Planning and Zoning Commission

HOPKINS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA Tuesday, August 28, 2018 6:30 pm THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE UNTIL THE START OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING I. CALL TO ORDER II. ADOPT AGENDA III. OPEN AGENDA – PUBLIC COMMENTS/CONCERNS IV. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Minutes of the July 24, 2018, Planning & Zoning Commission V. PUBLIC HEARING 1. Planning Application 2018-10-AMD Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update – Cultivate Hopkins VI. OLD BUSINESS VII. NEW BUSINESS VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. July Planning & Zoning Commission Items Follow-Up IX. ADJOURN  UNOFFICIAL Minutes of the Planning & Zoning Commission, July 24, 2018 – Page 1 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES July 24, 2018 A regular meeting of the Hopkins Planning & Zoning Commission was held on July 24, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Hopkins City Hall. Present were Commission Members James Warden, Laura Daly, Kristin Hanneman, Samuel Stiele, Elizabeth Goeman and Gerard Balan. Commissioner Emily Wallace-Jackson was absent. Also present were Community Development Coordinator Jan Youngquist and City Planner Jason Lindahl. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Warden called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. ADOPT AGENDA Commissioner Daly moved, Commissioner Hanneman seconded, to adopt the agenda. The motion was approved unanimously. OPEN AGENDA – PUBLIC COMMENTS/CONCERNS – None. CONSENT AGENDA Commissioner Goeman moved, Commissioner Balan seconded, to approve the minutes of the May 22, 2018, regular meeting. The motion was approved unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING 1. Planning Application 2018-09-SP Hopkins Professional Building Façade Improvement Ms. Youngquist gave an overview of this item stating that the applicant, Hopkins Professional Building, requests site plan approval for façade improvements to the main entrance of the building at 29 – 9th Avenue North. The Hopkins Professional Building houses the Hopkins Eye Clinic, Mainstreet Dental, and a podiatry office. The applicant is a recipient of a grant from the City of Hopkins’ Façade Improvement Grant Program, which was established to enhance the vitality and aesthetic character of downtown. The grant provides funding assistance to property or business owners within Downtown Hopkins between 7th Avenue and 11th Avenue between 1st Avenue North and 1st Avenue South for façade improvements. The grant pays for up to 50 percent of the cost of the improvments, up to $25,000. Ms. Youngquist presented concept drawings and details of the site plan to the Commission and stated that since the plans are consistent with the standards outlined in the City Code, staff recommends approval of Resolution 2018-09, recommending the City Council approve the site plan for façade improvements at the Hopkins Professional Building. Chairman Warden opened the public hearing. With no one coming forward to speak, Commissioner Hanneman moved, Commissioner Goeman seconded, to close the public hearing. All voted in favor and the public hearing was closed.  UNOFFICIAL Minutes of the Planning & Zoning Commission, July 24, 2018 – Page 2 Commissioner Hanneman moved, Commissioner Goeman seconded, to adopt Planning Resolution 2018-09, recommending the City Council approve the site plan for façade improvements at the Hopkins Professional Building. Motion was approved unanimously. This item will be presented to the City Council at their meeting on Monday, August 6, 2018. 2. Planning Application 2018-10-SP Center Drug & Carpet One Façade Improvement Ms. Youngquist gave an overview of this item stating that the applicant, Tillman Properties, Inc., requests site plan approval for façade improvements to the main entrances of Carpet One and Center Drug located at 907 & 913 Hopkins Center. Hopkins Center is not an official street of record, although it functions as a public right-of-way. The buildings on the subject property include a continuous storefront and roofline that extends across the adjacent property at 903 Hopkins Center, occupied by Hance Hardware. This applicant is also the recipient of a grant from the City of Hopkins’ Façade Improvement Grant Program. Ms. Youngquist pointed out that a grant was awarded to each of the two properties in this application. Ms. Youngquist presented concept drawings and details of the site plan to the Commission and stated that since the plans are consistent with the standards outlined in the City Code, staff recommends approval of Resolution 2018-10, recommending the City Council approve the site plan for façade improvements to Carpet One and Center Drug. The Commission asked the applicant about the timeline for the project and whether there were plans to paint a mural on the side of Center Drug facing 10th Avenue. The applicant, Patricia Tillman, addressed the Commission and stated that the project will take approximately 6-8 weeks and they plan to start after receiving approval from the City Council. Ms. Tillman also stated that there were no current plans for a mural, but they may visit the possibility at a later date. Chairman Warden opened the public hearing. With no one coming forward to speak, Comissioner Daly moved, Commissioner Goeman seconded, to close the public hearing. All voted in favor and the public hearing was closed. Commissioner Balan moved, Commissioner Hanneman seconded, to adopt Planning Resolution 2018-10, recommending the City Council approve the site plan for façade improvements at Center Drug and Carpet One. Motion was approved unanimously. This item will be present to the City Council at their regular meeting on Monday, August 6, 2018. 