Advanced Plans Committee: 2003-4 Comprehensive Plan Update

Summary of Meeting #3
7:30 am, July 24, 2003


Attendance
Committee Members: 	Ron Marnell, John McKay, Morris Dunlap, Bud Hentzen
MAPD Staff: 	Dave Barber, Nalini Johnson, Stephen Banks, Scott Wadle, John 
Schlegel
Other: 	Irene Hart, Lynn Miller

1. The Committee proceeded to review the one sector map prepared by staff covering the 
area bound by Harry on the north and Meridian on the west, south to 47th Street South 
and Oliver Street on the east.  The Committee offered the following comments on 
regarding those sector maps.

General comments
?	The difference between regional commercial and local commercial 
classifications is a difficult one to distinguish.
?	Worried that the Functional Land Use maps could make some investors, 
business owners, and developers hesitant to invest due to a 
misunderstanding of what is intended by a functional land use designation.

Specific Comments
?	The Waterfront development located at 13th Street at Webb Road needs to 
be reviewed as to whether it should be classified as local commercial or 
regional commercial 

2. The Committee proceeded to discuss the Midtown Neighborhood Plan.  MAPD staff 
distributed a draft of the Midtown Neighborhood Goals and Objectives.  A map of 
Midtown Neighborhood Future Land Use Redevelopment Concept was also reviewed. 
The Committee proceeded to review the map and draft of goals prepared by the Midtown 
Neighborhood Plan Steering Committee.  The Committee offered the following 
comments:

General Comments
?	The area identified in the Midtown Neighborhood Future Land Use 
Redevelopment Concept Map should be divided into smaller sectors or 
sub areas that are more homogenous.  Separate goals and objectives may 
be needed for each subarea.  The following three subareas were suggested 
but more than three areas may be necessary.
o	Riverside – encompassing the area bordered by the river on the 
west and extending to about (Lewellen) on the east side
o	Eastside – the mostly industrial area in the eastern portion of the 
neighborhood.
o	Middle section – the primarily residential and commercial mix area 
in the middle, this area also included the central historic district
?	The plaza on 13th idea was regarded with some reservation and words of 
caution.
?	The plan for a tunnel under 13th would face some difficulties due to the 
high water table in the area.
?	An issue of concern was that the MAPD staff and the Midtown 
Neighborhood Association Plan Steering Committee need to keep the 
Parks Department abreast of concepts dealing with parks in the area
?	It is important that the people directing the plan and giving input into it 
live in the areas shown on the Midtown Neighborhood Future Land Use 
Redevelopment Concept Map.  
?	The 2000 Census demographic data used to assist in the development of 
the Midtown Neighborhood planning process does not accurately reflect 
the great transition of demographics that have taken place since those 
numbers were released.
?	The MAPC would like to see the map again after it has been revised and 
some of their comments expressed to the Midtown Neighborhood 
Association.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00 am.  Next meeting set for Thursday, August 21st at 7:30 am, 
Planning Director's Conference Room, 10th Floor City Hall.