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CC Regular Session Meeting Date: 10/27/2015 By: Tim Gladhill, Community Development 7. 6. Information Title: Receive System Statement from the Metropolitan Council, Approve City Scoping Documents for Ramsey 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update Purpose/Background: The purpose of this case is to receive a copy of the City's 2015 System Statement from the Metropolitan Council. The purpose is to determine whether or not the City desires to dispute the content of the System Statement for further discussion. The intent of this evening's discussion is not necessarily to discuss each individual component of the System Plan, but direct Staff on whether a formal dispute is desired within the 60 Day Window to dispute. The Planning Commission has recommended that the City summarize our previous comments to System Plans, but not submit a formal dispute. The intent is to introduce the topic. Future agendas will begin to review this document in more detail for additional follow up. Notification: Notification is not required. Observations/Alternatives: According to the Metropolitan Council: Metropolitan system plans are long-range comprehensive plans for the regional systems — transit, highways, and airports; wastewater services; and parks and open space — along with the capital budgets for metropolitan wastewater services, transportation, and regional recreation open space. System statements explain the implications of metropolitan system plans for each individual community in the metropolitan area. They are intended to help communities prepare or update their comprehensive plan, as required by the Metropolitan Land Planning Act: Within nine months after receiving a system statement for an amendment to a metropolitan system plan, and within three years after receiving a system statement issued in conjunction with the decennial review required under section 473.864, subdivision 2, each affected local governmental unit shall review its comprehensive plan to determine if an amendment is necessary to ensure continued conformity with metropolitan system plans. If an amendment is necessary, the governmental unit shall prepare the amendment and submit it to the council for review. Local comprehensive plans, and amendments thereto, will be reviewed by the Council for conformance to metropolitan system plans, consistency with Council policies, and compatibility with adjacent and affected governmental units. Updated local comprehensive plans are due to the Council for review by December 31, 2018. This System Statement begins the official process for updating the City's long term land use vision for the community. The City has commented on the various System Plans previously adopted by the Metropolitan Council (Housing, Parks/Recreation/Open Space, Transportation, and Water Resources). Primarily, the City noted concern about the rate of forecasted growth in households, population, and employment, noting that these forecasts may be