3. Planning Application 2018-07-RZ & SP 65 – 7th Avenue South Rezoning & Site Plan Mr. Lindahl gave an overview of this item stating that the applicant, Brandon Ehlis, requests rezoning and site plan approvals to rehabilitate the property at 65 – 7th Avenue South, formerly Pokorny Plumbing. The applicant seeks to rezone the property from I-1, Industrial to Mixed Use to allow office, retail and residential uses and site plan approval to allow exterior materials changes to more than 50% of the building. The applicant intends to rehabilitate the structure into a mixed use building with an esthetician (skincare) clinic, the existing hot tub business, a future retail space and internal parking on the main level and three apartments on the second level. Mr. Lindahl presented  UNOFFICIAL Minutes of the Planning & Zoning Commission, July 24, 2018 – Page 3 concept drawings and details of the site plan to the Commissioners and stated that since the plans are consistent with the standards outlined in the City Code, staff recommends approval Chairman Warden opened the public hearing. With no one coming forward to speak, Commissioner Hanneman moved, Commissioner Balan seconded, to close the public hearing. All voted in favor and the public hearing was closed. After some general discussion by the Commission, Commissioner Daly moved, Commissioner Goeman seconded, to adopt Planning Resolution 2018-07, recommending the City Council approve an ordinance rezoning the property at 65 – 7th Avenue South from I-1, Industrial to Mixed Use. Motion was approved unanimously. Commissioner Balan moved, Commissioner Goeman seconded, to adopt Planning Resolution 2018- 08, recommending the City Council approve the site plan for the property at 65 – 7th Avenue South. Motion was approve unanimously. Mr. Lindahl stated that these items will be presented to the City Council at their regular meeting on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. 4. Planning Application 2018-08-CON R-1-C Minimum Lot Size Mr. Lindahl gave an overview of this item, stating the applicant, David and Karen Englebret of 137 Maple Hill Road, requests concept plan review of their proposal to split their existing 160’ wide by 132’ deep single family lot into two 80’ wide by 132’ deep single family lots. This design would produce two single-family lots that meet the minimum 80’ lot width standards but would be approximately 1,440 square feet smaller than the 12,000 square feet minimum lot size required by the R-1-C zoning district. The northern lot would retain the applicants’ existing single family home but require relocation of their existing detached garage on the newly created lot. The new southern lot would contain a new single family home. As a concept review, this application does not require formal action. Rather, the applicant requests feedback on the proposals so they can work toward preparing a future, formal submittal. Based on the applicant’s concept plan, staff anticipates one of two formal review options. The applicant could apply for a minimum lot size variance specific to their lot. The other option would be to consider a zoning code text amendment that would change the minimum lot size requirement for the overall R- 1-C district. Mr. Lindahl stated that if the applicant chose to move forward with a zoning text amendment, only a handful of properties in the R-1-C district would be eligible to split their lots. After hearing the proposal, Chairman Warden invited the applicant to come forward to address the Commission and answer questions. The applicant, Karen Englebert, stated that the lot division is only a concept at this point and no builders have been contacted. Ms. Englebert stated that either they would build a smaller home on the new lot, or use the money from the sale of the new lot to remodel their existing home on the property so they would be able to “age in place”. The applicant also noted that they have heard from a number of neighbors that would be accepting of the lot division.  UNOFFICIAL Minutes of the Planning & Zoning Commission, July 24, 2018 – Page 4 After some discussion about the timeline differences of waiting for zoning ordinance updates as part of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan versus a variance or zoning code amendment application, Chairman Warden opened the public hearing. With no one coming forward to speak, Commissioner Stiele moved, Commissioner Goeman seconded to close the public hearing. The Planning Commission, being generally supportive of the lot split, discussed the options available to the applicant. Chairman Warden was in favor of a zoning code text amendment that would make sense on a broader scale; but ultimately, the Commission felt a lot size variance for the applicant’s specific property was the best option and gave their formal recommendation to the applicant. Mr. Lindahl stated that the comments and recommendation provided by the Planning Commission will be shared with the City Council at their meeting on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. 