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Community Assets & <br /> Development Department <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: March 30, 2018 <br /> <br />TO: Economic Development Commission <br /> <br />FROM: Janice Gundlach, Asst. Director of Community Assets & Development/Planning Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan Update – Housing & Economic Development Chapter <br /> <br />Attached is the most recent version of the Housing & Economic Development Chapter of the <br />Comprehensive Plan. The Commission has conducted several meetings on the Comprehensive Plan <br />update process, and this chapter reflects the study areas this commission is responsible for overseeing. <br /> <br />Much of this chapter, especially the housing content, is existing content from the current Comprehensive <br />Plan. This has been updated to reflect changes that have occurred since the last update, the Commission’s <br />discussion related to the Council’s strategic priority, and various elements required by the Metropolitan <br />Council. <br /> <br />Additionally, more thorough economic development content has been included in this chapter, again to <br />reflect the Commission’s discussions related to the Council’s strategic priority. The Implementation Tools <br />towards the end of this chapter, related to economic development, will be better defined in the coming <br />week by HKGI. The City’s Comprehensive Plan consultant, HKGI, will be finalizing this section by the end <br />of April. <br /> <br />Staff is asking the Commission to review this information and provide comment. Comments will be <br />incorporated into the final draft. The final draft will be presented to Council on April 24th, at which time <br />the entire plan will be release for the mandatory six-month comment period. Before final adoption <br />towards the end of 2018, the Commission will likely review this chapter one last time. <br />