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Adopting the Hamline Midway 2030 Neighborhood Plan as an Addendum to the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan.
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WHEREAS, the Hamline Midway 2030 Neighborhood Plan was created by the Hamline Midway Coalition through a community-based process starting in 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Hamline Midway Coalition adopted a draft of the Plan in November 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Hamline Midway 2030 Neighborhood Plan outlines priorities and guiding policies for the District 11 planning district in the areas of land use, housing, transportation, economic development, parks and recreation, historic preservation, arts and culture, and environment and sustainability; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Hamline Midway 2030 Neighborhood Plan on July 25, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Committee of the Saint Paul Planning Commission reviewed public testimony and recommended approval of the plan as submitted on August 20, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Planning Commission is authorized under Minnesota Statutes Section 462.355(2) and Chapter 107 of the Saint Paul Administrative Code to recommend to the Mayor and City Council amendments to the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Planning Commission finds the Hamline Midway 2030 Neighborhood Plan to be consistent with the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan;
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Planning Commission by its Resolution 25-36 recommends to the Mayor and City Council adoption of the Hamline Midway 2030 Neighborhood Plan as an addendum to the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan subject to review and approval by the Metropolitan Council, and;
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all the testimony and recommendations concerning the proposed Hamline Midway 2030 Neighborhood Plan, including the Planning Commission’s minutes and the Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Committee’s memorandum of August 22, 2025 and their rationale for their recommendations with the City Council finds persuasive and thus hereby incorporates by reference into this resolution for the specific purpose of articulating the City Council’s reasons and rationale for adopting the recommended Hamline Midway 2030 Neighborhood Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council hereby adopts the Hamline Midway 2030 Neighborhood Plan as an addendum to the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan, contingent upon review as required from the Metropolitan Council; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the previous plan, the Hamline Midway Community Plan adopted in 2014, be decertified and replaced by the Hamline Midway 2030 Neighborhood Plan.