HomeMy Public PortalAbout2009-071 Resolution Adopting the City of Medina 2030 Comprehensive PlanMember Johnson introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
CITY OF MEDINA
RESOLUTION NO.2009-71
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE
CITY OF MEDINA 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WHEREAS, the city of Medina (the "City") is a municipal corporation organized and
existing under the laws of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the City has adopted a comprehensive plan pursuant to Minn. Stat. 462.355,
473.175 and 473.851 to 473.871 to regulate development and land use within the community; and
WHEREAS, the City has conducted a decennial review of its comprehensive plan, which
included the diligent participation and efforts by city residents and city officials in various open
houses and advisory panel meetings; and
WHEREAS, following this extensive public process, the City prepared an amendment to
the comprehensive plan, to be called the 2030 Comprehensive Plan (the "Plan"), pursuant to the
requirements of Minn. Stat. 473.864; and
WHEREAS, the planning commission considered the proposed Plan on December 11, 2007
and held a public hearing in which all interested persons were given an opportunity to comment;
and
WHEREAS, the city council considered the Plan at meetings on January 15, 2008 and
February 6, 2008 and on February 6, 2008 directed city staff to distribute the Plan to surrounding
jurisdictions for review and to the Metropolitan Council for informal review; and
WHEREAS, the city council reviewed comments received from surrounding jurisdictions
and the Metropolitan Council on September 16, 2008 and made certain revisions and modifications
to the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the city council authorized city staff to submit the Plan to the Metropolitan
Council on October 7, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council deemed the Plan incomplete and requested
additional information be submitted for review; and
WHEREAS, the city council made additional changes to the Plan on April 7, 2009 and
authorized city staff to resubmit the Plan to the Metropolitan Council; and
WHEREAS, the City provided additional information to the Metropolitan Council on June
16, 2009 and
WHEREAS, the Environmental and Community Development Committees of the
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Metropolitan Council reviewed and approved of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council found the Plan consistent with regional system plans
and the plans of adjacent communities and the Metropolitan Council authorized the City to put the
Plan into effect subject to implementation of certain advisory comments;
WHEREAS, the advisory comments of the Metropolitan Councils have been or will be
implemented in the following ways:
(1) References to "Metro Transit Authority" within the transportation section have been revised
to read "Metropolitan Council;"
(2) TAZ forecasts have been updated within the transportation plan as requested by Met
Council staff;
(3) The City adopted the local surface water management plan on September 15, 2009 and the
City agrees to forward the local surface water management plan and dates of watershed
approval to the Metropolitan Council;
(4) The City acknowledges that an intercommunity service agreement will need to be entered
into with the city of Corcoran and the agreement will need to be sent to the Metropolitan
Council before permits may be secured to extend sewer service to serve development in the
southwest corner of Corcoran;
(5) Within nine months, the City will adopt such official controls necessary to implement the
Plan and forward copies of such controls to the Metropolitan Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the city council of the city of Medina that the
2030 Comprehensive Plan is hereby adopted and city staff and officials are authorized and directed
to take necessary actions to implement the Plan.
BE IT HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED that the city council express its gratitude to those
persons involved in the process of creating the 2030 Comprehensive Plan.
Dated: November 17, 2009.
T.M. Crosby, Jr., Mayor
ATTEST:
Chad M. Adams, City Administrator -Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Siitari and
upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Johnson, Siitari, Crosby, Smith
And the following voted against same: (Absent: Weir)
None
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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