City Council Resolution 2011-109CITY OF MONTICELLO
INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (IEDC)
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-109
RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE EMBRACING DOWNTOWN PLAN AS AN
AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF
MONTICELLO
Date: December 6th, 2011
Motion By: William Tapper
Resolution No. 2011-109
Seconded By: Wayne Elam
WHEREAS, the City of Monticello has, in 2008, adopted a Comprehensive Plan guiding the
growth, development, land use, and infrastructure planning for the City; and
WHEREAS, said Comprehensive Plan provides for the development and redevelopment of the
downtown as a part of such guidance; and
WHEREAS, the City last undertook a specific planning effort for its core downtown area in
1997; and
WHEREAS, fundamental changes to the demographics, transportation systems, and land uses in
the City have occurred since the completion of the previous downtown plan; and
WHEREAS, the City has found that a revised and detailed plan for its downtown would be
consistent with both City objectives and the purposes of the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, as part of updated planning efforts for the downtown, the City engaged the services
of McComb Group to complete a market analysis of downtown; and
WHEREAS, as part of updated planning efforts for the downtown, the City engaged the services
of Westwood Consulting to assess the transportation system within and throughout the
downtown area; and
WHEREAS, as part of updated planning efforts for the downtown, the City engaged the services
of Architectural Consortium and Westwood Consulting to analyze land use and design
opportunities in downtown, and
WHEREAS, as part of updated planning efforts for the downtown, the City engaged Economic
Development services to ensure public input was obtained through the entire process; and
WHEREAS, the City of Monticello Industrial and Economic Development Committee makes the
following additional Findings of Fact in relation to the need for adoption of an updated
downtown plan:
• The 2011 Embracing Downtown Plan recognizes downtown as a unique commercial
district that is part of Monticello's heritage and identity, and provides a guide for
development, redevelopment, and revitalization in downtown Monticello.
• The downtown update was accomplished through a partnership between the City,
downtown landowners, business owners, and policy makers.
The Embracing Downtown revitalization vision includes seeking additional retail and
office professional end users, making needed transportation improvements, shifting the
focus of downtown 90 degrees, initiating catalyst projects on the "anchor" block and
Block 34, creating more park programs and public gathering places, and utilizing Walnut
Street as the main pedestrian thoroughfare.
• The updated plan includes a comprehensive implementation section to further assist in
achieving the vision.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Monticello Industrial and Economic
Development Committee recommends that the Monticello City Council adopt the amendment to
Chapter 3 of the Comprehensive Plan, including the following:
1. The document entitled "Embracing Downtown Monticello," dated November 4, 2011.
2. The document entitled "Chapter 5, Land Use" as replacement text for the existing
Comprehensive Plan Chapter 3.
ADOPTED, this 6th day of December, 2011, by the Industrial and Economic Development
Committee of the City of Monticello, Minnesota.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
ich arris, IEDC Chair
EXHIBIT "A"
Attach Final "Embracing Downtown" Plan
EXHIBIT "B"
Attach Final Comprehensive Plan Amendment Text