5. Planning Application 2018-11-VA Gambucci Setback Variance City Planner Jason Lindahl gave an overview of this item. The applicant, Troy Gambucci, requests lot width and side yard setback variance to allow construction of a single family home on the property located at the southeast corner of 21st Avenue North and 4th Street North. These variances include a lot width variance from 35 feet to 33.3 feet and a south side yard setback variance from 8 feet to 5 feet. Mr. Lindahl stated that the variance requests were reviewed against the standards detailed in Minnesota State Statute 462.357, Subdivision 6, and found they do not demonstrate a practical difficulty. Mr. Lindahl presented the Commission with a detailed explanation outlining the standards for reviewing a variance application and the reasons this particular application does not meet those standards. As a result, staff recommends the City deny the applicant’s request. After some general discussion from the Commission, Chairman Warden opened the public hearing. During the public hearing, Rachel Anderson, representing her father who owns the property at 349 21st Avenue North, came forward to address the Commission. Ms. Anderson shared a prepared statement opposing the variance allowing construction of a home on the vacant lot. Ms. Anderson stated concerns about the proposed two-story home majorly affecting the view and privacy from the front of the home at 349 21st Avenue North, and the ability to rent or sell the property in the future if the vacant lot were to be built on. In addition, referencing a separate matter involving the applicant, Ms. Anderson stated the previous City Planner for Hopkins had told the applicant in the past that the land was unbuildable but Ms. Anderson did not have documentation of the exchange to provide for the record at the time of the meeting. Mr. Lindahl stated that the former City Planner had been contacted and did confirm there had been a conversation in the past about the land being unbuildable, but no written documents supporting that conversation could be located by staff. Eric Lundequam, owner of the property at 345 21st Avenue North, came forward to address the Commission. Mr. Lundequam stated that the neighboring properties are united in opposition to the variance request and are concerned that granting the variance would present an opportunity for more lots to be parceled off and built on, thus drastically changing the character of the neighborhood and the city. Mr. Lundequam also presented a signed petition from owners of the neighboring properties that will be included in the record.  UNOFFICIAL Minutes of the Planning & Zoning Commission, July 24, 2018 – Page 5 With no one else coming forward to speak, Commissioner Hanneman moved, Commissioner Daly seconded, to close the public hearing. All voted in favor and the public hearing was closed. Commissioner Goeman moved, Commissioner Hanneman seconded, to adopt Planning Resolution 2018-11-VA recommending denial of variance requests from Troy Gambucci for the unaddressed parcel on 21st Avenue North with property identification number (PID) 23-117-22-14-0053. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. Lindahl stated that this item will be presented to the City Council at their meeting on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. OLD BUSINESS – None. NEW BUSINESS – None. ANNOUNCEMENTS During the announcements, City Planner Jason Lindahl updated the Planning & Zoning Commission on the following items: 1. Previous items before the Planning & Zoning Commission: • Planning application 2018-06-CUP 2 – East Saint Albans Road was approved during the June 5, 2018 City Council meeting. • Planning application 2018-05-AMD, RZ, SUB & PUD Sanctuary at Oak Ridge went before the Council in two parts. The Comprehensive Plan amendment, preliminary plat and first reading of the rezoning ordinance were approved at their June 5, 2018 meeting. The final plat and second reading were approved at their July 17, 2018 meeting. 2. Cultivate Hopkins – 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update: Mr. Lindahl informed the Commission that the public hearing for the draft of the Comprehensive Plan is being moved to the agenda of the August 28, 2018 meeting due to the large number of applications on the July 24, 2018 agenda. There will also be an open house for the public to view the draft ahead of the August 28 meeting. 3. Legal training for the Planning Commission with the City’s attorney will be provided during the September 25, 2018 Planning meeting. ADJOURN Commissioner Balan moved, Commissioner Stiele seconded, to adjourn the meeting. The motion was approved unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Courtney Pearsall August 28, 2018 Planning Application 2018-12-AMD Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update – Cultivate Hopkins Proposed Action: Staff recommends the Planning & Zoning Commission adopt the following motion: Move to adopt Planning & Zoning Resolution 2018-10, recommending the City Council accept the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update – Cultivate Hopkins and authorize its release for the statutorily required six month review period. Overview Staff is pleased is present for consideration the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update – Cultivate Hopkins. This draft plan represents the culmination of over two years of planning, engagement, research, and community conversation on a broad vision for the community. Commissioners may recall reviewing and endorsing the draft goals and policies during a joint workshop with the City Council and Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee back in March of this year. Those same goals and policies were revised based on comments from the joint workshop and are included in this draft plan. Staff recommends the Commission take comments during the public hearing and recommend the City Council accept the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update – Cultivate Hopkins and authorize its release for review. The plan is summarized in the attached memo from Haila Maze, Senior Planner with Bolton & Menk, Inc (the city’s consultant for this project). Ms. Maze will present this information during the meeting and staff will accept feedback from the both the public and Commission during the public hearing. Prior to the regular meeting, staff will also hold an open house from 5:00 to 6:30 PM at City Hall so the public may review the plan in more detail and ask questions. Commissioners are encouraged but not required to attend the open. Primary Issues to Consider  Review Process  Alternatives Supporting Documents  Planning & Zoning Commission Resolution 2018-10  Summary Memo from Haila Maze, Senior Planner with Bolton & Menk, Inc.  Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update – Cultivate Hopkins _____________________ Jason Lindahl, AICP City Planner Financial Impact: $ N/A Budgeted: Y/N ____ Source: _____________ Related Documents (CIP, ERP, etc.): _________________________________________ Notes: Planning Application 2018-12-AMD Page 2 Review Process This will not be the only opportunity for the public or the Planning & Zoning Commission to review the draft plan and provide comment. Commissioners should not feel the need to fully review and analyze the entire plan and provide complete comments during the meeting. Rather, you should review the document for completeness and recommend the City Council release the draft plan for the required six months review period. The Metropolitan Council requires that a six month inter-jurisdictional review period prior to submittal of the final plan to them for their review. This is intended to provide an opportunity for adjacent jurisdictions to provide feedback. During this time the City will also make the draft plan available at City Hall and online and accept comments from the public. At the end of the six month review period, the Planning & Zoning Commission will hold another public hearing to review any comments prior to making a recommendation to the City Council on the final plan. The overall review timeline for the draft plan is summarized below. • August 28, 2018 – Planning Commission open house, public hearing and review • September 4, 2018 – City Council review and accepts draft plan an authorized release for the statutorily required six month review period. • Mid-September 2018 to Mid-March 2019 – Six month review period • March 2019 – Final City review and approval & submittal to the Metropolitan Council Alternatives 1. Recommend the City Council accept the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update – Cultivate Hopkins. By recommending the City Council accept the draft plan, the Council will consider a recommendation to accept the draft plan and authorize its release for the statutorily required six month review period. 2. Recommend the City Council not accept the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan – Cultivate Hopkins. By recommend the City Council not accept the draft plan, the City Council will consider a recommendation to not accept the draft plan or release it for the statutorily required six month review period. Should the Planning & Zoning Commission considers this option, it must also identify specific findings that support this alternative. 3. Continue for further information. If the Planning & Zoning Commission indicates that further information is needed, the items should be continued.  MEMO To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Planning & Zoning Commission From: Haila Maze, Senior Urban Planner Jason Lindahl, City Planner and Date: August 28, 2018 Subject: Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update – Cultivate Hopkins Overview & Plan Organization A draft of the City of Hopkins 2040 comprehensive plan, Cultivate Hopkins, is now complete and ready for review. This represents the culmination of over two years of planning, engagement, research, and community conversation on a broad vision for the community. When complete and adopted, Cultivate Hopkins will replace the City’s existing comprehensive plan, and become the lead policy document for the next decade. While it fulfills a similar function to the existing plan, it departs in terms of format and focus - as detailed below. This plan has been organized to put the most impactful elements in the main body of the document, with supporting data and information in companion appendices. This is done for readability and accessibility, as the amount of information is extensive. The plan is divided into the four environments – built, social, natural, and economic – with a series of elements covered within each. For each element the plan includes: Introduction – the purpose of including this element, including a definition of what it includes and its role in the city. Main Ideas – included as part of the introduction section, these are issues that have risen to the top through the planning process in terms of importance to the community; supporting information is included in the appendices. Trends and Challenges – overall existing and emerging patterns that are impacting the City’s role, creating opportunities for innovation and new directions. Goals and Policies – guidance for a range of subtopics, addressing current conditions and opportunities. The final element is Implementation, which lays the groundwork for how the City will implement the plan. This section takes the policies outlined in earlier elements to the next level, with more specific implementation steps tied to timelines and responsible parties. Since this is a comprehensive plan, not 1 all specifics are spelled out – and some follow-up work on specific areas will be needed. However, this does provide a place to start when tracking progress and ensuring the plan remains relevant and impactful throughout its life cycle. Purpose of the Plan