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~ Metropolitan Council ~ Working for the Region, Planning for the Future August 2, 2000 RECEIVED AUG 0 42000 Jim Norman City Administrator City of Ramsey 15153 Nowthen Blvd., NW Ramsey, MN 55303 BY: RE: Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Update Metropolitan Council District 9 Referral File # 18160-1 Dear Mr. Norman: On July 24, we received the city's response to the Council's April 21, 2000 letter regarding the completeness of the city's comprehensive plan. Your letter addressed requested changes to the transportation element and included an ISTS management ordinance. Although the transportation element is now complete for review, the plan (ISTS ordinance) does not yet describe the city's role in tracking the pumping and inspection of on-site systems. Although the Council cannot formally review the plan until the sewer element is complete for ISTS managem~nt, staff will begin to review those elements of the plan that are complete so that we may work with the city to address issues. We. expect to have a working draft for discussion available in the l1extfew weeks. . In addition to the issues described in the Council's April 21 letter to the city, the review will address the city's July 21 proposed change to the land use element density guidelines. Please be advised that the proposed reduction of high-density residential maximums from 15 to seven units- per-acre and medium-density from 6 to 4 units-per-acre raises major issues for the review of this plan. First, the proposed amendment will make it impossible for the city to achieve the agreed- upon Livable Community Act housing goals. Second, the proposed amendment makes the plan internally inconsistent in terms of policies and forecasts for accommodating growth. Third, the city will need to conform to state statutes governing hearings and procedures for adopting amendments to the proposed comprehensive plan. Once we draft a review report, we will schedule a meeting with you to discuss and resolve issues in order to achieve local and regional goals. ~6I: ~Dir t Planning and G h Management Dept. Cc: Natalie Haas Steffen, Metropolitan Council District 9 Richard Thompson, Comprehensive Planning Sandra Pinel, Sector Representative Judy Sventek, Watershed Representative Linda Milashius, Referrals Coordinator 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, Minnesota 5510 1-1626 (651) 602-1000 Fax 602-1550 TDD/TIY 291-0904 Metro Info Line 602-1888 An Equal Opportunity Employer