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City of Northfield MN
File #: Res. 2025-050    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/5/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/20/2025 Final action:
Title: Consideration of the Comprehensive Plan 2045 Adoption.
Attachments: 1. 1 - Resolution, 2. 2 - Comprehensive Plan for 2045, 3. 3 - Draft Environmentally Significant Areas map, 4. 4 - Hyperlink to Interactive Map Site, 5. 5 - PC Res. 2025-006, 6. 6 - May 6 City Council presentation
City Council Meeting Date: May 20, 2025

To: Mayor and City Council

From: Jake Reilly, Community Development Director
Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner

Title
Consideration of the Comprehensive Plan 2045 Adoption.

Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council is asked to review, discuss and adopt the Comprehensive Plan 2045.
Note: Approval requires 5 Affirmative votes from the City Council.

Summary Report:
At the May 6, 2025, Council meeting, the following actions took place related to this agenda item:
Res. 2025-050 Consideration of the Comprehensive Plan 2045 Adoption.
Community Development Director Jake Reilly introduced the item giving background
information on the item. Comp Plan Steering Committee Chair Betsy Buckheit and
Planning Commission Chair Bill Kuhlmann were in attendance. Reilly answered
questions from the Council.

A motion was made by Council Member Holmes, seconded by Council Member
Peterson White, to approve Resolution 2020-050 Adopting the 2025
Comprehensive Plan.

A motion was made by Council Member Sokup, seconded by Mayor Zweifel, to
amend the motion to Adopt the 2045 Comprehensive Plan removing the map on
Page 45 of the Plan that includes car ownership. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Yes: 6 - C. Ness, C. Holmes, C. Sokup, C. Peterson White, C. Beumer, and
Mayor Zweifel

A motion was made by Council Member Peterson White, seconded by Council
Member Sokup, to postpone Resolution 2025-050 Adopting the 2045
Comprehensive Plan until the May 20, 2025 Council Meeting. The motion carried
by the following vote:
Yes: 6 - C. Ness, C. Holmes, C. Sokup, C. Peterson White, C. Beumer, and Mayor Zweifel




The original motion, including the amendment that passed, is the current ac...

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