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Joint City Council/Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Februa~ 4, 2002 <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> · Concern with process - public input <br /> · Scope - include other plans and needs of the city such as park plan, traffic plan, <br /> pavement rehabilitation plan and strategic industrial marketing plan <br /> · Determine objectives such as affordable housing, density standards and tree <br /> preservation <br /> <br />Mayor Klinzing · Some of the growth management techniques used in the existing plan are outdated <br /> · Highest and best use of property must be identified and considered <br /> · Protect existing natural resources <br /> · Consider target population to retain the rural community mix and feel <br /> · How can the city maintain the ruralness of the community as we continue to <br /> urbanize <br /> · 10 acre minimum is an outdated growth control method and a waste of land <br /> · The need to look at a variety of housing options <br /> · Plan for strategic growth orA-1 areas <br /> · Downtown redevelopment <br /> · Mineral extraction areas should be considered <br /> · Interregional corridors (Highways 10 and 169) and how they will affect the <br /> downtown area and existing businesses <br /> <br />Councilmember Kuester · Provisions for affordable housing <br /> · Density - should be a variety <br /> · Guidelines for development and preserving trees <br /> · Traffic levels <br /> · The need to balance park plans (neighborhood parks, regional parks and trails) with <br /> a possible regional type of land use planning <br /> · Downtown area - zero setbacks for multiple use buildings, underground parking, <br /> arts center <br /> <br />Councilmember Motin · Need to tweak certain sections of the plan, some more than others <br /> · Affordable housing issue will be a concern <br /> · Need to target a maximum population level in order to control it <br /> · Transportation <br /> · Tree preservation and tree reforestation <br /> · Density - encourage growth from core village out <br /> <br />Councilmember Dietz · The plan has worked up to now and the city has followed the plan <br /> · No need to completely rewrite the plan, just review and make minor adjustments in <br /> certain areas <br /> · City should grow from the inside out to the city boundaries <br /> <br /> <br />