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13065 Orono Parkway PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Elk River,MN 55330
Monday, February 4, 2002 - 6:00 p.m.
Elk River City Hall
13065 Orono Parkway,
Elk River MN 55330
I, Mark Pederson, Planning Commission Chair, hereby request a special meeting of
the Planning Commission Monday, February 4, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. at the Elk River
City Hall Council Chambers, 13065 Orono Parkway, Elk River, Minnesota 55330.
The purpose of the meeting is to conduct a joint meeting with the City Council to
discuss update of the Comprehensive Plan.
IIIIn accordance with State Statute, I hereby request the city clerk to post this notice at
least three days prior to the meeting date. I further request the city clerk to notify each
member of the Planning Commission of this special meeting, in writing, at least one
day before the meeting.
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Mark Pederson Date
Planning Commission Chair
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this notice has been posted and that I have served this
notice upon the members of the Planning Commission by mail at least one day prior
to the above-called special Planning Commission meeting.
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Sandra A. Peine, City Clerk Date
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Council
Planning Commission
FROM: Michele McPherso irector of Planning
DATE: February 4, 2002
SUBJECT: Discuss Comprehensive Plan Review Process
The purpose of this memo is to outline discussion topics for the joint meeting of February 4,
2002, and to review a possible committee structure for the process.
February 4 Meeting Purpose
1111 The purpose of the joint meeting between the Planning Commission and the City Council is
to establish the common issues that are the catalyst for the review of the City's
Comprehensive Plan, most recently updated in 1995. The Planning Commission has
expressed concerns regarding mixed messages the Council may be sending regarding land
use requests,and staff would like to clearly understand the issues precipitating the need to
review the Comprehensive Plan. Some questions for the Council and the Commission to
consider are:
• What is going on in the City that you don't like and which you think that the
Comprehensive Plan would help change or correct?
• What goals in the current plan would you like to change?
• What additional issues and/or goals would you like the Comprehensive Plan to include
and address?
• What concerns do you have regarding the current guidelines within the Comprehensive
Plan?
• What would the end result of the Comprehensive Plan review be?
The Comprehensive Plan can address a number of issues including transportation,parks and
open space,pedestrian connections,utility extensions,the level of growth,housing density,
housing affordability,redevelopment of downtown, redevelopment of the gravel mining
areas, and establishing a future vision of the City. These are all issues that can be discussed
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February 4,2002
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• Specific concerns that can be expressed by the two groups will also be helpful for the
facilitator as he leads the committee through the review of the plan.
Composition of the Committee
In 1995 a steering committee was established to review the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Sixteen members of the community served on the steering committee. The Planning
Commission has suggested that a similar process be used for this review of the
Comprehensive Plan. In addition to members of the general public, the Commission
suggested two members from each of the following commissions:
City Council,
Planning Commission,
Economic Development Authority,
Housing and Redevelopment Authority,
Heritage Preservation Commission, and the
Park and Recreation Commission.
Staff would suggest that in order to keep the size of the committee at a manageable level,
that one member of each commission with alternates be identified and included on the
committee. This would provide six members from the established commissions. Staff
would also suggest members representing the Chamber of Commerce and the River's Edge
Downtown Business Association is included. We would further suggest that two to four
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members of the general public,one representing the development community,be included.
This would provide for a committee of 10 to 12 with no one group within the community
overly represented.
Staff that would support the committee and the work of the facilitator would include the
City Administrator,the City Engineer,the Utilities Manager,the Director of Economic
Development,the Planning Director,the Senior Planner,the Park Planner,and the Building
and Zoning Administrator.
Staff looks forward to the joint meeting discussion and receiving clear direction regarding
the issues to be reviewed.
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