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METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Suite 300 Metro Square BUilding, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 MEMORANDUM April 25, 1980 TO: Physical Development Committee FROM: Bob Mazanec, Comprehensive Planning SUBJECT: Policy for Extending Metropolitan Land Planning Act (MLPA) Submittal Deadlines Several cities and one school district have requested more time to comply with the MLPA. This memo proposes a Council' policy for dealing with requests to extend plan submittal deadlines estab- lished by the MLPA. This policy is based on the proposed policy and handling procedure contained in the March 14 memo to the Physical Development Committee. However, the original proposal has been changed substantially in response to comments received from the Land Use Advisory Committee (LUAC) and local government. As originally proposed, the Council would act on extension re- quests on a case-by-case basis in consideration of the facts and merit of each request. However, this final proposal departs from the original one in that it would divide requests into two categories: 1) Short-term extensions of six months or less, and 2) Long-term extensions of more than six months. Short-term extensions would only concern plans that will be com- pleted by July 1, 1980 but which cannot be submitted for Council review by that date because the six-month review~period for adja- cent governments' comments will not yet have expired. The process for short-term requests is simplified; the Council would grant them via the Consent List. Long-term extensions involve plans which will not be completed and available for adjacent government review by July.1. The process for long-term requests would require more detailed information from the local government and a review and recommendation by the Physical Development Committee. Local governments requesting long- term extensions would have the option of asking for a LUAC review and recommendation which would then become an additional considera- tion of the Physical Development Committee. This adds the possi- bility of a peer review step for communities that want it.