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City Council/September 25, 2001 Page 26 of 31 had made great strides in agreeing that the changing of the verbiage would take away the fearSof residents of pushing sewer and water down their streets. Ms. Kurak did receive callsYrom residents who did like the verbiage, but they were concerned that the language had- or/ly been discussed not acted on. She requested that the Council forward the language to the Met Council for their consideration, she was not suggesting that they send a new Comprehensive Plan~to the Met Council. She felt that it was important to have the language before the' Met Council :before they formally approve a Comprehensive Plan, Motion by Councilmsmber Kurak, seconded by Councilmember Hendn'ksen, t~: Rural Preserve Area language to the Met Council as a minor amendment rd-the draft March 2001 Comprehensive Plan that the Met Council had approved and is now back ~i~the City Council for adoption. Further discussion: Councilmember Hendriksen inquired as to what, their obligation was for developing a plan for the rural preserve area in two years. Councitmember Kurak replied that she did not include anything about the two year period in the neWlanguage because it was her understanding that the entire Council was uncomfortable with that) COuncilmember Hendriksen inquired as to what they accomplish by forwarding the language at -this' time.-'Cbuncilmember Kurak replied that she had felt that the Cbuncil had come a long way on 'the Comprehensive Plan during the last meeting with the-' facilitator. '.. She thought it would be-beneficial for the Met Council to consider the language at this time, b~caUse i.fthere is going tobe a problem with the language they should know before a ComPrehensive Plan ,is ad0pted felt that the citizens of Ramsey should tmow that the' Council Veili not have any part of sending sewer and water down any street. Councilmember Hendriksen inquired as to what they will do if they send the language .down to the Met Council as an Official minor amendment to the Comprehensive p!.an and then next week they have language they want to change, do they send another minor amendment to:the Met Council': .He'atso noted that the Council had stated that they were going to produce a Comprehensive plan:that the City Council could agree to separate of the opinions of the Met Council. Councilmember Kurak replied that if they have to submit minor amendments in the future then so be,,.it. At this point they would be forwarding the language for their 'opinion.'~ She Stated ~at the issue is important to the citizens of Ramsey and [h~ey want it sent'-down to the Met CounCil. The language is the verbiage of the City of Ramsey . -- not the Met Council, City Attorney Goodrich noted that a minor comprehensive plan ~ -..-_i-- amendment is a term 'fo amend';a,comprehensive plan that exists, so they would simply being / submitting an amendment to fhe draft Comprehensive Plan, Councilmember Kurak stated that , ~ ' she does no~'maderstand whY-there would be any objection to forwarding the language to the Met - Council when'itis important to the City Council as a whole. Councilmember Hendriksen replied -: that he wished the Council would have felt the same immediacy on density transitioning. All the people in Reilley Estates felt very strongly about density transitioning, but they received no ....· _ .protection. His~recollection of the meeting with the facilitator was that there would be another "-meeting with;-the facilitator and language would be brought back for further discussion. He inquired. as- to what will happen if after their next discussion they find that there is a fifth paragraph that should be added would they send the Met Council another document. Councilmember Kurak replied yes. City Attorney Goodrich recommended language for the