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Community Development Director Gladhill reviewed the staff report. <br />Councilmember Riley referenced one item on the Work Plan and asked if that would be better <br />suited for the EDA. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill stated that land use controls are supportive of the <br />Planning Commission handling that item, recognizing a partnership that would be needed with <br />the EDA. <br />Commissioner Brauer stated that there has been talk all night about the City not attracting retail <br />and what could be done to attract that retail. He provided examples of how the City providing <br />opportunities for local entrepreneurs could assist in getting their businesses going and attract <br />more retail. He stated that the idea of incubators has been implemented in Prior Lake and there <br />is a national interest. <br />Councilmember Riley referenced an item regarding .a`moratorium and asked if that is <br />appropriate. <br />Mayor Strommen stated that perhaps that item cou <br />needed to determine where structured parking could o <br />not take that place. She confirmed that item would be stri <br />worded as an evaluation would be <br />to ensure that other development does <br />from the Work Plan. <br />Councilmember LeTourneau stated that one of his goa is to determine methods for the folks <br />around the Council to complete their work more efficiently and noted that sometimes that is just <br />to get out of the way. He noted that the EPB developed a Work Plan that has been highly <br />beneficial for that group and therefore supports this Work Plan creation as well. He stated that <br />this appears to be in draft form and would like to see the complete form. He noted that the <br />Planning Commission is already taxed with a lot of duties and perhaps this list should be scaled <br />down to what could actually be accomplished. <br />Commissioner Van Scoy stated that staff worked with the Commission to develop this Work <br />Plan and appreciated the outcome as the Commission was able to prioritize. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill welcomed additional input from the Council through <br />email as there was not sufficient time during the meeting to review everything. <br />Mayor Strommen referenced the key outcomes/indicators/metrics and asked that those items be <br />reviewed more carefully to ensure that the Council does not commit to a concrete action, such as <br />a moratorium. <br />Councilmember LeTourneau stated that perhaps something can be stated that would specify that <br />this is a working document and therefore would not commit a specific action. <br />Mayor Strommen thanked the members of the Planning Commission that attended and provided <br />their input tonight. <br />City Council Work Session / July 12, 2016 <br />Page 6 of 8 <br />