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tervi{{e 'Esta6fislid 1857 1880 ~ain $tnd, Centervilk, 9d!N S5038 651-429-J232 or'F~ 651-429-8629 February 14, 2008 DRAFT Mr. Bob Mazanec Metropolitan Council 390 N. Robert St. St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Dear Mr. Mazanec: Introduction The City of Centerville is seeking an update to the Met Council 2030 forecasts for households, population, and employment. The City has developed a plan that achieves Met Council policy objectives outlined in the Regiooal Developmeot Framework. The plan includes a variety of housing options, locates high density housipg along transportation corridors, protects natural resources areas, establishes an efficient land use pattern to connect housing, jobs, and retail, and achieves the Met Council density guideline of 3.0 units per net acre. However, to achieve the City's objectives, including the development of a high-density, mixed-use downtown and a sustainable population of over 5,000, the Comprehensive Plan needs to identify areas suitable for more intense development. This new plan increased the number of projected households for the City of Ceoterville. Therefore the City of Ceoterville is requesting that the Met Council increase its forecasts to allow the City to plan flexibly and efficiently for future growth. Background The City of Centerville has been working over the past few months with the Planning Commission and City Council to develop a draft future land use to guide growth to 2030. Part of this effort includes incorporating the final Downtown master plan which was completed as part of a separate planning effort. This plan includes the addition of roughly 370 new units in a mixed- use downtown setting that also include retail and office uses. The goals, plans and design framework for the new downtown can be found on the City's website, www.centervillemn.com. During a goal-setting exercise conducted as part of the Comprehensive Plan update, the Planning Commission and City Council ideotmed the developmeot of a vibrant, mixed-nse downtown as a key goal to guide the developmeot of land use alternatives. The Syst\:m Statemeot for Centerville was issued prior to the completion of the Downtown Master Plan and therefore likely does not reflect this change in planned land use. Another goal identified during the plan update is a sustainable population over 5,000. The City desires to reach and or exceed this population goal in order receive Minnesota State Aid for roadway projects and other benefits a City of this population may be eligible for. This effort provides the City greater ability to serve not only existing residents but future residents with additional funds to complete necessary projects. A number of land nse alternatives were -53-