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still be made up until the Plan is formally adopted. Once the Plan is adopted, the Plan can still be amended; however, it may require Metropolitan Council approval. The full draft Plan and maps were uploaded to the City's website on June 9, and it will remain there through the end of this year. If edits or corrections are made, the website will be updated. The Comprehensive Plan can be viewed at www.ci.arden-hills.mn.us/compplan. Implernen tation While preparing the Comprehensive Plan is a formidable task, it is only a step in the comprehensive planning process. After the Plan is officially adopted, the City must focus on implementation. Implementing the Comprehensive Plan will require coordination between City departments, direction from the City Council, and efforts from the various commissions and committees. The Planning Commission; Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee; Economic Development Commission; and the other City committees/commissions will almost certainly have a role. It must be everyone's goal to not let the Comprehensive Plan become an unused document. It is important to remember that while a Comprehensive Plan is meant to take a long-term look at the community, it is not a static document. The City should work to implement the Comprehensive Plan over time; however, this Plan does preclude exploring new projects, goals, policies, priorities, and. strategies in the future if new opportunities or issues arise. Upon official adoption, the City is technically required to amend the official controls (i.e. zoning, subdivision, and other ordinances) within nine months to bring the City ordinances into conformance with the Comprehensive Plan. While a few tweaks may be needed, significant changes to the zoning and subdivision ordinances are not anticipated to be needed because there are no significant land use changes south of Highways 10 and 96. However, the City may want to consider changes beyond what is required in order to make more effective and responsive ordinances. When a final plan is selected for the TCAAP property, the Comprehensive Plan will need to be amended to reflect the details of the TCAAP plan. Planum!! Commission Recommendation and Review Schedule 'The Planning Commission reviewed the draft Comprehensive Plan at their meeting on July 2, 2008, and they are unanimously recommending approval of the Plan. The Planning Commission provided a few minor edits to the draft Plan, which have been incorporated into the document. Upon City Council authorization, the Plan will be forwarded to the adjacent cities, Ramsey County, the school districts, and the Rice Creek Watershed District for review. The Comprehensive Plan cannot be officially approved by the City or sent to the Metropolitan Council until after these government entities have had a chance to review the draft Comprehensive Plan and provide City of Arden Hills City Council Meetingfor July 14, 2008 \ \Metro-inet_us\ardenhills\PlaJ:lning\Comprehensive PlanWemosl071408 - CC Report - 2030 Comp Plan Update.doc Page 4 of6