I f the primary objective of land use planning is to paint a coherent land use picture where land use relationships are defined for a city, then proper land use planning within the entire ―Urban Growth Shed‖ is neces- sary. However, and for various reasons, such efforts do not often yield the desired results, mainly because development review deals with actual development on a piecemeal basis. Seldom, if at all, does a community get a chance to draw the main out- lines of future land use within a land mass that is almost the size of its ex- iting built environment. Being able to put forth meaningful future land use policies through the adoption of a community blueprint is one thing. Another is performing the necessary feedback, as incremental developments take shape over time, to make sure a community is living up to its comprehensive plan ideals. The factors affecting rate, type, and distribution of development, and by extension, land use, vary constantly over time. While the volatility of such factors is something a community may not be able to predict and plan for, Vol. 30 No. 4 May, 2011 Inside this issue 5 Red Wing Complete Streets 7 Consultant Spotlight: Cornejo Consulting 10 Long-time Chapter Volunteers Honored 10 APA News 11 APA MN Citizen Planner Opportunities 12 2011 Planning Awards Call for Nominations 13 Planner Puts on Ombudsman Hat 17 APA Blogs 19 Law and Planning Committee News 19 Event Calendar 21 AICP CM Reminders Pine Island’s Vision Comes to Fruition Abraham Algadi City Administrator for Pine Island - continued on next page -
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I f the primary objective of land use planning is to paint a coherent land
use picture where land use relationships are defined for a city, then
proper land use planning within the entire ―Urban Growth Shed‖ is neces-
sary. However, and for various reasons, such efforts do not often yield
the desired results, mainly because development review deals with actual
development on a piecemeal basis. Seldom, if at all, does a community get a chance to draw the main out-
lines of future land use within a land mass that is almost the size of its ex-
iting built environment. Being able to put forth meaningful future land use policies through the
adoption of a community blueprint is one thing. Another is performing
the necessary feedback, as incremental developments take shape over
time, to make sure a community is living up to its comprehensive plan
ideals. The factors affecting rate, type, and distribution of development,
and by extension, land use, vary constantly over time. While the volatility of such factors is something a community may not be able to predict and plan for,
Vol. 30 No. 4 May, 2011
Inside this issue 5 Red Wing Complete Streets 7 Consultant Spotlight: Cornejo Consulting 10 Long-time Chapter Volunteers Honored 10 APA News 11 APA MN Citizen Planner Opportunities 12 2011 Planning Awards Call for Nominations 13 Planner Puts on Ombudsman Hat 17 APA Blogs 19 Law and Planning Committee News 19 Event Calendar 21 AICP CM Reminders
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it is important to know that one of the main variables a community
has control over is how it wants to look, feel and function when it
―grows up.‖ As we set out to plan the future land use for the City of Pine Is-
land back in 2001, we could not help but observe certain general
land use trends. Such trends help set the stage for the type and di-
rection of land use planning in and around Pine Island. In the following, I will attempt to explain what took place in our
more recent history and plot a trajectory for future land use within
the City’s adopted urban growth area. In the early 1990s, the City of Pine Island established the Pine
Island Economic Development Authority (EDA). The EDA
worked very hard over the years to identify opportunities aimed
at growing the local business environment and on bolstering lo-
cal economic conditions. Along its 18-year history, the EDA
has demonstrated its ability to meet its goals by providing eco-
nomic development incentives and lead the original land use
planning efforts, culminating in the adoption of the first com-
plete comprehensive plan.
In 2000, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/
DOT), recognizing the critical importance of US Highway 52,
set out to plan and to bring resources to upgrade US 52 to a lim-
ited access highway. This prompted us to take a closer look at
the meaning of such a plan and its impact on land use. Under-
standing the implications of the proposed US 52 design on Pine
Island’s current and future land uses became a critical goal of
city leaders.
