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Home My WebLink About5A Comprehensive Plan Discussion Report 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 AGENDA #: 5A PREPARED BY: DAN ROGNESS, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR PRESENTED BY: DAN ROGNESS AGENDA ITEM: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DISCUSSION DISCUSSION: Introduction City staff will continue to present information on the 2030 and 2040 Comprehen- sive Plans. The City is required to submit a 2040 Plan to the Metropolitan Coun- cil by the end of 2018 for its review and approval. History The City Council authorized the start of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan update process in 2016 with most to be completed in 2017. Since the Land Use Element of the plan is key to establishing other elements of the plan (i.e., sewer, water, and transportation), staff will update this part of the plan first beginning in 2016. Current Circumstances Staff will continue discussion on the following two items: 1. Downtown Tour. The Commissioners should provide their thoughts and conclusions regarding the downtown tour of Chaska and Excelsior. A start of some notes by staff is provided in Attachment 1. 2. Timeline. Staff will present a revised timeline for what to expect for the planning process through the remainder of 2016 and into 2017 (see At- tachment 2) 3. Public Engagement. Staff will review some preliminary public engage- ment ideas with the Commission based on a recent panel discussion hosted by the Met Council. They distributed a worksheet that is pro- vided as Attachment 3. 4. Public Uses. Staff would like to start a discussion on the appropriate types of land uses for public uses, such as parks, open space, schools, city facilities and golf courses. ISSUES: Conclusion City Staff will continue to discuss the Land Use Element for the updated 2040 Comprehensive Plan with the Planning Commission during 2016. None ALTERNATIVES: Discussion Only RECOMMENDED MOTIONS: N/A 2 ATTACHMENTS: 1. Staff notes from downtown tour of Chaska and Excelsior 2. 2040 Comprehensive Plan Timeline (updated 8/13/16) 3. Project Engagement Planning Worksheet, Met Council Downtown Tour – Chaska and Excelsior On September 6, the full five members of the Prior Lake Planning Commission, along with Dan Rogness, met with City staff of Chaska and Excelsior for one hour each. In Chaska, a presentation and discussion was held in a conference room at City Hall. In Excelsior, staff led a walking tour presentation of their downtown. A few summary points are below, which will be expanded upon at the EDA meeting: 1. Chaska’s CD Director has a view of successful and thriving downtowns whereby they have at least one of these three ingredients … connection to a college or university; part of a recreation or entertainment focus; or surrounded by wealthy spenders. Chaska is trying harder to make more direct transportation connections between its downtown and its newer neighborhoods to the northwest with high valued homes. 2. Chaska is spending $28 million on a new streetscape plan that even includes the installation of old brick pavers from St. Paul on 2-3 blocks of streets around the central park area. All improvements are resulting in a more walkable downtown, which has a county and state highway intersecting it on the norther side. 3. Chaska has seen tremendous success by building and managing the curling center, built as part of the renovation of Firemen’s Park in the downtown area, which also has the Crooked Pint Ale House. 4. Excelsior has seen significant redevelopment and building renovations by local builders/developers without City assistance. The City has changed from it being a sleepy place to one that has lots of market demand for businesses downtown, primarily retail and restaurants. It has Excelsior Brewing Company located downtown, but the big draw is its proximity to Lake Minnetonka. 5. Much of Excelsior’s downtown area is within a certified historic district, which requires all exterior changes to be approved by its HPC. The city’s guidelines do not allow building to exceed two stories, or 25 feet. 6. New row house style housing units have been constructed recently in downtown Excelsior. The surrounding single family housing is to be preserved rather than redeveloped. 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE PROCESS Timeline – Updated 9/13/16 City of Prior Lake Monday, August 15, 2016 PC reviews residential land use and densities to meet 2040 forecast, and affordable housing needs; EDA reviews commercial/industrial land uses Tuesday, September 6, 2016 PC and EDA tours the downtowns of Chaska and Excelsior (3:30 p.m. start) Monday, September 19, 2016 PC discusses a public engagement plan outline, and it discusses public spaces (i.e., parks, open space, institutions, golf courses, etc.) Monday, October 3, 2016 Meeting canceled; no Comp Plan discussion Monday, October 10, 2016 City Council and PC review the 2016 Maxfield study on housing demand for PL at a CC Work Session (5:00 – 6:45 p.m.) Monday, October 17, 2016 PC and EDA discuss results of the Maxfield Research housing study in light of their impact of future residential land uses and densities. Monday, November 7, 2016 Staff update to the PC on an RFP process to select a consultant for land use and housing sections in the Comp Plan (City Council to make selection on 11/14) Monday, November 21, 2016 No Comp Plan discussion Monday, December 5, 2016 PC meets with consultant to review schedule for 2017; review rough-draft land use and housing plans, and a public engagement plan Monday, December 19, 2016 No Comp Plan discussion January, 2017 Public Works and Engineering Departments complete RFPs for Transportation Plan, Parks & Trails Plan, Water Resources Plan February, 2017 2040 Strategic Plan public meeting; public engagement on land use plan March, 2017 Public engagement follow-up; consultant(s) selected by Public Works April, 2017 Draft planning work underway; joint planning with PLSLWD May, 2017 Draft planning work underway; joint planning with PLSLWD June, 2017 Draft planning work underway July, 2017 Final draft planning work being completed August, 2017 Final draft planning work being completed; public engagement review process September, 2017 Deadline for completion of all chapters of the 2040 Plan update October, 2017 PC reviews final draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan update (all chapters) November, 2017 PC reviews final draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan update (all chapters) December, 2017 City Council approves a public hearing date in early 2018 for the 2040 Comprehensive Plan; send out for jurisdiction reviews; submit to the Met Council for review by 3/31/18.