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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for April 23, 2018 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2018\PC 18-006 - 2040 Comprehensive Plan Amendment\Memos_Reports_18-006 <br /> <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />Chapters 4 through 13 include a general goal statement at the beginning of each chapter. The goal <br />statement is supported by background data, policies, and strategies that are designed to advance the <br />goal and the overall City vision. The appendices are primarily used for technical reports and plans <br />required by the Metropolitan Council <br /> <br /> <br />Community Involvement and Review Process <br /> <br />The Comprehensive Plan update process included a significant amount of input and review from the <br />City Council, Planning Commission, Economic Development Commission (EDC), and the Parks, <br />Trails, and Recreation Committee (PTRC). In all, the City Council held four work sessions on the <br />Comprehensive Plan, the Planning Commission held three, the EDC two, and the PTRC one. <br />During the update process, draft versions of the plan were provided on the City’s website and a <br />project website was set up to solicit public comments. <br /> <br />The City Council last reviewed the Comprehensive Plan at their Work Session on March 19, 2018. <br />The attached memo from WSB & Associates provides a summary of the change made to the plan <br />since the last City Council review. The red-lined versions of the chapters that have been updated are <br />included in Attachment C. <br /> <br /> <br />Planning Commission Recommendation and Remaining Schedule <br /> <br />The Planning Commission held the required public hearing on the draft Comprehensive Plan at their <br />meeting on April 4, 2018 and they unanimously recommended approval of the plan with no <br />changes. No public comments were provided during the public hearing. <br /> <br />Upon City Council authorization, the Comprehensive Plan will be sent to neighboring jurisdictions <br />and affected governing bodies for review. The Comprehensive Plan cannot be officially approved <br />by the City until after these entities have had an opportunity to review the draft plan and provide <br />comments. The City is required to give them up to six months to review the plan, but the reviews <br />are typically completed sooner. <br /> <br />After all of the comments are received from the other government entities, the City Council will <br />review the comments, make any final changes, and then forward the Comprehensive Plan to the <br />Metropolitan Council for review. The plan must be submitted to the Metropolitan Council by <br />December 31, 2018. <br /> <br />The Comprehensive Plan is required to conform to the system statements and regional policies set <br />by the Metropolitan Council. City st aff and consultants have made an effort to address the <br />Metropolitan Council requirements to ensure that the plan is accepted by the Metropolitan Council. <br />At this time, staff does not anticipate any problems with conforming to those requirements. A draft <br />of the Comprehensive Plan was submitted to the Metropolitan Council for preliminary review and <br />comment on March 27, 2018.