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(;ouncihncmbcl' Slromnletl replied the public hearings held at the Planning Commission stage come al'tot at lot of the planniag has been done. She would like to obtain input on a broader scale as to what clement:~ of a cornrnunil3 arc important to people. Cou~cilmcmbcr Zimmerman sugg¢.'-~tcd receiving comments up fi'ont is a lot easier to deal with dmn later on, and i~ does not require-much time. CoulmJlmcmber l-'~lvig stated he believes there is merit to the public input, however, the City already has enotlgh tools at this point to lay a fi'amc with things like the feasibility study and the grecnway plan. He stated them needs to be some sort of framework to show. the residents before asking Ib~' lhcir inl~ut. Maym' (bunco commented Iltey could have the people in this area requesting another Town Ccntcr, Councilmembcr St,'ommen explaim: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 acquh'ing some general value staten:ents. Councihnembcr Zimmerman stated the last work on the comprehensive plan was a mandated update by tim Met Council. The work being addressed at this time came fi.om a plan that was suggested by a ¢orlain developer to come forward and extend sewer and water to certain areas. That is thc reason riley are undertaking this and the public needs to understand this. Councihncmbcr Elvig stated Itc became involved with the Council for several reasons. One of thc main reasons was that hc wante~t to help steer the City into smart growth,: and getting in front of the i)rcssurc alq&] demand was o];o o£ the.issues. He thinks the feasibility study is something they have to look at. There arc oth~:r components that go with that. There are some things they already km)w regarding this issue. Thc Parks Commission has been doing a ga'eat job for years getting iclcas about parks, trails and green area, and staffhas been working on this for years. He does not think they should hold th;tt behind their back and ask what the residents want to see. Thc rcside, nts shotlid bo given some options. They need time to generate those ideas. He would agree lhat he does not want to get too fro' down the process before there is public input, and phase £our wottld I')c too l"ar, bu£ att this time they have tools they can put in place. Councilmcmbcr Co(fl~ statcd thc Met Council did not come to them and say they are going to be a clcveloping community; the City said they would like to be considered a developing community with 'l'own Cclitcr and other things coming in. The Met Council told them they see a problem with the Mt ISA I[rtc, arid they will consider the whole City as MUSA. The Met Council stated they do not have to do a completely new comprehensive plan, but rather a couple of comprehensiw.' p[ml atnendments arm a complete comprehensive plan for 2008. A fiscal impact study has bccn cto~c regarding hey, the City will look in ten years. A lot of agreements have been made. In addition, the City ha,.I the Met Council put a pipe in this area in 1978 that they are- t]Ol cVOll using thc capacity of'. The City has done a lot of things to say they want sewer and water, but very f'cw things lo get it in. If they take public input at this point half of the people (;'it3, Coun oil/May 11, 2004 Page. 29 of 36