The purpose of this plan update is to provide long range guidance for growth, development, and investment in the City of Hopkins. It will replace the City’s current comprehensive plan which was adopted in 2009. This comprehensive plan envisions the growth and change the community will see by 2040, and creates a framework for what the City needs to do to get there. To do this, the plan interweaves guidance from City-established goals, public comments and feedback, past plans and initiatives, and analysis of data and trends. As a community within the seven county Twin Cities metropolitan region, Hopkins is required by state statute to update its comprehensive plan every ten years, as part of an overall regional planning cycle managed through the Metropolitan Council. This plan will fulfill all requirements of this cycle. Over the next ten years, the City will make numerous decisions related to development, infrastructure, public services, budgeting, and many other topics that need to be aligned with its overall goals. This plan provides a framework for this decision making process – to ensure consistency, and progress toward longer range goals. Cultivate Hopkins Vision The concept for Cultivate Hopkins came out of a desire to continue to cultivate and grow the City of Hopkins as a distinct and meaningful place. Based around principles of sustainability, resilience, equity, and complete and connected communities, it provides a framework for preparing for the future. The plan emphasizes retaining what is valued, while proactively addressing and welcoming change. The vision statement for Cultivate Hopkins is: “Hopkins will cultivate the best elements of the Built, Natural, Social, and Economic Environments into complete and sustainable community that is rooted in tradition, characterized by vibrant and unique places, physically and socially connected, and resilient to changing conditions.” The plan also reflects the 2018 Hopkins City Council Goals and Strategic Plan, adopted by the City Council in 2017. While these goals do not provide detailed guidance for every area covered by the plan, they focus attention on important elements for consideration and action. Sustainability Framework The vision for Hopkins is that of a sustainable community – defined as one that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. It is also envisioned as a resilient community – defined as one that is able to respond to social, economic, and environmental changes and disruptions while maintaining its integrity and purpose. The City of Hopkins consulted several best practice materials to shape and inform the framework for the comprehensive plan update. The primary source was Sustaining Places: Best Practices for Comprehensive Plan (American Planning Association, 2015). This document details national best 2 practices for creating a sustainable, resilient and complete community. Traditionally, comprehensive plans were developed from a top-down approach with separate stand-alone chapters focused primarily on land use and physical development. By comparison, Hopkins is using the Sustaining Places document to further enhances the City’s existing work and ensure the new comprehensive plan fully embraces the topics of resilience, system thinking, community engagement, equity, adaptation and measurable implementation practices. To supplement this framework, the following resources have been used to provide more detailed information, implementation strategies, and best practices. • STAR Community Rating System. The Sustainability Tools for Assessing and Rating Communities (STAR) system, developed by STAR Communities, is used to rate community performance on a range of topics related to promoting local sustainability. • GreenStep Cities. Minnesota GreenStep Cities is a voluntary program for cities that helps them achieve goals in sustainability and quality of life. • Regional Indicators Initiative. Hopkins has participated in the Regional Indicators Initiative, which helps participating communities to benchmark their status on a range of metrics, to measure progress against itself and peer communities. • Climate Resilience Workshop Series. In early 2017, Hopkins participated with six other cities in a workshop series designed to identify opportunities to build resilience related to local climate change. What’s New? The vision for this plan contributed to the decision during the planning process to go over and above what is required by the Metropolitan Council for a comprehensive plan, to include some new elements not previously featured. These sections, detailed on the following page, include: • New element on quality of life in Hopkins, facilitated through cross-sector and cross- discipline collaboration, including safety and emergency preparedness, community facilities and infrastructure, and public health • New element on sense of community, exploring equity, race, and social connectedness, and the role of the city in addressing disparities and encouraging engagement and connections. • New details related to natural resources and environmental responsibility, including renewable energy, climate change and resilience, and sustainable building practices. • Expanded focus on economic competitiveness, including community economic development, business development, education, and disparities. The table below summarizes the change in plan format: Existing Plan: Stand-Alone Chapters New Plan: Interconnected Elements Preface and Goals Introduction Community Demographics Community Profile (appendix) Built Environment Land Use Land Use Transportation Transportation Housing Housing 3  Social Environment Quality of Life Sense of Community Natural Environment Water