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Comprehensive Plan Update <br />Minutes – Wednesday, June 28, 2017 <br />Page 6 <br />Member Sarby pointed out except for Neighborhood Center, all the titles include <br />229 <br />the words “mixed use”. He suggested it be called Neighborhood Mixed Use. <br />230 <br />231 <br />Ms. Perdu moved the discussion to the four types of employment districts. She <br />232 <br />reported the Low-Intensity Employment districtincludes single office buildings, <br />233 <br />the Employment Centerincludes business parks, and aside for some changes to <br />234 <br />transportation descriptions, there were no changes to Industrial and Institutional. <br />235 <br />236 <br />Member Kimble commented she struggles with the term Low-Intensity <br />237 <br />Employment since there can be quite a few employees in a single office. <br />238 <br />239 <br />Ms. Perdu commented they will work on a new name. <br />240 <br />241 <br />Chair Murphy referred to Industrial, inquired what type of laboratory would be <br />242 <br />included in that use, and questionedthe term “freight connections” under <br />243 <br />transportation considerations.He suggested they use the term “rail connections.” <br />244 <br />245 <br />Ms. Perdu stated that word “laboratory” was carried over from the previous plan <br />246 <br />and she did not have any specific intent for it. She agreed it could be located in <br />247 <br />other areas, and will delete it. Regarding freight connections, this descriptionwill <br />248 <br />be linked with the City’s Transportation Plan that includes a freight element. Ms. <br />249 <br />Perdurequested the Commission give her additionalchanges in wording after the <br />250 <br />meeting, or email them to Mr. Lloyd. <br />251 <br />252 <br />Member Gitzen inquired if self-driving cars are incorporated into this plan. It has <br />253 <br />been reported that in 10 to 20 years, parking lots and garages will be obsolete. <br />254 <br />255 <br />Member Kimble inquired if something should be included acknowledging this <br />256 <br />possibility. <br />257 <br />258 <br />Mr. Lloyd stated there are petroleum storage facilities are in town that may not be <br />259 <br />needed, but could still be used for industrial purposes. He inquired if they should <br />260 <br />consider a policy that if gas stations start to close, the City will step in to help <br />261 <br />develop that site so there are not gas stations sitting empty oncorners. <br />262 <br />263 <br />Member Bull agreed they will see a movement to smaller and self-driving <br />264 <br />vehicles, but not the obsolescence of gas stations in this timeframe. The roadway <br />265 <br />structure and infrastructure will begin to change dramatically with these <br />266 <br />forecasted changes. <br />267 <br />268 <br />b.Future Land Use Map <br />269 <br />Discussion of overall future land use map as updated with new land use <br />270 <br />designations based on previous discussion, how land use designations affect (and <br />271 <br />are affected by) certain Metropolitan Council requirements, and potential <br />272 <br />development/redevelopment areas, in general, as well as deeper discussion of <br />273 <br />select “special study areas” <br />274 <br />275 <br /> <br />