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2) T.H. #47 Improvement Project Councilmember Hendriksen stated that it seemed as if the closing of T.H. #47 was growing in area and duration. Director of Public Works Kapler replied that he has not been notified that the closure will exceed the 1,000 feet as previously indicated, but will verify the information and update the Council. 3) Met Council Letter Councihnember Hendriksen made the following comments on the letter received from the Met Council regarding the proposed Comprehensive Plan: l) The letter fi'om the Met Council indicated that the ISTS ordinance does not describe the City's role in tracking on-site septic systems. He stated that the City has spent a lot of time determining what State Rule 7080 requires and requested that a letter be sent from the City Attorney explaining that he reviewed State Rule 7080 and that in his opinion the ISTS ordinance requires all that is mandated by State Rule 7080 and the Comprehensive Plan approval process should not be held up for that issue. Councihnember Zimmerman requested that the letter include that the Council spent a considerable amount of time addressing the issue. 2) The third paragraph of the Met Council letter addresses a proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan, but the motion that was made by the Council was to forward the Comprehensive Plan to the Met Council without approval so the proposed changes were not forwarded as an amendment only as a draft and requested that staff inform the Met Council. Councilmember Anderson requested that staff review the meeting minutes to verify how the Comprehensive Plan was forwarded to the Met Council. She also inquired if the proposed changes in density would constitute significant changes and be required to be sent back to the Planning Commission to hold public hearings. City Attorney Goodrich replied that they were waiting on a response from the Met Council and based on their response determine if another public hearing would be necessary. Councilmember Anderson noted that she voted against the ISTS ordinance. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that the Met Council made a statement that the proposed amendments make the plan internally inconsistent and the City had requested that Hoisington Koegler make the appropriate changes throughout the document and suggested that they contact the Met Council to inform them as to what is inconsistent and then make the appropriate changes. City Council/August 8, 2000 Page 12 of 14