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T "l . Letter dated March 16, 1994 from Ryan R. Schroeder which discusses the city of Ramsey's rural 4 per 40 density policy. . Letter dated March 23, 1994 from Donald S. Bluhm, Municipal Services Manager Municipal Services MWCC commenting upon the Ramsey plan contents and requesting additional wastewater information. . Letter dated April 4, 1994 from James D. Gromberg providing additional information on wastewater flow, wastewater discharge control and private waste system regulations. . Letter dated May 17, 1994 from John W. Cox, Development Director City of Champlin commenting upon the proposed Ramsey MUSA expansion and raising concerns about the traffic impact upon Highway 169 and the Mississippi River bridge at Anoka Champlin. . Letter dated October 3. 1994 from Ramsey Mayor James R. Gilbertson containing a letter dated September 16, 1994 from Dennis D. Berg, Anoka County Commissioner with information from the completed Anoka County Transportation study supporting the MUSA proposal and providing further transportation information. . Transportation Data Table faxed on October 13, 1994 from city of Ramsey containing Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) population forecasts. . Letter dated November 17, 1994 from Ryan R. Schroeder granting a 1-day review period extension to January 12, 1994 and providing additional information on zoning, the gross area of the MUSA and on-site septic system inspection procedures. AUTHORI1Y TO REVIEW The Metropolitan Land Use Planning Act of 1976 requires local units of government to submit comprehensive plan amendments to the Metropolitan Council for review (Minn. Stat. 473.864, subd. 2, 1978). The Act also gives the Council the authority to establish guidelines governing the amendment review process (Minn. Stat. 473.854). The city of Ramsey proposed comprehensive plan amendment was initially received by the Council on October 26, 1993. The original proposal was for a much larger MUSA request than could be justified relative to Council forecasts and there were proposals to add land to the MUSA which would not be developed until after 2000. In addition the submittal lacked adequate information relating to Council plans for transportation, wastewater, aviation and housing. The review was suspended and the Ramsey city staff agreed to work with Council staff to evaluate land use and supply of land within the MUSA in order to reach an agreement on how much land could be added to the year 2000 MUSA based upon Council forecasts. In addition the city worked with Anoka County to provide the transportation planning information necessary to complete the plan amendment. On October 13, 1994 Council staff determined that MUSA amendment proposal was complete for review. Since this is a major amendment (MUSA expansion of over 40 acres) staff informed the city that it would take the full 90 days to review and comment on the amendment as it relates to metropolitan system plans and other policy. On November 17, 1994 the city agreed to extend the review period one extra day. The review period will conclude on January 12, 1994. 5