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Discussion Notes: September 23, 1999 Council/PC Comp Plan Work Session Attendance: Staff: MPG/Gappa/Weinberger/Bottenburg Counei 1: Jabbour/Kelley/Flint/Peterson/Sansevere PC: Hawn/Smitli/Stoddard/I^indquist/Kluth/Nygard Re: Park Plan - Need to revise plan to reflect that we are not continuing the concept that our backyards are our parks...follow the definitions of active/passive/etc. per the Park Commision plan as recently revised...Council took this definite re-direction a few years ago, need to be reflected in CMP update Re: City vision for Big Island ...review how our plan matches or conflicts with LMCD plan...note that 1 lenn Parks board is split 50/50 on whether they should give their Big Island land to City Re: Housing Alternatives: Need to proactively indicate we are looking at housing alternatives, especially in the area of senior housing and assisted living Re: Density...need to avoid talking numbers where possible, talk about concepts, goals and policies ...discuss how’ density impacts School Districts' forecasting Re: City environmental philosophy...concentrate more on how what we are doing is benefiting the region and downstream Cities, not just benefiting Orono residents... Re: Consolidation prospects...discuss the relationship between Orono and Long Lake, how we are choosing to not compete with them but being complementary, in sharing of services, each providing amenities the other lacks, etc. Re: "Presentation" : We should add pictures and photos to the document whc.’e they will assist in getting our point across Re: Highway 12: need to discuss stormwater consequences of the bypass...need to document the history of the bypass (much in the same way we documented the need and planning for the Ring Route 20 years ago)...note that Met Council supported us on opposing an entrance/exit ramp in mid-bypass...'*' this an inkling that they accept the 'leapfrogging' of development past Orono?! Re: Met Council acceptance of our Philosophy: Need to identify and perhaps meet with key people who w ill review and approve the plan, bring them out and show them what Orono really is all about...we need to dispel any perception that we are using 'environment protection' as a ploy to maintain e.xclusivity Re: Commitment and integrity: W'c need to define our goals clearly in certain areas where they are weak, so that implementation of them through codes and variance/CUP/subdivision processes can be consistent and reasonable...our practices need to reflect our commitment Re: Line items: -Check out whether 25-year flushout is correct-somebody heard/read 100 years... -Miscellaneous typos and specific wording to revise in Parts 1 and II Ne.xt meeting: Dick/Barb Gabriel gone Oct. 7 - need to change to October 14;Dick gone 9-28 thru 10-10