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. . . Page 2 Elk River Planning Commission Minutes May 31, 1988 Commissioner Olsen arrived at this time. Dick Hinkle, Chairman of the Growth Management Plan Task Force, informed the public that the Growth Management Plan Task Force has been meeting, for about 15 months, for the purpose of guiding the City growth through the development of a Growth Management Plan. The purpose of the plan is to guide the City growth from the core city outward in an orderly manner. Mr. Hinkle explained that the proposed plan is actually a continuation of the consolidation efforts which took place in the City between 1977 and 1979. He commented that he believes the Task Force has done a good job; put together a document that can be used to guide the City's future growth and development; and publicly thanked the Task Force for their voluntary efforts and time. Bob Wuornos, City Planner, reiterated the overall purpose of the plan and also discussed certain background information within the plan relating to land use and parks. Terry Maurer, City Engineer, discussed the Utilities and Transportation sections of the Growth Management plan. Steve Rohlf, Building and Zoning Administrator discussed Chapters 4, 5, & 6, pertaining to residential, commercial, and industrial land. Peter Beck, City Attorney, discussed Chapter IX of the GMP relating to implementation tools. He indicated that the Growth Management Plan would be the City's Comprehensive plan under the State Statute and would become a legally binding document. He noted that the implementation of the plan would be a two step process. The first step would be amending and rev1s1ng City ordinances while the second step would be acting consistently with the plan as the City grows. At this time, Chairman Kropuenske opened the public hearing. The following persons came forward to speak on the subject: 1) Rick Fredrickson Stated he lives in an A-1 zone designated as 10 acres in the Growth Management Plan. He indicated that he would prefer to see a 2~ or 5 acre zone minimum rather than a 10 acre zone. 2) Bill Campbell - Stated he lives on County Road #1 and questioned how the City will alleviate the cost of improvements for the people who own large areas of land. Terry Maurer indicated that a feasibility study would be done first to see if improvements are feasible. Peter Beck, City Attorney, indicated that assessments can be deferred. 3) Mike Dwyer Subdivisions area. He was Proctor Road - questioned why Ridgewood and Brentwood were not included in the medium density residential referring to the map marked 4-A in the Growth