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services and the Economic Vitality Committee has been discussing this as a potential goal. Commissioner Olson believed the City should protect its fiscal health and credit rating and understood that it was a fiscal decision. Ms. Stern said that impacts from the development that creates this revenue should also be considered. There are traffic and public safety that need to be provided for; costs as well as benefits need to be considered. It would be a very complicated formula to come up with this region-wide and to come up with agreement on how to break these issues out. Goal 1 (Location and Intensity of Urban Development) Page 14-15 Commissioner Blank inquired whether Program 1.4 regarding development outside city limits had been implemented. Ms. Stern replied that it had not, and that is the reason it is still being considered; no agreement has been arrived at to date. Commissioner Blank noted that this goal had been in the document for ten years and that no progress had been made. He inquired whether it should be retained for the future. He believes that we should have realistic goals, policies, and programs. Ms. Stern stated that the City coordinates outside its jurisdiction. She added that the City has informally implemented this policy, but no agreement has been made. She noted that the General Plan is coming up with an implementation strategy and that staff will set up a matrix for all policies to include who is responsible and what the priority level is. By doing that as part of the General Plan, the City will be able to keep track of the programs. Commissioner Blank inquired whether the wording could be strengthened. He suggested searching the General Plan for every instance of the word “agreement,” document it, and call it out for the City Council to prioritize. Commissioner Blank inquired why Program 1.7 was removed. Ms. Stern replied that it states that the General Plan land-use designations should be revised based on the inventory of land uses located in the subregion. She noted that this is already being done as part of our land use map and the General Plan update. Chairperson Fox noted that under the Land Use Element, there had been discussion about having a green belt between cities. She suggested that be included in this document as well. Ms. Stern asked if there is anything under open space. Commissioner Blank noted that goal may not be realistic. Page 14-16 Commissioner Narum inquired whether Program 1.4 was being implemented and whether it was realistic. Ms. Stern did not believe the program necessarily stated that an PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES March 14, 2007 Page 9 of 21