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the Comprehensive Sanitary Sewer and Water Studies were updated in 2012 and also <br />recommended that the NCDA be considered in the forecasting. He referenced unresolved <br />assumptions including household size and employees per acre and reviewed the next steps. He <br />believed the future land use map exercise could be used to guide the forecasting rather than the <br />forecasts driving the future land use map. He advised that the Comprehensive Plan webpage will <br />be updated in the next few weeks. He advised that preliminary responses were included in the <br />packet. He noted that he will continue to update the necessary Boards and Commissions as <br />appropriate. <br />Mayor Strommen advised that this step is so important in the Comprehensive Plan process and <br />appreciated staff bringing the information back sooner rather than later this time around. <br />Planning Commissioner Bauer referenced the average size of households and noted that the <br />increase in population and households is identical, meaning that those would be households of <br />one. He stated that developers are not building homes to be vacant, and believed staff could <br />work closely with developers to determine where there optimistic trend is coming from. <br />Planning Commissioner Field questioned where the Met Council obtains their statistics from and <br />whether a general formula is used rather than basing forecasting on individual communities. He <br />stated that the formulas would need to be known before the City knows whether the information <br />is correct. <br />Planning Commissioner Brauer provided additional information on the method used to forecast <br />by the Met Council and noted just how incorrect the Met Council information has been. <br />Development Services Manager Gladhill advised that the forecasting experience is not unique to <br />the Met Council and this is a chance for the City to provide input. <br />City Administrator Ulrich advised that other benefits are tied to the forecasting and therefore <br />staff wants to ensure that the forecasting is not overzealous but is still accurate as the City still <br />needs to receive the investment in resources. <br />Planning Commissioner Brauer noted that Maple Grove is the biggest growing northwest <br />community due to the new hospital. He recognized that when there is an investment in resources <br />there is an uptick in population. <br />Development Services Manager Gladhill noted that staff will provide the Met Council with more <br />historical data in order to garner appropriate forecasting. He explained that the Planning <br />Commission and EDA will discuss this item in more detail prior to the December 1" deadline for <br />comments during this first phase. <br />Mayor Strommen referenced a presentation she attended that referenced the aging statistics of <br />the state and believed that would be beneficial to consider. <br />Development Services Manager Gladhill outlined the next steps that would be taken in order to <br />reach the. December 1S deadline. <br />City Council Work Session / October 29, 2013 <br />Page 10 of 11 <br />