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Councilmember Hendriksen introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #99-12-235 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF TItE DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE <br />PLAN DATED DECEMBER 21, 1999, TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the 1976 Metropolitan Land Planning Act (MLPA) requires communities <br />within the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area to develop and update, once every 10 years, a local <br />comprehensive plan that includes elements as described in Chapter 473, Section 859, of the <br />Minnesota Statutes, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Chapter 473, Section 175, of the Minnesota Statutes gives the Metropolitan <br />Council the authority to review local comprehensive plans to determine their compatibility with <br />each other and conformity with metropolitan system plans, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Chapter 473, Section 864, Subdivision 2 of the Minnesota Statutes <br />amended the MLPA in 1995 to require decennial reviews of local comprehensive plans to be <br />completed by December 31,1998, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey received an extension to this deadline pursuant to <br />Chapter 473, Section 864, Subdivision 2, of the Minnesota Statutes in order to complete its <br />comprehensive plan by December 31, 1999; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey conducted a community wide vision session and a <br />series of public participation meetings between September 1997 and December 1999, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held an official public hearing on March 16, <br />1999, pursuant to Chapter 462, Section 355, Subdivision 2 of the Minnesota Statutes to allow <br />formal public comment on the draft comprehensive plan, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 473, Section 858, Subdivision 2 the City submitted the <br />draft comprehensive plan to adjacent local units of government for review and comment on <br />November 13, 1998, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Ramsey, after careful study and <br />after its public hearing, has recommended to this Council a comprehensive plan amendment for <br />the City of Ramsey, and <br /> <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br /> <br />1) <br /> <br />That the City Council of the City of Ramsey approve the document as prepared by the <br />Planning Commission pursuant to Chapter 462, Section 355, Subdivision 1 of the <br />Minnesota Statutes entitled "The Comprehensive Plan" dated 21 December 1999 is <br /> <br /> <br />