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k, iinn S;~d.. :~ 46].3.<.4. suhd. ~ <br /> <br />Minn. :Stal :~ J-d2 ]SS <br /> <br />The board is also required to take minutes or compile a record of' proceedings <br />in which ~ny findings, actions taken on ail nl&~ers, and ~lnai orders must be <br />included. 'T'i~e board can be the same body ~ the council or the planning <br />a. gency, or it can be separate. [i-'the board is a separate body, the council can <br />provide that bom'd decisions are final and subject only to judicial review, are <br />f}llal subject to appeal to the council and judiciai review, or that decisions are <br />only advisory to the council. <br /> <br />B. Preparation, adoption, and amendment <br /> of comprehensive plans <br /> <br />One ofttle primary responsibiiides of the planning agency is ~.o prepare. <br />review, and periodically amend the comprehensive plan. in consultation and <br />coordination with other ~,-nunicipai agencies and departments. Preparing a <br />comprehensive plan [sa large undertaking. While a planning agency or <br />cocnrnission can and should do most of the job. many communities have <br />.Found they also need prot'essional assistance. A comprehensive pian often <br />requires the assistance of a professional planning consultant or a competent <br />person on the stat'f'ofthe city,, county, regiona] development commission, or <br />neighboring city. <br /> <br />Alti~ough ~heh' services are frequently heipr'ui, consultants cannot and should <br />not be solely responsible f~or the deveiopmen[ of'a comprehensive plan. Local <br />officials. ~nd pianning agencies or commissions in particular, can help a <br />prof'essional ptanner create a plan that is realistic in terms of'the temper. <br />traditions, and hopes of tl~e cornmunip,,'..An active planning commission can <br />keep the pian alive and updated, especially since it is a principal point off <br />reeerence for council decisions. <br /> <br />Community involvement is tile key to adopting a comprehensive plan that <br />will guide the h-nplementation of the community's vision t'or [he city. Before <br />adopdnL_, a comprehensive plan. or when modit~,ing an existing <br />comprehensive plan to conform to the vision For a livable community, a city <br />should hold a series of'goal-se~tin~ sessions where citizens identi~ problems <br />and opportunities and express their vision for their community. The piannin~ <br />commission or city council set community-plannin~ goals, and share drafts ct' <br />plan elements that address these ~oais with citizens in l-'ormai hearings. A <br />written review period when citizens can respond to d~e proposais and drafts <br />d~en occurs, aher wMch a comprehensive pJan that has consensus and <br />legitimacy ]s adopted. <br /> <br />[-iANDBOOK FOg. ~IINNESOI'4 QiTIES <br /> <br />76 <br /> <br /> <br />