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Background <br />The City of Ramsey is located along the western border of Anoka County. It is surrounded by the <br />communities of Nowthen, Oak Grove, Andover, Anoka, Champlin, Dayton, and Rogers. <br />The City submitted its 2040 Comprehensive Plan (Plan) to the Council for review to meet the <br />Metropolitan Land Planning Act requirements (Minn. Stat. §§ 473.851 to 473.871 ) and the Council's <br />2015 System Statement requirements. <br />Review Authority & Rationale <br />Minn. Stat. § 473.175 directs the Metropolitan Council to review a local government's comprehensive <br />plan and provide a written statement to the local government regarding the Plan's: <br />• Conformance with metropolitan system plans <br />• Consistency with the adopted plans and policies of the Council <br />• Compatibility with the plans of adjacent governmental units and plans of affected special <br />districts and school districts <br />By resolution, the Council may require a local government to modify its comprehensive plan if the <br />Council determines that"the plan is more likely than not to have a substantial impact on or contain a <br />substantial departure from metropolitan system plans" (Minn. Stat. § 473.175, subd. 1). <br />Each local government unit shall adopt a policy plan for the collection, treatment, and disposal of <br />sewage for which the local government unit is responsible, coordinated with the Metropolitan Council's <br />plan, and may revise the same as often as it deems necessary (Minn. Stat. § 473.513). <br />The attached Review Record details the Council's assessment of the Plan's conformance, consistency, <br />and compatibility, and is summarized below. <br />Review Standard <br />Review Area <br />Plan Status <br />Conformance <br />Regional system plan for Parks <br />Conforms <br />Conformance <br />Regional system plan for Transportation, <br />including Aviation <br />Conforms <br />Conformance <br />Water Resources (Wastewater Services <br />and Surface Water Management) <br />Conforms <br />Consistency with Council Policy <br />Thrive MSP 2040 and Land Use <br />Consistent <br />Consistency with Council Policy <br />Forecasts <br />Consistent, with the <br />proposed forecast <br />revision <br />Consistency with Council Policy <br />2040 Housing Policy Plan <br />Consistent <br />Consistency with Council Policy <br />Water Supply <br />Consistent <br />Consistency with Council Policy <br />Community and Subsurface Sewage <br />Treatment Systems (SSTs) <br />Consistent <br />Compatibility <br />Compatible with the plans of adjacent and <br />affected governmental districts <br />Compatible <br />Thrive Lens Analysis <br />The proposed 2040 comprehensive plan is reviewed against the land use policies in Thrive MSP 2040. <br />To achieve the outcomes identified in Thrive, the metropolitan development guide defines the Land Use <br />Policy for the region and includes strategies for local governments and the Council to implement. These <br />policies and strategies are interrelated and, taken together, serve to achieve the outcomes identified in <br />Thrive. <br />Page -3 I METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br />