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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — APRIL 23, 2018 9 City Planner Baehler indicated the Council would be discussing the Comprehensive Plan in more detail at their May worksession. Councilmember Holden stated she was trying to represent her neighborhood well and believed it was in the City's best interest to review the Comprehensive Plan prior to taking action on this parcel. The motion carried 4-1 (Councilmember McClunp, opposed). B. Resolution 2018-029 — Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan City Planner Baehler stated Minnesota state law requires that all communities within the Minneapolis -St. Paul metropolitan area update their Comprehensive Plans every ten years. The City has until December 31, 2018 to complete the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update. The purpose of the Comprehensive Plan is to establish the policies that guide the future physical and community development of Arden Hills. It is also a reference document for the Planning Commission and City Council when evaluating private development projects, and helps with the City's budgeting process. Eric Zweber, WSB, explained in addition to identifying local community goals, the Comprehensive Plan must reflect the adopted regional policies in the Metropolitan Council's system and policy plans. Local planning efforts are linked to the larger regional infrastructure of parks and trails, road networks, and wastewater infrastructure, and the City's plan must conform to the regional vision. Mr. Zweber reported cornmunities adopt different approaches to developing and implementing their Comprehensive Plans. Some plans include a great amount of detail with specific implementation timelines, while other plans focus more on general goals and policies. The Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan establishes a vision for the community with supporting goals, and recognizes the need to develop specific implementation strategies after adoption. Staff provided further comment on the Comprehensive Plan Organization. Mr. Zweber stated the Comprehensive Plan update process included a significant amount of input and review from the City Council, Planning Commission, Economic Development Commission (EDC), and the Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee (PTRC). In all, the City Council held four work sessions on the Comprehensive Plan, the Planning Commission held three, the EDC two, and the PTRC one. During the update process, draft versions of the plan were provided on the City's website and a project website was set up to solicit public comments. Mr. Zweber commented the City Council last reviewed the Comprehensive Plan at their Work Session on March 19, 2018. Staff provided a summary of the changes made to the plan since the last City Council review. It was noted the Planning Commission held the required public hearing on the draft Comprehensive Plan at their meeting on April 4, 2018 and they unanimously recommended approval of the plan with no changes. No public comments were provided during the public hearing.