City Council Meeting Date: May 14, 2024
To: Northfield City Council Members
From: Jake Reilly, Community Development Director
Title
Comprehensive Plan Update & Discussion.
Body
Action Requested:
Review and provide input on draft documents prepared as background to the development of the 2045-horizon Comprehensive Plan.
Summary Report:
Staff and Erin Perdu from Stantec, the lead consultant on the Comprehensive Plan project will give an update on the status of the Comprehensive Plan, including a facilitated discussion. The presentation will include an overview of the current draft Visioning and Values documents and the guiding principles associated with the decision-making framework. The Council will also hear from Ms. Perdu about five draft analysis documents looking at Economic Development, Housing, Land use and growth, Transportation, and Climate. Staff recommends the City Council evaluate the analyses together as they are dependent upon each other. Discussion is likely to take them each on their own merits.
Attachments include:
ü Monthly update documents (April and May)
ü Vision and guiding values, and draft decision-making framework
ü Draft Vision phase engagement summary report
ü Economic Development Analysis (Draft)
ü Housing Analysis (Draft)
ü Land Use Analysis (Draft)
ü Transportation Analysis (Draft)
ü Climate Analysis (Draft)
ü Stantec Presentation deck from 4/18/24
Alternative Options:
N/A
Financial Impacts:
N/A
Tentative Timelines:
• October 28, 2023: Public Kick-off meeting for the Comprehensive Plan, Greenvale Park School R
• November 7, 2023: Steering Committee appointed by City Council R
• November 11, 2023: Staff requests adjustments to scope and schedule based on an understanding that Planning Commission members are interested in more communication from the consultant team, or staff, about the Plan R
• December 18, 2023: Steering Committee meeting No. 1 R
• December 20, 2023 - Northfield Youth on Boards/Mayor’s Youth Council and members of Age Friendly Northfield R
o January - March 2024 - Vision phase: Staff/consultant team meets with other boards/commissions for structured/facilitated conversations about desired outcomes of 2045-horizon comprehensive plan.
§ January 17, 2024 - Environmental Quality Commission R
§ January 29, 2024 - Housing and Redevelopment Authority R
§ February 5, 2024 - Parks and Recreation Advisory Board R
§ February 7, 2024 - Heritage Preservation commission R
§ February 14, 2024 - Library Board R
§ February 26, 2024 - Economic Development Authority R
§ February 28, 2024 - Human Rights Commission R
§ March 14, 2024 - Laura Baker Services Association R
§ February/March, 2024 - Pop-up engagement events for Vision/Values: Northfield Hospital, Kwik Trip/Post, Dawn’s Corner Bar, Viking Terrace, NCRC/50th North/Library Oasis R
• February 28, 2024 - Steering Committee meeting No. 2: Vision and Values R
• April 11, 2024 - Rotary Club of Northfield R
o April - June 2024 - Analysis Phase
§ April 18, 2024 - Planning Commission discussion of four draft analyses R
§ May 14, 2024 - City Council work session discussion of five draft analyses
§ May 22, 2024 - (tentative) Steering Committee No. 3
§ June 17, 2024 - (tentative) Steering Committee No. 4
§ June/July 2024 (TBD) - public open house
o June - October 2024 - Plan Phase
• TBD - Public Open House
• August/September - Steering Committee No. 5
• September/October - Steering Committee No. 6
o October - December - Adoption Phase
• TBD - Board and Commission review of final document
• TBD - Planning Commission Public Hearing and Recommendation to Council
• December 2024 - Adoption of final document by Council