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<br /> <br />E. City Council Update – Emily Dunsworth, Councilmember <br /> <br />Councilmember Dunsworth indicated the Council recently held an Open House at the <br />Community Center. She noted the event was recorded and could be viewed by the public. <br />She reported the Council was preparing for the 2018 election and was recruiting election <br />judges at this time. She encouraged those interested in serving as an election judge to contact <br />City Hall. She stated the billboard was approved and would be installed in the Community <br />Center parking lot. She estimated this billboard would create $80,000 in revenues for the City <br />and would provide New Brighton with another way to communicate with the public. <br /> <br />Discussion included: <br /> A Commission member requested staff look into installing signs within City parks to <br />require dog owners to keep their pets on a leash, as was required by City Ordinance. <br /> <br />VII. Business Items <br /> <br />A. Review of Draft Comprehensive Plan – Tony Paetznick, Public Safety Director <br /> <br />Director Paetznick stated the City has been working with a consultant (HKGI) on preparation <br />of the City’s update to its Comprehensive Plan. This long-range planning document is <br />mandated to be updated every ten years by the Metropolitan Council. For the last year and a <br />half, staff and HKGI have been engaging with the public and preparing updated content. This <br />effort has been termed locally as “New Brighton 2040.” The next step in the process is to <br />release the draft plan for public comment. The draft plan must be available for public <br />comment for six months and submitted to adjacent cities and affected jurisdictions. <br /> <br />Director Paetznick reported staff is requesting the Public Safety Commission review the draft <br />plan Chapter 6, Transportation, which is mostly complete but missing traffic volume analysis <br />that is currently being completed by the regional traffic planning group staff at the <br />Metropolitan Council. This is technical in nature and should not impact the public’s ability to <br />review the plan and comment. It is recommended the Public Safety Commission focus <br />review efforts on pages 2-7 and 26-27 of the attached (page numbers 6-79 to 6-84 and 6-103 <br />to 6-104) that affect the Commission’s normal business. <br /> <br />Director Paetznick explained during the months of April and May, City advisory <br />Commissions will have/have had the opportunity to review the plan. At the May 22nd City <br />Council meeting, the Council will be asked to authorize staff to release the draft <br />Comprehensive Plan to affected agencies and adjacent jurisdictions for review and comment. <br />Once released, these agencies and cities have six months to review and comment on the <br />document per Minnesota Statutes. The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to <br />review the plan and form a recommendation to the City Council in November of 2018. <br />Following the recommendation, the City Council will then hold a meeting to authorize staff <br />to distribute the plan to the Metropolitan Council by December 31st of 2018. The <br />Metropolitan Council will then review the plan, provide comments and findings back to the <br />City regarding consistency with regional system plans. The City Council will then take <br />formal action to approve the plan in first quarter of 2019. <br /> <br />Discussion included: <br /> The Commission discussed the increased level of aviation traffic over New Brighton.