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RESOLUTION 24-059 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO REPLACE CHAPTER 6, PARKS AND TRAILS, WITH A REVISED CHAPTER 6, PARK AND TRAIL SYSTEM PLAN Motion By: BRAID Second By: CHURCHILL
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Minnesota Statutes section 473.864 requires each local governmental unit to review and, if necessary, amend its entire comprehensive plan and its fiscal devices and official controls at least once every ten years to ensure its comprehensive plan conforms to metropolitan system plans and ensure its fiscal devices and official controls do not conflict with the comprehensive plan or permit activities that conflict with metropolitan system plans; and the City Council adopted the 2040 Comprehensive Plan on June 1, 2020, which includes chapters related to goals & policies; land use; housing; transportation; parks and trails; surface water; wastewater; water supply; economic competitiveness;
resilience; and implementation; and an update to the Parks and Trails Chapter was anticipated when the 2040
Comprehensive Plan was adopted. The beginning of Chapter 6, Parks and Trails, currently states, “Following is an update to the Parks and Trails chapter of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. In July 2018, the City of Prior Lake entered into a contract with
WSB to complete a park master plan document. WSB will be reviewing existing
documents, evaluating community demographic trends, updating park inventory, level of service evaluation, park and recreation goals and strategies, identification of
facility improvements, identification of trail gaps, implementation, final document and
stakeholder engagement. Once the Park Master Plan is completed, it is the intent of the City of Prior Lake to update this chapter of the Comprehensive Plan with the new
Park Master Plan document.”; and
the Parks and Trails System Plan has been finalized and was adopted by the Prior Lake City Council on March 12, 2024; and the Prior Lake Park and Trail System Plan is a strategic and comprehensive master planning document that is meant to provide an overall community vision for the parks, trails, and recreation for the City of Prior Lake for the next 20 years; and
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 473.858, the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment was submitted to adjacent governmental units and affected special
districts and school districts for review and comment on March 6, 2024; and the Prior Lake Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on May 13, 2024
and recommended City Council approval of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan amendment to replace the current Chapter 6, Parks and Trails, with the revised Chapter 6, Park and Trail System Plan; and
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on June 11, 2024, the Prior Lake City Council reviewed and approved the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein. 2. The City Council approves an amendment to the City of Prior Lake 2040 Comprehensive Plan to replace Chapter 6, Parks and Trails, with a revised Chapter 6, Park and Trail System Plan. 3. The City Manager is directed to distribute said Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Metropolitan Council for review pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 473.864. Passed and adopted by the Prior Lake City Council this 11th day of June 2024. VOTE Briggs Braid Burkart Churchill Lake
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Jason Wedel, City Manager