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Citing the CoOamission's objections to Exhibit #11 (Transportation Plan), discussed at the public <br />hearing on tlu'~8 matter, City Engineer Jankowski inquired whether the proposed Comprehensive <br />Plan amendment COuld be submitted without Exhibit #11. <br />Mr. Oromberg stated that it would be sent back to the City as incomplete. He advised that this <br />proposal wag Submitted in order to receive consideration under the current guidelines for MUSA <br />expansion. (l~ew guidelines are pending from Metropolitan Council.) He added that otherwise a <br />MUSA expan/fion might not occur under new guidelines until the year 2010. Mr. Gromberg <br />explained thatlthis proposal was only for an amendment to the MUSA and that an amendment to <br />the Transportation Plan will be submitted by the end of the year. He went on to explain the <br />Metropolitan Council's process of reviewing and accepting/denying the amendment. He advised <br /> <br />that there wil <br />explained the <br />again stated <br />amends theirr} <br />county area, <br />expansion, Ell~ <br /> <br />be many meetings to come to a compromise for expansion. Mr. Gromberg <br />Me.~ropolitan Council's theory for stopping expansion of the outer suburbs, and <br />te ~nportance of submitting the MUSA expansion proposal before the Council <br />uidelines. He added that the Metropolitan Council only has authority over the 7- <br />ut not the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and therefore, without the <br />River will probably experience the growth that Ramsey would be denied. <br /> <br />CommissionerrHendriksen vehemently objected that the Transportation Plan submitted as Exhibit <br />#11 of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment is not the Transportation Plan of the City of Ramsey <br />due to the fad,(it never received a public hearing. He stated that the Planning and Zoning <br />Commission I~rought this matter to Staff's attention and again expressed his discontent that the <br />Transportation!Plan has not been properly approved. <br /> <br />Mr. Gromberg~stated that the City has entered into contracts to change the Transportation Plan. <br /> <br />CommissioneriDeemer stated that tonight's public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br />included, in part, the Transportation Plan, so in effect, it received a public hearing. <br /> <br />Motion by Cogamissioner Deemer and seconded by Commissioner Hendriksen to direct Staff to <br />produce documents and specific references to changes in the Transportation Plan exhibit of the <br />Comprehensivb Plan since 1986. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Bawden, Commissioners Deemer, Hendriksen, <br />Holland, LaDe, Terry, and Thomd. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner Deemer and seconded by Commissioner Terry to recommend that City <br />Council approge the Comprehensive Plan Amendment with notes to errors in the Transportation <br />Plan. <br /> <br />Amendment by Commissioner Hendriksen and seconded by Commissioner Deemer that the last <br />properly approved Transportation Plan for the City of Ramsey be included in this document. <br /> <br />Further DiscuSSion: Commissioner Deemer was unsure whether it could be determined when the <br />last one was .p~o,p~rly approved. Commissioner Hendriksen stated that the current Exhibit #11 <br />could still be ~clude~ but entitled as "proposed." <br /> <br />Amendment carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Bawden, Commissioners Hendriksen, Deemer, <br />Holland, LaDue, Terry, and Thomd. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Further Discus fion: <br />also objected t~ <br />through the Pit <br />Council was an <br /> <br /> Chairperson Bawden pointed out typographical errors in the document. He <br />the process of the document being submitted to Metropolitan Council before going <br />aning and Zoning Commission and City Council. Mr. Gromberg advised that City <br />,are that Staff was going ahead with the process. <br /> <br />Planning and Zoning Commission/November 4, 1993 <br /> Page 3 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />