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612-3386838 HOISINGTON KOEGLER 522 PI2I3 NOV 2121 '98 1121:23 E. ~ e - . Housing Plan...emphasis on creating balance and choice among housing opportunities...life-cycle housing . Sewer and water...emphasis on local and regional capacity of sewer system and on local water supply and usage. Generally, there is no capacity problem. . Park, Recreation and Open Space Plan...emphasis will be on urban neighborhood parks and large open parks for the rural area. Trail connections will also be emphasized as will the greenway idea. . Critical Area Corridor...purpose of the plan, analysis of the area, identification of the key issues, and description of how those issues should be resolved. . Economic Development...emphasis on staying competitive in the market place, business retention and expansion, redevelopment and diversity of industrylbusiness. . Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management...emphasis on the Greenway definition and how it would be implemented.....what it means...scenic roadway idea and how it would be implemented...natural resource protection tools and restoration strategies. . Public facilities...police/frre/public works...community center...city hall . Community Identity...Natural features discussion...change the name.. .implementation strategies... . Implementation Strategies...emphasis on zoning ordinance, redevelopment studies, corridor studies, and community palticipation. V. How does the plan become public policy. . Planning Commission considers comments of record submitted at the public hearing and forwards a recommendation on to the City Council. . City Council reviews recommendation and any further information submitted to City and orders plan to be submitted to the Metropolitan Council to review the plan for consistency with Metropolitan Regional Growth strategy. . Following approval by the Metropolitan Council, the plan gets adopted by the City Council as public policy.