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e e Mr. Ryan Schroeder April 3, 1997 Page 2 to the Metropolitan Council. This action was supported by all three council members present at that meeting. There then followed a prolonged period of review and negotiation by the city and Metropolitan Council regarding the plan amendment As is typical in such cases, the process consisted of review of the documentation by the Metropolitan Council staff, requests for additional information, followed by additional review. Not until October 17, 1994, almost a full year after the original submission, did the Metropolitan Council notify the city that it deemed its application to be complete. The statutory period during which the Metropolitan Council is allowed to review and comment on a proposed comprehensive plan amendment began at that time. On January 9, 1995, the community development committee of the Metropolitan Council met and adopted a report recommending that the full Metropolitan Council approve the city's comprehensive plan amendment with conditions. On January 10, 1995, the Ramsey city council met and adopted resolution 95-01-018 approving the comprehensive plan amendment and authorizing staff to cooperate with the Metropolitan Council on implementation. On January 12, 1995, the Metropolitan Council adopted the report of its economic development committee and approved the city's comprehensive plan amendment with conditions. On February 21, 1995, the city responded to the Metropolitan Council by providing evidence of compliance with one of the Metropolitan Council's conditions and a commitment to pursue compliance with the other matters. Land use matters in Ramsey are regulated by the Municipal Planning Act, Minnesota Statutes, sections 462.351 through 462.365 and the Metropolitan Land Planning Act, Minnesota Statutes, sections 473.851 through 473.871. Section 462.355 of the Municipal Planning Act authorizes cities to prepare comprehensive plans. The plan is to be prepared by the planning agency (normally the planning commission) or may be initiated by the city council. The city council may not act upon a comprehensive plan amendment until it has received the recommendation of the planning commission or, in the case of an amendment initiated by the city council, 60 days have elapsed since the date of submission to the planning commission. Before adopting a comprehensive plan amendment, the planning commission is required to hold a public hearing on the matter. Notice of the public hearing must be published in the official newspaper at least 10 days before the date of the hearing. Ramsey has fully complied with these requirements. The notice of the public hearing appeared on October 22, 1993, 13 days prior to the hearing before the planning commission on November 4, 1993. At that meeting, following a public hearing, the planning commission adopted a recommendation to the city council to approve the proposed comprehensive plan amendment. The city council acted on November 9, 1993, after receiving the recommendation of the planning commission, to authorize formal submission of the proposed amendment to the Metropolitan Council. RHB119807 RA12S-S0