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Councilmcmbct' Slromtnet~ rt,'plied the public hearings held at the Planning Commission stage come aticr a lot of the planning has been done. She would like to obtain input on a broader scale as to whal clement:~ of a commnnit3 arc: important to people. Cottncilmcm[,cr Zimmel~n~an suggc::~ted receiving comments up fi'ont is a lot easier to deal with than later on, and i~, does not require much time. Councih]acmbe~' l~ivig stated he be-lib,'yes there is merit to the public input, however, the City ah'eady has chef, gin t:ools at this point to lay a frame with things like the feasibility study and the grecnway plan. Hr.', stated there needs to be some sort of framework to show the residents before asking Ibr lheir input. Mayor Gamcc commented lh{~y cc,uld have the people in this area requesting another Town Ccntcr. Councilmcmbcr St,'ommen explain~:d she is asking to receive input on what people value in the community, which helps tbrm thc decisions the Council makes later. They would just be acquiring some gcl-~eral value staten~et~.ts. Councilmcmbcr Zimmerman state(i th,~ last work on the comprehensive plan was a mandated updatc by the Met Council. The '~m'k being addressed at this time came from a plan that was suggested by a ee~'lain developer to come forward and extend sewer and water to certain areas. That is the reason (i~ey are undertakJ ng ibis and the public needs to understand this. Councihncmbcr [;lvig stated hc became involved with the Council for several reasons. One of tho main rcascms was that he wante{! to help steer the City into smart growth, and getting in front of the prcssut'c and demand w~ts o~:c o!' the issues. He thinks the feasibility study is something they have to look at. There a~'c: oth:r components that go xvith that. There are some things they already know rcgalding this issue. 'Fh~ Parks Commission has been doing a great job for years getting ideas aboul parks, trails and green area, and staffhas been working on this for years. He does not thint< they should hold th:tt behind their back and ask what the residents want to see. Thc residents should be given some options. They need time to generate those ideas. He would agree that he riches t~ot want to get too fttr down the process before there is public input, and phase four would bo too fitl-, [')tit itt lhis tin*c 'chey have tools they can put in place. Councilmcm/~cr C(,()I¢ stated thc Mci; Council did not come to them and say they are going to be a dcvcloping corn mu n ity; the Cily said they would like to be considered a developing community with Town Cemcr and other things coming in. The Met Council told them they see a problem with thc MIJSA litte, and they will c;oi~sider the whole City as MUSA. The Met Council stated they do not Inagrz to do a coml;~letc;ly new comprehensive plan, but rather a couple of comprehensive plau~ amendments a~,d ~ complete comprehensive plan for 2008. A fiscal impact study has been do~c regarding hey, the City will look in ten years. A lot of agreements have been made. In addition, the City ha~l the Met Council put a pipe in this area in 1978 that they are not cvcn using th<; capacity of. Thc (iity has done a lot of things to say they want sewer and xvatcr, but very f:ex,, things lo get it it~. lC they take public input at this point half of the people City Council/May 11, 2004 Page 29 of 36