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�-� Section 1— The Plan and the Updating Process: New information explaining the P1an and its consistencywith the revised Met Council Regional P1an. �_3 Section 2— The Land and its People: No signi�icant changes to this section in 2003. �.� Section 3— GoaLs & Policies: Minor changes in the goals & policy section wi11 occur to be consistent with recent neighborhood master plans as we11 as the revised Met Council Regional P1an and alignmentwith the 35W Coalition's strategic planningprinciples. �,S Section 4— Land Use Planning District: The Zoning Map wi11 be updated to illustrate a111and use zoning designations based on City approvals to the �irst quarter of 2004 including a spreadsheetbreakdown of each designationby area and percent of total city land area. The Existing Land Use Map wi11 be updated to illustrate a11 existing land uses, including a spreadsheetbreakdown of each designation by area and percent of total City land area as of December 31,2003. The Comprehensive P1an Future Land Use Map wi11 be updated to illustrate a11 future land use designations based on City approvals to December 31,2003 including a spreadsheetbreakdown of each designation by area and percent of total city land area. The change that occurred in this section is for Planning District 11 regarding United Properties in cooperationwith Midland Hi11s Country C1ub (southern portion of the Midland Hi11s Country C1ub) amending the land use designation from Low Density Residential(LR) to Medium Density Residential(MR) and from Go1f Course (GC) to High Density Residential(HR). � 6 Section 5— Transportation:No major changes to this section of the P1an for 2003. �.� Section 6— Housing & Neighborhood Plans: The City continued its contractwith the Housing Resource Center (HItC) in 2003 through the I-35W Coalition. This contract affords residential property owners an opportunity to seek information regarding home improvements and iinancial assistance. The new housing plan and demographic data wi11 be added as we11 as details relating to the City Housing RedevelopmentAuthority (HRA) which was established during 2002. �.� Section 7— Economic & Redevelopment Plans: This section wi11 contain building permit activity for the Year 2003. However, this information wi11 not be available untillate January 2004. A1so contained in this section are a number of redevelopmentprojects. Listed below is a progress report of those projects: Twin Lakes: The approved comprehensiveplan amendment for Twin Lakes continues to be a focal point for the community. The implementation of the US EPA grant and Metropolitan Council planning grant allowed additional regional ground water study — which has been 80% completed, �inancial evaluation, re�ined vision and design plans and Twin Lakes parkway appraisals. Staff and Council began review of the �irst redevelopmentplan within the Twin Lakes Business Park since the updated master plan was approved in 2001.The review began in 2002 and continued during 2003. �_� Section 8— EnvironmentalProtection: The Comprehensive Surface Water Management P1an is �inalized and is awaiting outside agency approval.