <br />reached, so he would like comments regarding the remaining six areas. He stated that consensus <br />had been reached on Land Use, Transportation and .Urban Services. The additional areas that <br />need discussion are Housing, Health, Marketing and Economic Development, Natural Resources, <br />Parks and Recreation, and Public Facilities. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen asked Mr. Carlson to explain the process on determining the <br />placement of items into goals, policies or strategies. She stated that as she looked at the <br />information, she did not think they were all the same scope and some items seemed very macro <br />and some seemed very micro, which made the information difficult to review and compare. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson reviewed the process and noted that he agrees that there are some items that could <br />be included as a strategy instead of a goal. He stated that at this point, he would like the group to <br />agree on the general ideas rather than where they will go organizationally. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson confirmed that this group was to agree on the goals and then the mix of <br />goals, policies and strategies would be determined at a later time. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson confirmed that this document would be finessed as the City moves forward. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen reiterated that she found reviewing this document very difficult <br />because it varied in scale and she felt she could not compare items equally with each other. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson explained the process and how comments from the OST meetings were included. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen asked what was done when there were comments that were in direct <br />conflict with one another. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson stated that there were situations where this had happened and staff picked comments <br />that reflected the City's biases. He noted that the items with asterisks are items that came <br />directly from the OST meetings and the smaller/italicized items are words taken directly from <br />. comments and were reworded by staff or consultants to reflect those comments. He stated that <br />the items without asterisks were comments that came from staff or consultants. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jeffrey asked whether there were any things included in this document that are <br />not achievable because he feels the Planning Commission and Council should know about them. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson stated that Wifi for the community had been discussed at one of the <br />strategic meetings and it was decided that the City should monitor this,. but not pursue it because <br />it is not feasible right now. <br /> <br />City Council /Planning Commission Joint Work Session /February 19,2008 <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />