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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for May 29, 2018 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2018\PC 18-006 - 2040 Comprehensive Plan Amendment\Memos_Reports_18-006 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />CONSENT ITEM – 7F <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: May 29, 2018 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Matthew Bachler, City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #18-006 <br /> Applicant: City of Arden Hills <br /> Request: 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A N/A N/A <br /> <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />Motion to approve Resolution 2018-029 Authorizing the Release of the Draft 2040 Comprehensive <br />Plan Update to Neighboring Jurisdictions and Affected Governmental Units for Review. <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Minnesota state law requires that all communities within the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area <br />update their Comprehensive Plans every ten years. The City has until December 31, 2018 to <br />complete the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update. The purpose of the Comprehensive Plan is to <br />establish the policies that guide the future physical and community development of Arden Hills. It <br />is also a reference document for the Planning Commission and City Council when evaluating <br />private development projects, and helps with the City’s budgeting process. <br /> <br />In addition to identifying local community goals, the Comprehensive Plan must reflect the adopted <br />regional policies in the Metropolitan Council’s system and policy plans. Local planning efforts are <br />linked to the larger regional infrastructure of parks and trails, road networks, and wastewater <br />infrastructure, and the City’s plan must conform to the regional vision. <br /> <br />Communities adopt different approaches to developing and implementing their Comprehensive <br />Plans. Some plans include a great amount of detail with specific implementation timelines, while