Receive update on Comprehensive Plan Amendment Discussions

The purpose of this discussion to consider withdrawing the current Comprehensive Plan Amendment request with the Metropolitan Council, with the intent to bring back a revised Amendment in the near future.  At the May 1, 2012 HRA Work Session, Staff reviewed preliminary Metropolitan Council comments on the current Comprehensive Plan Amendment the City approved, subject to Metropolitan Council approval. Discussion has centered around the number of forecasted households. Direction from the HRA was to re-evaluate the household forecasts and provide potential solutions to attempt to address, at least in part, Metropolitan Council concerns.

Following that discussion, Staff contacted the Metropolitan Council to review the comments and City strategy. It appeared to be a positive discussion. Staff noted that the City desires additional time to re-assess and re-evaluate the impacts of a change to forecasts, as well as reviewing the previous methodology to see if there are actually any impacts to the previous forecasts within The COR boundary.

The recommendation is to withdraw the current Amendment, and bring back a revised Amendment in the near future to allow sufficient time for Staff to re-evaulate forecasts and potential outcomes of those forecasts. The current TOD Grant recommendations will be held until the Comprehensive Plan Amendment is resolved.

Staff recommends withdrawing the current Comprehensive Plan Amendment, with the intent to bring back a revised Amendment in the near future based on recent discussions.

The Amendment is being handled as part of regular Staff duties.

Motion to adopt the resolution withdrawing the current Comprehensive Plan Amendment, with the intent to bring back a revised Amendment in the near future based on recent discussions