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City Administrator Norman replied that the consultant had been limited in the review pr.o'~es~i''' Councilmember Hendriksen stated that the City paid the consultant more than $100:,9'~'~to draft a Comprehensive Plan acceptable to the Met Council and the plan is five years..S~6~:0~hat they ' are requiring. He stated that there has been a considerable amount of conl~.er'~y over ~h~ t'STS system and the Met Council referenced another piece of legislation v~dh'-the Met claims gives them. the authority to require such a system. His reading o~"~slature was persuasive to that fact, but requested that the City Attorney receiye~'~'c°'-py of th~document for his review. .~'": ~'; ~': '~ Councilmember Anderson stated that the Met Council has ~ide it ve~ clear that they will not accept a Comprehensive Plan without the ISTS tracking~$Y~tem. " Councilmember Hendriksen replied that just because'the M~t~.'2QouncJ~i~i'd~marids something does not mean that the City has to agree to do it if legally the City is'h6t:f~ired to do so. City Administrator Norman questioned the Council if they wdnted to .~i~ply with the regulations pertaining to the ISTS trackdn~isystem. Mayor Gamec stated that he fe~s :thd ISTS tr~ih~7}kstem is the saf~gf~'~ay to protect on-site septic systems and wells and f0f Cat re~dn he doe? n°t habe'aProbl~m with the system. Councilmember Hendfiksen stated that ~'h¢}t ~.~:~a~ wi~)~k°mething small and then they demand more. The po~t~is that there is a:'l~fig~s~bpe~ slop~:~and that is one of the steps down that slope. He does nofh~lieve that the M~:~: COuncil has any legally basis for demanding what they are dem~dihg or t~eate~ng what they are.t~eatenmg. Motion':'bg-:Mayor Game("~'econded by Cohndilmember ~der'son, to authorize the City Admi.dstratdf~to fo~¢ 'request_ the Me~o¢iitan-Council extend the Comprehensive Plan review period f0~ additional four,~k period. ~7~h~ discussmn: *Go~cilmember Zimme~an requested that a meeting be scheduled with. the ~.~7'7}~;::::C~:'C6~cH, ci, Att~mey..and'~e Met Council. Motion ca~e~:~ Voting %~':~?~Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers ~derson, Hendfiksen, Kurak, and Zi~e~¢~T:~ Voting'No: None. Consensus of J~ Council was to direct staff to present dra~ language for an ISTS tracking "~..~'~ ¢', system to the'next CiW Council meeting. ~oUncitmember Hendfiksen stated that if there is a legal basis for ISTS tracing system, as the Met:~puncil claims, then he will agee to it, but if not then the City may not be able to get four votes to pass the Comprehensive Plan. City Council/January 23, 2001 Page 28 of 30 -122- I ! I I ! I I I I ! I I I I ! i