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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />DATE: January 17, 2017 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />William S. Joyn es, Sr., City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Eric Zweber, AICP, Interim City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Higher Education Moratorium Zoning and Economic Development Study <br />Proposal <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />On October 10, 2016, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2016-008 An Interim Ordinance <br />Temporarily Prohibiting Land Use Applications and Reviews for Higher Education Uses in <br />Residential, Business, Industrial and Other Zones (moratorium). The moratorium can last up to <br />one year to prepare a study to determine the impacts and benefits from higher education land <br />uses and provide recommendations for possible Zoning Code and/or Comprehensive Plan <br />amendments regarding higher education uses. The City Council discussed at the December 19, <br />2016 Work Session that the study would involve the economic impact of higher education uses <br />within the commercial and employment zones and would be led by the Planning Commission <br />with the assistance of the Economic Development Commission. <br /> <br />Based on the direction given by the City Council, WSB and Associates has prepared a proposal <br />to conduct the planning and economic development study. The study is comprised of seven <br />components: <br />• Background gathering and analysis of the existing Campus Master Plans for the <br />University of Northwestern and Bethel University. <br />• Analysis of the Commercial and Employment Uses currently allowed in the various <br />Commercial and Industrial Zones. <br />• Analysis of the Employment and Economic Activity that results from the allowed <br />Commercial and Employment Uses. <br />• The regulation of Higher Education Uses within other communities. <br />• Analysis of existing parcels and buildings within the Commercial and Industrial zones. <br />• Preparation of a Final Report. <br />• Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan Amendments based on the Report’s <br />recommendations. <br /> <br /> AGENDA ITEM – 1C <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />