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with streets, sidewalks and trails. They can be planned as pall of' new development or <br />created incrementally by adding the "missing pieces" - be they housing..jobs, services or <br />street connections-to existing plapes in all parts of the region. <br /> <br />The Council will provide technical assistance, such as the Local Planning Handbook, to <br />help local governments irnplement community-appropriate practices like these to achieve <br />regional objectives rather than using a checklist of expectations every community must <br />meet. <br /> <br /> Many of tile Council's tools for helping communities accommodate growth apply to <br />all communities. For example, the Council works with all communities to plan and stage <br />regional services. The regional infrastructure becomes the fl'amework upon which <br />communities add local services. The Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment <br />provides a valuable database of natural resources of regional importance across the,..metro <br />area. Every community can use tile information as a starting point from which"to build <br />more detailed maps of local resources. The first table in this chapter summarizes the <br />strategies that apply to all the region's communities. Table 2 addresses the Developed <br />Communities, Table 3 the Developing Communities and Tables 4-7 the Rural Areas. <br /> <br />Table t' Growth Accommodation in All Communities ;.: :' <br /> <br />Policy I: Work with communities to accommodate growth in a flexible, connected and efficient manner. <br />Conncil Role <br />· l nvest Council resources--infrastructure improvements, grant progcams and technical assistance - to <br /> accommodate regional growth while using regional systems and land efficiently. <br />· Conserve natural resources--particularly water resources--and protect vital natural areas when planning and <br /> constructing regional infrastructure (was~ewater systems, roads, transit, parks and open space, and airports). <br />· Update regional plan for water supply and coordinate with public and private entities on regional water <br /> supply issues, sonrce protection and conservation practices. <br /> Pursue environmentatly sound and cooperative water use practices, conservation initiatives, and:joint <br /> planning and implementation effbrts to maximize surface water infiltration to recharge groundwater supplies. <br />· Maintain or replace regional wastewater facilities as they age or become obsolete. <br />· Promote the inclusion of best practices'for stormwater management, habitat restoration, and natural resource <br /> conservation in development plans and projects. <br /> Promote proper management of individual sewage treatment systems (consistent with Minnesota Rules <br /> Chapter 7080). <br /> <br />Community Role <br />· Plan for development that accommodates growth forecasts at appropriate densities. <br />· Adopt and implement a Council-approved comp.'ehensive plan, <br />· Maintain, replace or expand local facilities and infrastructure to meet grovah and development needs. <br />· Conserve natural resources--particularly water resources-- and protect vital natural areas when designing <br /> and constructing local infi'astructure and planning land use patterns. <br />· Prepare local water supply and wellhead protection plans as required by the MLPA. <br /> Develop and hnplement environmentally sound and cooperative water use practices, conservation initiatives, <br /> and joint planning and implementation efforts, including wellhead protection plans, designed to protect and <br /> ensure an adequate supply of water for the region. <br />· Incorporate innovative stormwater management techniques, natural resources conservation practices, and <br /> habitat restoration projects into development plans and projects. <br />· Adopt Individual Sewage Treatment System (1STS) management ordinances and implement a maiutenance <br /> program (consistem with iVlinnesota Rules Chapter 7080). <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br /> <br />