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<br />--~( <br />l! <br />tIi~ <br /> <br />, <br /> <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />River <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />PAT KLAERS, CITY ADMINISTRATOR <br />STEVE ACH, CITY PLANNER~~ <br /> <br />DATE: AUGUST 26, 1993 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: PLANNING INTERN <br /> <br />Over the past two months, I have developed a comfortable <br />understanding of the administrative and planning process as <br />well as time and effort needed to complete necessary tasks. I <br />believe there are some changes that can be made within the <br />department which would improve the efficiency of delivering <br />planning services to the residents and development community. <br />Some changes have been made and others will be implemented over <br />the upcoming months. Most of the changes are organizational or <br />procedural, nevertheless, will help improve the efficiency of <br />the department. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />As I suspected, Elk River is going to experience a lot of <br />development pressure. The development interest is not of one <br />variety, rather spans the entire gamut from residential and <br />commercial to planning industrial parks. I have received a lot <br />of calls from interested developers, business owners and <br />realtors expressing an interest to develop in Elk River. <br /> <br />All this development activity, coupled with the important task <br />of updating the Growth Management Plan, brings me to my request <br />for including a planning intern in the 1994 budget. The <br />objective in hiring an intern would be to free-up some of my <br />time to concentrate on the Growth Management Plan and other <br />"big picture" planning issues that face the City. The <br />following are tasks that I perceive could be performed by an <br />intern: <br /> <br />Answering general questions from residents regarding <br />zoning and land use issues (i.e., setbacks) <br /> <br />Prepare maps and other graphics for presentation at <br />the Planning Commission and City Council meetings. <br />With the possibility of City Council and Planning <br />Commission meetings being broadcast on cable, quality <br />exhibits are important. <br /> <br />Conduct surveys of other communities and/or perform <br />research for various code amendments and other issues <br />as directed by the Planning Commission and/or City <br />Council. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Assist with organizing <br />information system for <br />researching information. <br /> <br />an efficient management <br />tracking projects and <br /> <br />P.O. Box 490 · 13065 Orono Parkway · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />