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Brendon Slotterback June 4, 2008 Page 2 Other than these revisions, the document appears complete and consistent with the forecasts that Council staff has discussed with the City's consultant. The forecasts in Tables 1 (Population), 3 (Households), and 6 (Employment) are revisions from the System Statement forecasts and have been discussed when Council staff met with the City's consultants on February 26, 2008. Council staff will recommend that these forecasts be adopted with Metropolitan Council action on the City's Comprehensive Plan Update. Land Use (Lisa Barajas, 651-602-1895) The Land Use section of the draft Update is complete for review, but the staff offers some advisory comments to clarify the Update. The 2030 Regional Development Framework (RDF) designates the Centerville as Developing, which calls for a focus on accommodating growth, supporting centers along corridors, encouraging connected land use patterns for new development, and encouraging the development of communities where shopping, jobs, and a variety of housing choices co-exist by design. The RDF sets an overall density minimum of 3 to 5 units per acre, with higher densities in locations with convenient access to transportation corridors and with adequate sewer capacity. The draft Update describes the average or minimum densities for each residential land use designation, but it should also describe the residential density range (minimum and maximum) for all districts containing residential uses. The Update should include the minimum and maximum allowable densities in their calculations in order to better assess the community's ability to accommodate growth. The City's land use goals otherwise appear to be consistent with the Council's goals for a Developing community. Parks (Jan Youngquist, 651-602-1029) The draft Update appears complete for review purposes and conforms to the Metropolitan Council's 2030 Regional Parks Policy Plan. Council staff suggests the following minor revisions to enhance the clarity of the Update: Page 19 . The Update states that the Council requires that all regional parks have 80% of their land preserved in a natural state. This statement is true for park reserves, but not for regional parks. The word "parks" should be replaced with "park reserves" in the above statement. . The references to "Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park" should be changed to "Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve" (also on page 25). Page 76 . The Update states that Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve has an overall land area of 2,500 acres, but the park reserve actually consists of more than 4,400 acres. The acreage should be revised in the Update. . There is a reference to the "Chain of Lakes Regional Park" in the Local BicycleIPedestrian Trails section. Since the regional parks system has the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes Regional Park and the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve, the reference should be changed to "Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve" to avoid confusion. Plan Implementation (Lisa Barajas, 651-602-1895) The draft Update contains the required elements for the Plan Implementation requirements of the Metropolitan Land Planning Act. The draft Update does include the City's Official Zoning Map, but the draft Update also needs to include a brief description of the zoning districts, including allowable densities, intensity of use, and lot sizes. The draft Update provides specific changes to these official controls to implement the comprehensive plan.