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KEENEY MCGUIRE
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The Metropolitan Council completed the Draft Thrive MSP 2040 Comprehensive Development
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Guide for the Twin Cities metropolitan area for public comment, dated February 26, 2014; and
The Planning Commission met on March 7, 2014 to discuss the guide with comments
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forwarded to the City Council; and
The City Council finds that it is in the public interest to forward comments on the draft guide to
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the Metropolitan Council as identified in Exhibit A.
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as follows:
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1.The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2.The City Council of Prior Lake submits comments to the Metropolitan Council on the Draft Thrive MSP
2040 Comprehensive Development Guide in Exhibit A.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 14TH DAY OF APRIL 2014.
Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Soukup
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Aye
Nay
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Frank Boyles, City Manager
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Comments from the City of Prior Lake on the
Draft Thrive MSP 2040 Comprehensive Development Guide (2/26/14)
1.The document expands Metropolitan Council’s authority into areas beyond its core planning and
service functions. Examples of this include water, solar energy, climate change and poverty. It
should continue to focus and improve upon existing core competencies before considering new
areas.
2.The document provides no metrics to help further explain Metropolitan Council direction, including
when targets are met.
3.The document has no fiscal note for either the Metropolitan Council or for cities that are subject to
expansive and ongoing requirements.
4.The Emerging Suburban Edge is an accurate description of Prior Lake. However, the differences
between the Suburban Edge and the Emerging Suburban Edge are minor, resulting in a question
as to why two separate “edge” community designations are necessary.
5.If one assumes that regional investments become less as you move from the Urban Core to the
Suburban Edge, then there should not be two “edge” communities that further dilute regional
investments.
6.The three largest cities in Scott County (Shakopee, Savage, Prior Lake), work as equal partners
through SCALE on many initiatives and projects. Due to that history of cooperation, Prior Lake
views itself as more similar than different to Shakopee and Savage. However, the Metropolitan
Council’s guide separates Prior Lake from them in terms of the community classification.
7.If Prior Lake remains in the Emerging Suburban Edge category, then the average housing density
should change from 3-5 units to 3 units per net acre due to such factors as limited sewer capacity
and the extent of shoreland and riparian lots in Prior Lake.
8.With significant land holdings of SMSC in Prior Lake (and Shakopee), the city of Prior Lake works
positively with SMSC on multiple land use issues; however, the guide should give some recognition
about potential land use impacts by large institutional landowners in the Twin Cities on such things
as residential density, transportation systems and water/sewer/stormwater infrastructure.
9.Prior Lake agrees with the most recent Metropolitan Council’s 2040 forecasts for its population at
39,300 (550/year), households at 15,700 (245/year), and employment at 12,500 (160/year).
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