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V104 <br /> oI <br /> To: Chair Thiesse and Planning Commission Members <br /> Dustin Rief, City Administrator "Qas H o31(" <br /> From: Jeremy Barnhart, Community Development Director <br /> Date: November 19, 2018 <br /> Subject: #LA18-44, City of Orono, 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update, <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Application Summary: After a public hearing, consider the state required comprehensive <br /> update for the 2040 Community Management Plan. <br /> Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval as drafted. <br /> Background <br /> Section 473.858 of Minnesota State law requires the submission of a comprehensive plan <br /> amendment to the Metropolitan Council (Met Council) every ten years. The last comprehensive <br /> rewrite of the Comprehensive Plan was completed in 2008. This amendment is due to the Met <br /> Council by December 31, 2018. The City of Orono calls its Comprehensive Plan a Community <br /> Management Plan. The terms are used interchangeably. <br /> This Comprehensive Plan draft was introduced to the public formally in April, 2018. This <br /> introduction included posting the draft on the cities website and an open house on May 10, <br /> 2018. The plan was also sent to area agencies and governments,who are given 6 months to <br /> review and provide comment. That comment period ended on October 29, 2018. <br /> A final public open house was held on October 25th. Open houses were selected as a way to <br /> generate comments from individuals not comfortable with speaking in front of large groups. <br /> The Planning Commission will hold a formal public hearing on Monday, November 19th <br /> The Plan amendment was developed by a committee of residents,who met monthly and guided <br /> and advised staff on changes to the plan. The committee members are: <br /> Jennifer Smiley, Resident Bob Erickson, Resident, Planning <br /> Commission <br /> Meg Cowden, Resident Dennis Libby, Resident, Planning <br /> Commission <br /> Chad Olson, Planning Commission Phil Lusardi, Resident <br /> Candice Nadler, Resident John Morast, Resident <br /> Rick Meyers, Park Commission Jan Berg, Park Commission <br /> Jon Schwingler, Planning Dennis Walsh, Mayor <br /> Commission <br />