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Ramsey city Council Page 2 May 21, 1997 By their letter dated April 3, 1997, Kennedy & Graven opined that the City had properly fellowed necessary legal procedures in adopting the Plan Amendment. The Metropolitan Council granted its approval of the Plan Amendment on January 12, 1995 by adopting the report of its Community Development Committee. The Community Development Committee adopted the Metropolitan Council Staff Report dated December 30, 1994 (the "Met Council Staff Report"). The Ramsey city Council granted its approval of the Plan Amendment pursuant to Resolution 95-01-018 adopted on January 10, 1995. Ramsey's Resolution had attached to it relevant parts of the report and recommendation from the Met Council Staff Report. The significant part of the Met Council's Staff Report for this memorandum is Attachment 2 which is a map showing the proposed MUSA expansion area ("Attachment 2"). Attachment 2 is attached to this memorandum and labeled Exhibit "A". Attachment 2 was prepared by Ramsey Staff. The Met Council Staff Report references Attachment 2 in stating "The proposed MUSA land is generally located to the north and west of current urban service area. See Attachments 1 and 2." Attachment 1 is a map of the entire Twin cities metropolitan area and not relevant to this memorandum. There is another map attached to the Met Council Staff Report marked "Attachment 5". Attachment 5 is a Ramsey Zoning Map prepared by Ramsey Staff which shows a slightly different MUSA line than shown on Attachment 2. However, the text of the Met Council Staff Report references Attachment 5 in the context of Regional Policy issues relating to the City's zoning uses as opposed to establishing the MUSA boundary and therefore I conclude that Attachment 5 did not establish the MUSA boundary. The last MUSA boundary map submitted by Ramsey Staff prior to January 10, 1995 was Attachment 2. Significantly, Attachment 2 was formally approved by both the Metropolitan Council and the city Council as the MUSA boundary on January 12, 1995 and January 10, 1995 respectively. Neither the Ramsey city Council nor Metropolitan Council formally approved any other map depicting a different MUSA boundary other than as shown on Attachment 2. After the January 12, 1995 Metropolitan Council action, Robert Davis requested from Ramsey Staff a more detailed map of Attachment 2 in order for the Metropolitan Council's staff to show the MUSA boundary on their Geographic Information Systems map. In August or September, 1995 Ramsey Staff submitted attached Exhibit "B" in response to this request. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I