Shortly after the official mapping of new interchanges and ser-
vice roads of US 52, the City of Pine Island adopted its 2005
Comprehensive Plan. The plan adopted certain principals iden-
tifying direction and scope of the community’s future growth. Due to natural growth in housing and commercial land uses, the
City of Pine Island boundaries began to expand into Olmsted
County where, by the end of 2005, the City added over 37% on
to its 1857 boundaries, and about the same percentage in popu-
lation growth. The State Demographer’s office ranked Pine Is-
land as the fastest growing community located within the Roch-
ester sphere of influence between 2000 and 2005. Data gathered about Pine Island and the region during the devel-
opment of the City’s Comprehensive Plan between 2002 and
2005, and analysis of factors affecting growth trends, painted a
clear picture of things to come. The future of the City of Pine
Island lies to the South and East (towards Rochester). The
Consultant Spotlight: CORNEJO CONSULTING -- Community Planning + Design
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Address: 1657 Saunders Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55116 Phone: 651.699.1927 Email: [email protected] Owner/Principal: Dan Cornejo Firm Specialties/Expertise:
Land Use Planning, Urban Design Analysis,
Transit-Oriented Development, Creek Corridor
Planning, Public Facilitation, Public Policy
Development Firm Background:
Over three decades across Canada and the
U.S., Dan Cornejo provided community plan-
ning leadership and services to many commu-
nities and organizations. He was a senior plan-
ner in Vancouver, BC; Main Street Manager in
Lincoln, NE and Planning Director in Staten
Island, NY and in St. Paul, MN. He also
served as Development Director for Robbins-
dale, MN prior to forming the Community Plan-
ning Group in Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.
(SEH). In 2004, Dan Cornejo established
CORNEJO CONSULTING to focus his plan-
ning expertise and experience on the Twin Cit-
ies and Minnesota. Types of Clients Served:
Cities (e.g. Apple Valley, Anoka, Edina,
Roseville, Falcon Heights, Minneapolis, Maple
Plain, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center), Coun-
ties (Hennepin County), Neighborhoods
(Prospect Park, Summit Hill), Educational
(University of Minnesota, Macalester College). Type of Work for Clients:
Land use plans, TOD and LRT/BRT station
area plans, strategic and policy plans, environ-
mental plans, comprehensive plans, creek im-
provement plans.
Client: City of Edina, Minnesota Project Title: Edina Comprehensive Plan Update Project Description: CORNEJO CONSULTING provided overall leadership and guidance as well as directing the work of URS Corp. in completing Plan including Vision and Goals, Land Use and Commu-nity Design Framework, Housing, Parks, and the Implementation Plan. Dan Cornejo worked closely with the Engineering Department and their consult-ants to integrate the Transportation and Water Re-source Management elements. Dan Cornejo also led the public engagement process, which included workshops, focus groups, listening sessions, and an intergenerational forum. Key Accomplishments: (1) Fully-integrated com-prehensive plan that met Metropolitan Council re-quirements and set the direction for leading and managing Edina’s growth and change; (2) Public involvement program that reached out successfully to all residents and businesses; and (3) Developer Forum that injected market reality testing and direc-tion to land use and urban design planning. Project Timeframe: 24 months.
Client: Hennepin County Department of Hous-ing, Community Works, and Transit Project Title: Fort Snelling Light Rail Transit and Upper Post Master Plan Project Description: The location of a light rail transit station at the historic Upper Post of Fort Snelling presents an unparalleled opportunity to integrate new uses and buildings with the his-toric fort setting to create an environment densely packed with references to a stream of time rather than a setting that never changed. Lead consultant CORNEJO CONSULTING teamed with LHB, Inc. and Kimley-Horn Associ-ates to prepare the Fort Snelling LRT and Up-per Post Master Plan. This Master Plan incor-porates recommendations for preservation and reuse from previous studies and presents new plans for transit-oriented development (TOD), urban design guidelines for new infrastructure, and environmental improvements. It also in-cludes an economic development strategy to bring new investment and new compatible uses to create a vibrant precinct of new uses and activities for the historic buildings and spaces and new redevelopment near the LRT station. Key Accomplishments: (1) Extensive and in-clusive public involvement program of inter-views with key stakeholders (government agen-cies, Native American groups, historic preser-
vation advocates), Interagency Staff Advisory Committee, Task Force of stakeholder groups and public information meetings/open houses; (2) Light Rail Station Area Plan that met federal Transit Administration objectives; and (3) Inte-gration of land use planning, urban design, infra-structure, and creation of an economic develop-ment structure for implementation. Project timeframe: 18 months
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Fort Snelling full build-out redevelopment
and open space zones.
Fort Snelling LRT station area redevelopment urban design.
Client: City of Maple Plain, Minnesota and Hennepin County Project Title: Maple Plain Redevelop-ment Implementation Plan Project Description: CORNEJO CON-SULTING explored land use and rede-velopment opportunities in three areas along the Highway 12 corridor in Maple Plain: the Gateway District, the Down-town, and the Budd/Highway 12 District. With the assistance of SRF Consulting Group and Ehlers & Associates, the study also examined transportation and financial feasibility issues. And in part-nership with CLOSE Landscape Archi-tecture and U-Plan Studio, Dan Cornejo led a public involvement process that included design workshops, open houses, interviews of land owners, and public meetings. Key Accomplishments: (1) The Plan process and completed Plan built on previous work by the Minnesota Design Team, Design Guidelines, a market analysis by Maxfield Research, and the community process for updating Maple Plain’s Comprehensive Plan; (2) The completed Plan is being used by City Council, Maple Plain’s Economic Devel-opment Authority, and others to pursue redevelopment opportunities; and (3) The completed Plan was instrumental in garnering a Hennepin County TOD grant to purchase land for a park-and-ride facility. Project Timeline: 18 months
May, 2011 Event Calendar Tuesday, May 24 Central Area - Infrastructure, CIP & Alternative Transportation 8:30 to 10:00am at Elk River City Hall, Uppertown conference room, 13065 Orono Parkway, Elk River, MN 55330. Session is free, but please make reservations with Crystal Foust, AICP, Central District Director,
Tuesday, May 31 2011 Upper Midwest APA Conference - Call for Session Proposals This year, APA Iowa is pleased to be hosting the Upper Midwest APA Conference, MOTATE - Transportation and Mobility in the Green Era. The Upper Midwest Conference is hosted annually by Iowa, Illinois, Wiscon-sin and Minnesota APA State Chapters. This year's event will be held October 19-21, 2011 in Davenport. At this time, the Conference Planning Committee is accepting Session Proposals from individuals/groups inter-ested in presenting at the conference or conducting mobile tours at the conference. Detailed information, in-
cluding session proposal forms are available on the APA Iowa website at, http://www.iowa-apa.org/events/conference-information.html. Session proposals are due back to the conference committee by May 31, 2011.
Tuesday, June 7 Central Area - Design Guidelines for Small Towns and Rural Communities 11:30am to1:00 PM, Watertown City Hall, 309 Lewis Avenue S., Watertown, MN 55388. Session is free, but
please make reservations with Crystal Foust, AICP, Central District Director, [email protected] or via phone at 952-955-2681.
For updates and more event details, visit MnAPA.com and click on Member Events.
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President Lance Bernard Minnesota Dept. of Health phone: 651-201-4898 [email protected]
Secretary Jean Coleman CR Planning, Inc. phone: 612-588-4904 [email protected]
Treasurer & Conference Advisor Adam Fulton, AICP City of St. Louis Park phone: 952-928-2841 [email protected]
executive committee
Central District Director Crystal Foust, AICP City of Watertown phone: 952-955-2681 [email protected]
Southeast District Director Chris Moates MnDOT phone: 651-366-4790 [email protected]
Southwest District Director Bruce Peterson, AICP City of Willmar phone: 320-235-8311 [email protected]
Northeast District Director Charles Froseth, AICP City of Duluth phone: 218-730-5325 [email protected]
Northwest District Director Wayne Hurley, AICP West Central Initiative phone: 218-739-2239 [email protected]
Metro District Director Andrew Gitzlaff, LEED AP, AICP Washington County Public Works phone: 651-430-4338 [email protected]
directors
Metro District Director Gina Mitchell, AICP Bolton & Menk, Inc. phone: 952-890-0509 [email protected]
Citizen Planner Director Cathy Waldhauser Golden Valley phone: 763-529-3946 [email protected]
APA MN Past President Carolyn Braun, AICP City of Anoka phone: 763-576-2722 [email protected]
Metro District Director Suzanne Rhees, AICP MnDNR Parks and Trails Division phone: 651-259-5586 [email protected]
directors
Faculty Liaison Carissa Schively Slotterback, PhD, AICP Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs phone: 612-626-3193 [email protected]
Minnesota Design Team Liaison Sam O’Connell, AICP Dakota County phone: 952-891-7105 [email protected]
other representatives
Awards Committee Chair Breanne Rothstein, AICP City of Minnetrista phone: 952-241-2522 [email protected]
Legislative Committee Co-Chair Andrew Mack Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board phone: 218-759-3582 [email protected]
committee chairs
Legislative Committee Co-Chair Bob Patton, AICP Mn Dept. of Agriculture/EQB phone: 651-201-6226 [email protected]
Professional Development Officers: Jane Kansier, AICP City of Prior Lake phone: 952-447-9812 [email protected] Rita Trapp, AICP, LEED AP Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. phone: 612-252-7135 [email protected]
committee chairs
Leadership Directory
Chapter Administrators Otto and Peggy Schmid 9288 Beverly Drive, Breezy Point, MN 56472 phone: 888-882-5369 [email protected]