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Nowthen City Council meeting, March 26, 2018

City Council

Monday, March 26, 2018

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A joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 to continue discussion of the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update, focusing on a Met Council grant midpoint check-in, the 2040 land use map, whether to keep the frontage road plan, park and trail plan changes, community perspectives, and goals/policies.

What was on the agenda

7 items as recorded in the packet, each with a short summary of what was at issue.

  1. 1Joint meeting scheduled: 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update discussion

    A joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM to continue discussion of various aspects of the City's 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update.

    The packet shows that a joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM for the Mayor and City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission to continue work on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update. The listed priorities for the discussion included scheduling a Metropolitan Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in, reviewing changes to the 2040 Land Use Map (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas and resident feedback), deciding whether to keep/amend/remove the frontage road plan, reviewing Park & Recreation Committee recommendations for the Park and Trail Plan, updating the plan’s community perspectives (including the City’s stance on the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan), and considering any changes to goals and policies.

    minutes not available in this bundle

    • 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update
    Outcome unrecorded
    p. 1City Council Meeting — 2018-03-26 CompMtg Pkt reduced (2018-03-26)A joint meeting has been scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM to continue discussion of various aspects of the City's 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update.

  2. 1aSchedule Met Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in meeting

    Discuss who wants to attend and possible dates for a midpoint check-in with a Metropolitan Council representative as part of the Planning Assistance Grant process.

    The packet shows that a joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM for the Mayor and City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission to continue work on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update. The listed priorities for the discussion included scheduling a Metropolitan Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in, reviewing changes to the 2040 Land Use Map (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas and resident feedback), deciding whether to keep/amend/remove the frontage road plan, reviewing Park & Recreation Committee recommendations for the Park and Trail Plan, updating the plan’s community perspectives (including the City’s stance on the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan), and considering any changes to goals and policies.

    minutes not available in this bundle

    • 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update
    • Met Council Planning Assistance Grant
    Outcome unrecorded
    PDFCity Council Meeting — 2018-03-26 CompMtg Pkt reduced (2018-03-26)1. Schedule a mid-point check-in meeting with Met Council Representative - see attached email and discuss who wants to attend and possible dates.p. 3City Council Meeting — 2018-03-26 CompMtg Pkt reduced (2018-03-26)I'm writing to you because I have not heard from you regarding a Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in meeting. Part of the grant administration process includes a midpoint check-in with Council staff, scheduled at your convenience.p. 3City Council Meeting — 2018-03-26 CompMtg Pkt reduced (2018-03-26)For information, the final payment of the grant is dispersed when the Plan is authorized by the Metropolitan Council for local adoption. In order to facilitate the latter requirement, a midpoint check-in is required, and a completed Midpoint Report (which we provide) must be completed and uploaded into WebGrants.

  3. 1b2040 Land Use Map changes (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas)

    Review the 2040 Land Use Map for changes such as expansion of commercial/industrial areas, and consider resident feedback from the January 2018 meeting.

    The packet shows that a joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM for the Mayor and City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission to continue work on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update. The listed priorities for the discussion included scheduling a Metropolitan Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in, reviewing changes to the 2040 Land Use Map (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas and resident feedback), deciding whether to keep/amend/remove the frontage road plan, reviewing Park & Recreation Committee recommendations for the Park and Trail Plan, updating the plan’s community perspectives (including the City’s stance on the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan), and considering any changes to goals and policies.

    minutes not available in this bundle

    • 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update
    • 2040 Land Use Map
    Outcome unrecorded
    PDFCity Council Meeting — 2018-03-26 CompMtg Pkt reduced (2018-03-26)2. 2040 Land Use Map - showing any changes, expansion of commercial/industrial areas, etc. Feedback from residents (at the meeting in January 2018) has been attached.p. 4City Council Meeting — 2018-03-26 CompMtg Pkt reduced (2018-03-26)POSSIBLE COMM./LIGHT MFG. EXPANSION AREAS (to be discussed at an Open House on 1/8/18)p. 8City Council Meeting — 2018-03-26 CompMtg Pkt reduced (2018-03-26)2040 LAND USE PLAN (DRAFT - 3/16/18)

  4. 1cFrontage Road Plan: keep, amend, or remove from the Comprehensive Plan

    Discuss whether the Frontage Road Plan should remain in the Comprehensive Plan, be amended, or removed; memorandum notes seven quadrants currently part of the Comprehensive Plan.

    The packet shows that a joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM for the Mayor and City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission to continue work on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update. The listed priorities for the discussion included scheduling a Metropolitan Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in, reviewing changes to the 2040 Land Use Map (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas and resident feedback), deciding whether to keep/amend/remove the frontage road plan, reviewing Park & Recreation Committee recommendations for the Park and Trail Plan, updating the plan’s community perspectives (including the City’s stance on the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan), and considering any changes to goals and policies.

