Agenda - Council Work Session - 01/27/2015

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CC Work Session 2. 3. Meeting Date: 01/27/2015 Information Title: Discuss Framework for 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update Process Purpose/Background: The purpose of this case is to begin discussions on establishing a framework to complete the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update. This is not approval of a work plan, expenditures, nor the Plan/Update itself These discussions will be important for budget preparations for the 2016 General Fund Budget. By adopting this preliminary work plan, the City is not approving any expenditures or components of the Update. This step will ensure that the framework is in place before time and resources are put into developing a more detailed work plan and ultimately the Update itself. The Metropolitan Council is in the process of updating regional planning documents including the Transportation Policy Plan, Water Resources Policy Plan, Parks Policy Plan, and Housing Policy Plan. The City has been responding to these documents as they have been opened for public comment. This preliminary work plan will need to be adjusted as these documents and information from the Metropolitan Council is provided. The Comprehensive Plan Update is an important document as it relates to future land use and zoning decisions and serves as a framework for the City's Zoning Code. The Comprehensive Plan illustrates the vision the community has for future physical development and ensures proper coordination and compatibility with adjacent community plans. Policy Questions for the Commission: 1. Is the attached Preliminary Framework appropriate for continuing to refine a more detailed Work Plan? 2. Does the Council desire to establish a separate, ad-hoc community group to focus on the development of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update and advise the Planning Commission on plan development? The City is required to update its Comprehensive Plan, the guiding land use plan for the community, once every ten (10) years. The City will need to begin updating the plan starting at the end of 2015. In order to properly plan for the resources necessary to update this plan, Staff feels it important to introduce this discussion now for budget planning purposes as well as to provide for adequate citizen engagement and input/development into the update. Staff is proposing to adopt the 2040 Comprehensive Plan in individual, manageable components, rather than attempting to adopt the Update as a single document. Ultimately, the individual adopted plans will be consolidated into a single Comprehensive Plan. Specific details of each element of the update can be found in the attached document. The elements/steps of the Comprehensive Plan are as follows: 1.Review of Regional System Plans 2.Update to City's Vision, Values, and Goals of the Comprehensive Plan 3.Update to City's Future Land Use Map 4.Update to City's Transportation Plan 5.Update to City's Water Resources Plan (Water Supply, Wastewater, Surface Water) 6.Update to City's Parks Plan 7.Update to City's Housing Plan 8.Update to City's Natural Resources Plan 9.Economic Development 10.Intergovernmental Coordination 11. Redevelopment Areas 12. Community Identity 13.Public Facilities