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Public Hearin None. November 27, 2018 Page 3 of 6 Public [[_earine Council Business 1. Resolution to Authorize Forwarding the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Final Draft to the Met Council for consideration upon completion of adjacent jurisdiction reviews. Motion by Councilmember Jacobsen, seconded by Councilmember Burg to adopt a Resolution authorizing submittal of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan to the Metropolitan Council for final examination. City Manager Lotter indicated every ten years the City has to engage in updating its Comprehensive Plan. The City has been actively engaging the public to gain feedback on parks, streets and other City functions. He reported Laura Chamberlain from HKGi would be presenting this item to the Council. Laura Chamberlain, HKGi, reported she began work on the City's 2040 Comprehensive Plan in 2016. The process that was followed for community engagement was described along with the City's goals and vision. The changes that were made to the plan since 2030 were discussed. She explained in May of 2018 the City Council approved the distribution of the New Brighton 2040, the City's Comprehensive Plan Update to adjacent and affected jurisdictions for six months of review that ended on November 23, 2018. The City of New Brighton has received comments from a handful of adjacent communities, counties, and state agencies, and most of the comments have been technical in nature, requiring minor changes. In addition to the comments from adjacent and affected jurisdictions, the City also received preliminary review from the Metropolitan Council, who assessed the draft plan for completeness and consistency with Council regional policies. Ms. Chamberlain stated the 2040 Comprehensive Plan has been revised to respond to the comments received. A table was reviewed to review the changes made identifying the agency/organization who made the comment, the comment itself, and how the proposed response to the comment. The draft of the revised 2040 Comprehensive Plan has been posted on the City's website. In general, there has not been substantive change to the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. In responding to comments received there were no changes to land use guidance. Most of the technical changes were focused on Land Use, Housing, Transportation, and Parks and Open Space. Ms. Chamberlains explained the Planning Commission held a public hearing on a draft of the plan at the October 16, 2018 meeting. There were no members of the public present for the public hearing; however, the City received public comments from the All Parks Alliance for Change prior to the meeting. The Planning Commission recommended that the City Council submit the updated draft to the Metropolitan Council, and include any additional technical changes as identified by staff. Since the public hearing, the following changes have been made to the draft: - Additional information on housing tools added - Timing (On -Going, Near Term [0-5 years], Long Term [5+ years]) added to implementation items - Inflow & Infiltration mitigation estimates updated Ms. Chamberlain requested the City Council consider submittal of the Comprehensive Plan Draft, with the addition of appendices, to the Metropolitan Council for official review. Mayor Johnson asked if the City's draft Comprehensive Plan was available on the City's website. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola reported this information was Council Business 1. Resolution to Authorize Forwarding the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Final Draft to the Met Council for consideration upon completion of adjacent jurisdiction reviews.