and Solid Waste Sustainability and Natural Resources Parks and Trails Parks and Trails Economic Environment Economic Competitiveness Downtown Downtown Implementation Implementation The Four Environments Sustainability may be new to comprehensive planning but not to Hopkins. The City Council Goals and Strategic Plan and many of the City’s existing practices and planning documents incorporated various aspects of sustainability. The Cultivate Hopkins 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update seeks to fit together the City’s existing vision, goals and policies with comprehensive planning best practices in a more relatable, interconnected and measurable comprehensive plan for the future of Hopkins. Rather than traditional individual chapters focused on land use and physical development, the Cultivate Hopkins plan looks at the community’s through four environments detailed below. Built Environment The built environment is defined as all human-made elements of a space where people live, work, and play. It includes sections on land use and development, multimodal transportation, and housing and neighborhoods. This is the most traditional element of city planning – and the land use map and supporting descriptions are at the hub of the planning framework. This includes Land Use, Transportation, and Housing elements. Social Environment The social environment is defined as human interaction and engagement in the community. It includes sections on public services and facilities, education, public health, community connections, equity, and arts and culture. Much of the content for this element is new to the Hopkins comprehensive plan this time around, motivated by the City’s focus on related issues as citywide priorities. This includes Quality of Life and Sense of Community elements. 4  Natural Environment The natural environment relates to natural systems and resources, including land, water, air, habitat, and ecology. In addition to addressing policies around these specific systems and resources, it includes direction for practices that are specifically aimed at protecting or improving the natural environment, including guidance for parks and open space, renewable energy, and climate change resilience. This includes Sustainability & Natural Resources and Parks & Trails. Economic Environment The economic environment covers the economy, jobs, businesses, income and poverty, and affordability. This section includes economic development and competitiveness, and guidance for Downtown Hopkins (as the city’s economic hub). Issues related to affordability and poverty are covered in overlapping sections in the built environment (housing) and social environment (equity). This includes Economic Competitiveness and Downtown elements. A Plan for the Whole City As is traditionally the case for comprehensive plans, the task of developing the document is being led by the planning staff of the city. However, as this is a plan for the entire city, there are elements which apply to the work of all city leadership and staff. Ways this plan will be used across the entire city include:  Provides support for any major new initiatives or investments  Guides priorities for capital project budgeting  Puts short term implementation in context of longer term goals  Establishing a framework for making decisions This plan has been developed to reflect direction for all city operations, although some topics are covered in more detail than others. 5  CITY OF HOPKINS Hennepin County, Minnesota PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2018-10 A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT THE DRAFT 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE – CULTIVATE HOPKINS AND AUTHORIZE ITS RELEASE FOR THE STATUTORILY REQUIRED SIX MONTH REVIEW PERIOD WHEREAS, 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 WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes sections 473.858 and 473.864 require local governmental units to complete their “decennial” reviews by December 31, 2018; and WHEREAS, on April 1, 2018, the City Council of the City of Hopkins approved Resolution 2018-038 requesting additional time within which to complete the Comprehensive Plan “Decennial” Review Obligation; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hopkins created an advisory committee made up of a diverse group of Hopkins citizen to oversee development of the draft comprehensive plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council, Planning & Zoning Commission, and the City of Hopkins Staff have prepared the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update – Cultivate Hopkins intended to meet the requirements of the Metropolitan Land Planning Act and Metropolitan Council guidelines and procedures; and WHEREAS, Hopkins Planning and Zoning Commission, pursuant to published notice, held a public hearing on the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update – Cultivate Hopkins and reviewed such draft plan on August 28, 2018: all persons present were given an opportunity to be heard; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes section 473.858, requires the proposed Comprehensive Plan be submitted to adjacent governmental units and affected special districts and school districts for a six- month review and comment period; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning & Zoning Commission of the City of Hopkins hereby recommends the City Council accept the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update – Cultivate Hopkins and authorize its release for the statutorily required six month review period. Adopted this 28th day of August 2018. ________________________ James Warden, Chair