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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #90-10- RESOLUTION REQUESTING RELIEF FROM THE ADMINISTRATION (FHA) REQUIREMENT TO MEET COUNCIL GENERAL RURAL USE DENSITY POLICY FEDERAL HOUSING THE METROPOLITAN WHEREAS, it has been brought to the attention of the City of Ramsey that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has recently implemented procedures which deny FHA loan approval in communities in which the minimum density policy is not in conformance with the policies adopted by the Metropolitan Council as amended in 1987; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey has adopted ordinances which became effective January 1, 1990 placing the City of Ramsey in strict compliance with the polices adopted by the Metropolitan Council; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey has submitted revisions to its comprehensive plan which have been implemented by the aforementioned ordinances to the Metropolitan Council for review and subsequent approval; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey does not confer to the Metropolitan Council (a Regional Planning Advisory Body) the ability to plan its growth but rather intends to retain that local control as provided by Minnesota Statutes 462.358, et al; and WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City of Ramsey that the denial of funding from the FHA is confiscatory, an unlawful taking of private property without compensation, and unnecessary and unlawful interference with local government prerogative, and a grossly unfair treatment of private property fights; and WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City of Ramsey that the adoption of exclusionary policies by the FHA is similarly unlawful, unwarranted, and unconstitutional; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey has in force and effect, those ordinances which protect such amenities as the wild and scenic fiver, shoreland management, flood plain management, and further regulates residential development by the adoption of such ordinances as on-site septic system regulation, zoning requirements, platting requirements, and density standards which are in conformance with the Metropolitan Council's policies, all of which work toward protecting the general health, welfare and safety of the residents of the City of Ramsey. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1) That the exclusionary funding policy adopted by the Federal Housing Administration be revoked immediately and making that funding source available to new housing located anywhere within the City of Ramsey. 2) That the regulation and control of the growth and development of the City of Ramsey be returned to the City Council as elected officials responsive to the needs of its residents and in conformance with the approved comprehensive plan of the City of Ramsey and that the FHA discontinue using the Metropolitan Council as the cleating agency for FHA loans.