2017-10-11 Planning Comm Agenda Packet Special MeetingCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING - WORKSHOP
October 11, 2017 – 7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
Mendota Heights City Hall
1101 Victoria Curve
Mendota Heights MN 55118
[Please note this meeting will not be televised]
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Mendota Heights 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update – Issues, Visions & Goals
4. Adjourn
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MEMORANDUM
Date: September 26, 2017
To: Mendota Heights Planning Commission
From: Phil Carlson, AICP, Consulting Planner
Re: Mendota Heights 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update – Vision & Goals
Last spring we updated the Planning Commission on the Comp Plan process and are now ready
to get to the Goals & Vision phase of review and decisions on the Plan.
Process
The process for the next phases of the Comp Plan update is shown in the table on the next
page, with specific dates where we know them. This September 26 meeting is outlined in bold.
We anticipate three meetings with the Planning Commission to review Vision, Goals, and
Policies:
• Tuesday, September 26 (regular Planning Commission meeting)
• Wednesday, October 11(special Planning Commission meeting)
• Tuesday, October 24 (regular Planning Commission meeting)
We have also tentatively set three Community Open House meetings to review the Background
Report, Vision and Goals, and ask for input on the Plan at this phase:
• Monday, October 30
• Thursday, November 2
• Monday, November 6
We have tentatively scheduled an update with the Parks Commission for October 10.
The intent is that these community meetings would be in three different places around the
community – perhaps north, central, and south – locations and dates to be confirmed soon. We
also will develop outreach and communications materials to inform the community at large and
allow for their comment on the elements of the Plan. This could take the form of materials on the
City website, Facebook pages, interactive web tools or mailed information.
After the Planning Commission meetings and community meetings we w ill review the information
with the City Council in early to mid-November. We want to make sure the City Council
understands what has been developed and discussed so far, and is on board as we begin to
craft the Plan this winter and spring.
Mendota Heights Planning Commission
2040 Comprehensive Plan Update – Vision & Goals September 26, 2017 2
Issues
For the September 26 meeting, the first
task will be an open-ended discussion
of what the Planning Commission
believes are the key issues facing
Mendota Heights now and in coming
years. I want the Commissioners to
think about what is good and bad in
the community and what the
opportunities and threats are. We will
then prioritize these issues in a simple,
unscientific, but nevertheless
informative process.
Vision
The current Comp Plan has a Vision
Statement, attached, that was first
adopted back in 1986. I want the
Planning Commission to review and
comment on this statement to see if it
is still relevant or appropriate for the
community.
Goals & Policies
We have also attached a set of Goals
and Policies for your consideration. We
will want to review these in detail to
make sure they reflect the goals of the
community. We may not get to these
at the September 26 meeting, but we
will at the next meetings.
These Goals are based on a few goals
in the City’s current Plan and
augmented with typical goals from
other communities.
MENDOTA HEIGHTS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS
GOALS & VISION
2017 Prepare draft updated goals
Sep-2017 Review goals w/ city staff
9/26/2017 PC meeting - Goals/vision
Oct-2017 Revise goals/policies/vision
10/10/2017 Parks Commission review
10/11/2017 PC meeting - Goals/vision
10/24/2017 PC meeting - Final goals/vision
Oct-2017 Prep for community meetings
10/30/2017 Community meeting - background/goals
11/2/2017 Community meeting - background/goals
11/6/2017 Community meeting - background/goals
Nov-2017 City Council review - background/goals
Nov-2017 Communications, web presence
Nov-2017 Project administration
ALTERNATIVES
2017 Prepare draft alternatives
Nov-2017 Review alternatives w/City staff
2018 Prep for Alternatives meeting - PC
1/23/2018 Alternatives meeting - PC
Feb-2018 Refine alteratives w/City staff
Mar-2018 Prepare final alternatives
Mar-2018 Communications, web presence
Mar-2018 Project administration
IMPLEMENTATION
Mar-2018 Prepare draft implementation plan
Mar-2018 Review draft implementation w/City staff
Mar-2018 Prepare for draft implementation meeting
3/27/2018 Review draft implementation - PC
Apr-2018 Refine draft implementation w/City staff
Apr-2018 Communications, web presence
Apr-2018 Project administration
PLAN PREPARATION
Apr-2018 Prepare draft plan
May-2018 Review draft plan w/City staff
May-2018 Prepare for draft plan meetings
5/22/2018 Review draft plan - PC
Jun-2018 City Council review - draft plan
6/26/2018 Open House & PC hearing - draft plan
Jul-2018 Refine draft plan w/City staff
8/7/2018 City Council meeting - final plan
Aug-2018 Communications, web presence
Aug-2018 Project administration
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2030 Planned Future Land Use
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Commercial:
Industrial:
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LB-PUD
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B - Business
HR - High Density Residential
I - Industrial
LB - Limited Business
LR - Low Density Residential
MR - Medium Density Residential
RR - Rural Residential
Other:
CC - City Hall/Public Works/Fire Hall
PS - Private School
S - School
CS - Churches & Synagogues
P - Parks
SP - State Park
Water
GC-S - Small Golf Course
GC - Golf Course
CEM - Cemetery
NP - Nature Preserve
December 8, 2016
Source: City of Mendota Heights,
Dakota County, 2016
MU-PUD - Mixed Use