Burnsville City Council — Transcript
Monday, October 26, 2026
2050 Comprehensive Plan Kickoff
Updates on Recent City Council Actions
Votes (1)
2050 Comprehensive Plan Kickoff
Planning Manager Mike Mrosla and Stantec Senior Planner Lauren Walberg presented the initial phase of the 2050 Comprehensive Plan. They detailed the state mandate for updates by December 31, 2028, and its role in establishing Burnsville's long-term framework across various development areas. The discussion covered the Met Council's regional planning context, new policy areas such as climate mitigation, transportation, and housing diversity, and a new requirement for community engagement, especially with underrepresented groups. The Planning Commission's role as a steering committee was established, with emphasis on integrating the plan with the city's community visioning project to avoid duplication and ensure broad community input. The project schedule was outlined, with an aim to scale back the plan from its previous 1,400-page version to be more concise and effective.
Notable Quotes (5)
The 2050 comprehensive plan will establish Burnsville's long-term framework for housing, infrastructure, land use, transportation, and community development, while meeting the state and metropolitan planning requirements.
The idea behind it is that you know, there are systems that go beyond city boundaries... And so, the idea behind it is that we have a regional body, which is the Met Council, that sets policy region-wide and then that policy trickles down and guides coordinated, equitable, and sustainable growth regionally.
This cycle it is a requirement and there is an emphasis on efforts to collaborate with underrepresented populations.
So, we thought it'd be best to kind of utilize the planning commission as a steering committee.
Oh, as part of the planning process, we should be able to use the comprehensive plan for any kind of project that comes before you. We should be able to point and say this checks this box here. This meets this.
Ordinances & Resolutions (15)
The current focus of the meeting, an update to the city's long-term framework for development.
Mandates cities in the seven-county metropolitan area to update comprehensive plans every 10 years.
The Met Council's regional plan that sets policy region-wide and guides local comprehensive plans.
Met Council plans for systems that transcend city boundaries.
Document from Met Council to each city on how regional policies translate locally.
An outcome of the comprehensive planning process that helps coordinate investments.
Amended to require cities to address climate in their comprehensive plans.
New transportation policy influencing the comprehensive plan.
Existing city plan that the comprehensive plan hopes to build upon regarding climate.
A regional study by Met Council related to e-commerce and logistics.
Guides the granting of permit extensions (e.g., up to one year).
The city's previous comprehensive plan, noted for its large size.
Development approval at County Road 5.
Approval to allow an open sales lot and remove a planned unit development at 1800 121st Street East.
Extended for one year to allow the applicant more time to find a tenant.