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t Metropolitan Council Building communities that work December 10, 2001 Jim Norman City Administrator City of Ramsey 15153 Nowthen Blvd., NW Ramsey, MN 55303 RE: City of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Update Metropolitan Council Referral No. 18160 -1 - Metropolitan Council District 9 (Natalie Haas Steffen, 763 - 753 - 4298) Dear Mr. Norman: Metropolitan Council took final action on the City of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Update on March 28, 2001. This letter is intended as a reminder that state law requires a community to adopt its plan within nine months from the date of Council action. Final action by the Ramsey city council is therefore needed by December 28, 2001. The Council is aware that the city has changed its charter to permit a simple majority of the city council to adopt its plan. We are also aware that the city is contemplating a number of changes to the plan that was reviewed by the Council. If the changes are made before the plan is officially adopted by the city council, the Council may view the new plan as a substitute plan requiring full adjacent community review and full comprehensive plan review. If the substitute plan is not submitted before December 28, 2001, the city would appear to be in violation of the above cited state law. While the Council is willing to begin the full comprehesive plan process again, there does seem to be a workable alternative. The city council could adopt the plan as submitted to the Council with the changes recommended by the Council on or before December 28, 2001. This would also satisfy the state law requirement for plan approval. The changes to the plan could then be handled as simple plan amendments. Council procedures for plan amendments allow staff to administratively handle amendments under 40 acres. Usually the Council completes such reviews in 10 days or less. Amendments over 40 acres are taken to the Council for action, but are also handled on a faster track that full comprehensive plan reviews. Normally, plan amendments are handled as "consent" items and take less that 30 days to complete. If the city council takes action on the full comprehensive plan update on or before December 28, 2001, please send me a copy of the resolution for our files. Thank you. SuilFerely, Phyllf Hanson, Manager Planning and Technical Assistance Cc: Natalie Haas Steffen, Metropolitan Council District 9 Kyle Colvin, Wastewater Services Sandra Pinel, Sector Representative V; lihrarv,commundv'.rc ( errals Iel.rers 2l?UU'•Rumscy(. PL I !60 -I Follot, up www.metrocouncil.org Metro Info Line 602 -1888 230 East Fifth Street • 51, Paul. Minnesota 55101 -1626 • (651) 602 -1000 • Fax 602 -1550 • TTY 291 -0904 Art Pin,n! O,mrnlu„i,u G,,q,Inii'r