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because he wanted to the Met Council to read that language and agree to it. His concern was that <br /> they will find out that the Met Council supercedes the City Charter. <br /> Chairperson Nixt stated that the purpose of adding the language pertaining to the City Charter <br /> was to protect those people in the rural areas from having to connect to City sewer and water. <br /> Mr. Menth inquired if it would protect the people in the central rural preserve area. <br /> Chairperson Nixt replied that it would apply to all homeowners equally in the City of Ramsey. <br /> Mr. Menth stated that he felt that the purpose of the central rural preserve area was to bring City <br /> sewer and water through the area and that by 2020 they will have to hook up. <br /> Chairperson Nixt explained that the central rural preserve area language has already been adopted <br /> as part of the Comprehensive Plan, that additional language regarding the City Charter would be <br /> added as an amendment. The language that is included in the plan states that the City will work <br /> to identify the potential for urban services after 2020, it does not state that residents will be <br /> required to connect by 2020. <br /> Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he objected to the way the discussions were being limited. <br /> The reason the meeting was being held was to decide how they want to change the <br /> Comprehensive Plan and he did not feel that they should limit discussion to only those suggested <br /> changes that have come from staff, Council or the Planning Commission. He felt that if Mr. <br /> Menth wanted to present something that is not proposed he should be able to do so. <br /> Chairperson Nixt replied that what Councilmember Hendriksen was suggesting is that they would <br /> be subject to reviewing every page of the document during every public hearing. <br /> Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if Chairperson Nixt felt that if a resident wanted something <br /> changed they would have to convince staff to bring it forward. <br /> Chairperson Nixt replied no, but explained that there are appropriate ways to do that. He <br /> inquired if Mr. Menth was opposed to adding the language pertaining to the City Charter. <br /> Mr. Menth stated that his concern is that a majority of the people in the central planning area <br /> don't know that the City has plans to connect them to City sewer and water. What he wanted to <br /> know is what the additional language meant. <br /> Commissioner Johnson stated that they have discussing the issue for some time and felt that it was <br /> apparent that the language is not clear and should be clarified. <br /> Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that the proposed language would refer to a document that is <br /> an official part of the Comprehensive Plan, which is a Charter Amendment that states that <br /> residents will not be forced to hook-up to City sewer and water. He reviewed the language in <br /> that Charter Amendment. <br /> Planning Commission Joint Meeting/January 24, 2002 <br /> Page 13 of 14 <br />