03-26-07 Item 7G, City Comp Plan Update Consulting Services

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to present findings from the Vision Workshop and review the draft vision statement. Deliverables: Thefollowing deliverables will be part of Task 3.0 o Meeting agenda and materials for the conducting of Community Workshop #1. o Draft Vision Statement '. Staff Responsibilities: o Advertising Community Workshop #1. o Assistance with preparing for, conducting and summarizing Community Workshop #1. o Preparation of meeting notes from the Planning Commission/City Council meeting. Task 4 Define Planning Issues Arden Hills will change in a number of ways over the next 10 to 20 years, even outside of the boundaries of the TCAAP property. Private redevelopment is likely to occur in certain areas, either with or without public encouragement. The Comprehensive Plan process needs to consider a broad range of changes that may occur in the next 20 years. It will also need to assess the implications that the TCAAP development will have on the remainder of the community. Task 4 is a collaborative process involving HKGi and City staff to identify future planning issues. The purpose of identifying planning issues is to establish a basis for the preparation of the various elements of the Comprehensive Plan. The definition future planning issues in Arden Hills will begin with land use. Although land use is identified as a starting point, land use considerations will integrate housing, transportation, parks, utilities and infrastructure. Subtasks that are part of Task 4 include: 4.1 Assess Future Planning Issues. HKGi will convene a half-day meeting involving City staff, HKGi and staff from Roseville and SEH as appropriate. The meeting will have two purposes. First, it will be used as a forum to assess the impacts of the development of the TCAAP site on the remainder of Arden Hills. Secondly, it will examine areas outside of the TCAAP site that are subject to potential change over the life of the Comprehensive Plan. Such sites are likely to include the Grey Fox Road industrial area, the commercial area along Lexington Avenue between Red Fox Road and County Road E and the manufactured home park north of Highway 96. Issues and directions that are identified will be compiled in a Technical Memorandum for subsequent review. 4.2 Present the Planning Issues to the Planning Commission/City Council. Meet with the Planning Commission/City Council to review identified planning issues and to seek input. 4.3 Conduct Community Workshop #2. Community workshop #2 will allow public review and comment on issues and directions that form the basis for the preparation of the draft plan. HKGi will work with the City to facilitate a discussion to review the set of assumptions to be addressed in the plan. 4.4 Meet with the Planning Commission/City Council to Review the Outcome of Community Workshop #2. Review input received at the Workshop. Modify the text and graphics contained in the Technical