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12286.2 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City AdministratorP�o '_ +'1 6iORONO DATE: December 12, 1986 SUBJECT: Administrator's Information COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS - This is to let you know that the City has put an item in the Laker and Pioneer newspaper together with the Weekly News and Sailor requesting persons interested in either the Planning Commission or Park Commission to submit their names to the City by January 5, 1987. The City will also be ascertaining the level of interest of existing commissioners in their reappointment. 9IGHWAY 12/COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROGRESS - The City has met with it's planner regarding the next step in the Highway 12 corridor study. Base,' on Council's action at your November 20th Highway 12 meeting, the Planner is working to develop the schematic zoning map and staff will be working to develop a text draft for the comprehensive zoning amendment. It is anticipated that this draft will be submitted to the Planning Commission at their January 20th meeting and will then be presented to Council at either the January 26th or February 9th Council meetings. Once the comprehensive plan amendment has been given preliminary approval by the Council it will be submitted to Metro Council and other affected jurisdictions for their review. Following their review and hopefully subsequent approval, this will then be brought back to the City Council for it's approval. It is anticipated that during the Metro Council review period that the staff will be developing the performance standards for the new zoning amendments and that the Council will have those for consideration at the same time and will be looking for final action on the comprehensive plan as reviewed by Metro Council. DEER HUNTING/HENNEPIN PARKS - As you will remember back in NaveveemEer Council gave permission to Hennepin Parks to allow for the hunting of deer on the Orono side of Baker Park. As a result of that hunt 54 deer were obtained by the hunters and the City received no complaints from the abutting property owners. It is anticipated that a request will be made again next year and the City will be reviewing any concerns or subsequent issues raised regarding this issue. TIZNN^c PIN PARKS - LAKEMINNETONKA INVOLVEMENT - The letter prepared on _ -behalf of_ the _t3ty Council was submitted to the ❑e-nepin Park's public hearing on November 25th in Wayzata. There was general support throughout all of the six public hoc -rings fur Ilenne;in Parks presence on the lake, although there were significant concerns expressed particularly by municipalities as to areas of which that presence would be felt and also the level of activity. As you may be aware the