    The packet included an email discussing the City’s frontage road plan within the Comprehensive Plan and referenced an April 2016 City Council vote to discontinue the use of the Conceptual Frontage Road Plan and have it removed from the Comprehensive Plan when updated. The email states the City did not complete the formal statutory amendment process at that time (aside from an amendment removing “Quadrant Two”), and asserts the frontage road plan remains in effect until the current council sends a revised comprehensive plan to the Metropolitan Council for review and the Council agrees to the amendment.

    minutes not available in this bundle

    • 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update
    • Frontage Road Plan
    Outcome unrecorded
    PDFCity Council Meeting — 2018-03-26 CompMtg Pkt reduced (2018-03-26)3. Frontage Road Plan - should the Frontage Road Plan be kept as part of the Comprehensive Plan, amended or removed? There are seven quadrants currently part of the Comprehensive Plan.p. 12City Council Meeting — 2018-03-26 CompMtg Pkt reduced (2018-03-26)According to your email, in April of 2016 the City Council voted to remove the frontage road plan from the 2018 Comprehensive Plan when it is updated this year. According to the minutes, the motion adopted stated:

  5. 1dPark and Trail Plan changes recommended by Park & Recreation Committee

    Review changes recommended by the Park & Recreation Committee, including updates discussed at the 2/14/18 meeting and five focus areas.

    The packet shows that a joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM for the Mayor and City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission to continue work on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update. The listed priorities for the discussion included scheduling a Metropolitan Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in, reviewing changes to the 2040 Land Use Map (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas and resident feedback), deciding whether to keep/amend/remove the frontage road plan, reviewing Park & Recreation Committee recommendations for the Park and Trail Plan, updating the plan’s community perspectives (including the City’s stance on the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan), and considering any changes to goals and policies.

    The packet included a memo summarizing the Park & Recreation Committee’s February 14, 2018 discussion of the Park & Trail Plan map and listing updates such as removing the DNR’s Bearman Wildlife Management Area after its 2017 sale, modifying a planned trail segment near Ford Brook due to development and cost constraints, adding a search area near the Kern Conservation Area, removing trails shown in Bailey Estates, and identifying five focus areas for the next 10 years including lake access near Burns Lake, access to Ford Brook, connection/expansion opportunities near Morton Farm Preserve, and two possible active park areas (Benjamin Lake/Southeast area and Southwest/190th Avenue).

    minutes not available in this bundle

    • 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update
    • Park and Trail Plan
    Outcome unrecorded
    PDFCity Council Meeting — 2018-03-26 CompMtg Pkt reduced (2018-03-26)4. Park and Trail Plan - review changes recommended by Park & Recreation Committee.p. 21City Council Meeting — 2018-03-26 CompMtg Pkt reduced (2018-03-26)The Park & Recreation Committee met on February 14, 2018 to discuss the Park & Trail Plan Map as is contained in the City's Comprehensive Plan to determine whether any changes should be made as part of the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update.p. 22City Council Meeting — 2018-03-26 CompMtg Pkt reduced (2018-03-26)Five Focus Areas. The Park and Recreation Committee identified five areas of focus related to the Park & Trail Plan that they wish to recommend the City Council concentrate upon in the next 10 years or as subdivision/development in these areas occurs:

  6. 1eCommunity Perspectives updates (including Diversified Rural designation stance)

    Discuss whether local perspectives have changed and amend regional perspectives due to the City's stance regarding the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan, requiring documentation and explanation.

    The packet shows that a joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM for the Mayor and City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission to continue work on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update. The listed priorities for the discussion included scheduling a Metropolitan Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in, reviewing changes to the 2040 Land Use Map (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas and resident feedback), deciding whether to keep/amend/remove the frontage road plan, reviewing Park & Recreation Committee recommendations for the Park and Trail Plan, updating the plan’s community perspectives (including the City’s stance on the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan), and considering any changes to goals and policies.

    minutes not available in this bundle

    • 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update
    • Community Perspectives
    • Diversified Rural designation
    Outcome unrecorded
    PDFCity Council Meeting — 2018-03-26 CompMtg Pkt reduced (2018-03-26)5. Community Perspectives - changes in local perspectives? Regional perspectives will obviously need amending in light of the City's stance regarding the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan. Because this action is not consistent with regional policies, there will need to be an in-d…p. 25City Council Meeting — 2018-03-26 CompMtg Pkt reduced (2018-03-26)In September 2005, the Metropolitan Council issued System Statements to Nowthen (then Burns Township) outlining the regional requirements for the 2009 Nowthen Comprehensive Plan consistent with the 2030 Regional Development Framework. Most significant of these is designation of Nowthen as a Diversified Rural community …

  7. 1fGoals & Policies changes

    Discuss whether overall goals or policies should be changed as part of the update.

    The packet shows that a joint meeting was scheduled for March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM for the Mayor and City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission to continue work on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update. The listed priorities for the discussion included scheduling a Metropolitan Council Planning Assistance Grant midpoint check-in, reviewing changes to the 2040 Land Use Map (including possible commercial/light manufacturing expansion areas and resident feedback), deciding whether to keep/amend/remove the frontage road plan, reviewing Park & Recreation Committee recommendations for the Park and Trail Plan, updating the plan’s community perspectives (including the City’s stance on the Diversified Rural designation and its removal from the 2040 Land Use Plan), and considering any changes to goals and policies.

    minutes not available in this bundle

    • 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update
    • Goals and Policies
    Outcome unrecorded
    p. 2City Council Meeting — 2018-03-26 CompMtg Pkt reduced (2018-03-26)Goals & Policies - changes to overall goals or policies? C: Corrie LaDoucer, City Clerk <table> <tr> <td>From:</td> <td>Wojchik, Eric &lt;Eric.Wojchik@metc.state.mn.us&gt;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sent:</td> <td>Frid

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