Library Board Meeting Date: February 14th, 2023
To: Board Members
From: Jake Reilly, Community Development Director
Title
Provide Input for 2045 Comprehensive Plan.
Body
Action Requested:
Discussion/Information Only.
Summary Report:
The Library Board is being asked for input for the 2045 Comprehensive Plan. This report serves as both an update to board and commission members on the status of the 2045-horizon Comprehensive Plan and an activity designed to engage local leaders in Northfield to ensure an inclusive and innovative community engagement process for the 2045 Comprehensive Plan. The questions are designed to understand priorities and values of these leaders to develop a community vision and guiding principles for the Comprehensive Plan.
Background
The Comprehensive Plan process officially kicked off with an event at Greenvale Elementary School on October 28, 2023. Early engagement events took place during the summer months preceding that event in order to take advantage of the weather and many seasonal events during those months.
The Mayor and Council appointed a representative Steering Committee to guide the process in the fall of 2023 and the first Steering Committee meeting was held on Monday, December 18th in the second-floor training room at City Hall. Meeting materials used at that meeting are included as attachments to this report (1).
City staff and the consultant team are holding conversations with boards and commissions during standing meetings. The presentation and exercise for the February 14, 2024 Library Board meeting is representative of the approach for those sessions and aligns with the approach taken with internal staff groups, boards/commissions and others.
Progress Update:
The consultant team from NEOO and Stantec, along with several City staff, have completed the "Discovery" phase of the planning process. The Discovery Phase was designed to gather relevant information from existing planning documents, Census Bureau an...
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