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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #26-153 <br />RESOLUTION IDENTIFYING THE NEED FOR <br />FUNDING TO COMPLETE ITS 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE AND <br />AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR <br />PLANNING ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDS <br />WHEREAS the City of Ramsey must review and update its comprehensive plan as required by <br />the "decennial" review provision of Minnesota Statutes section 473.864 , subdivision 2; and <br />WHEREAS, on December 17 2025, the Metropolitan Council adopted need -based eligibility <br />criteria for awarding available local planning assistance grant funds and established maximum <br />grant amounts, including bonus incentive grants, for eligible grantees to help grantees review and <br />update their comprehensive plans as required by the "decennial" review provisions of Minnesota <br />Statutes section 473.864, subdivision 2; and <br />WHEREAS, the City is an eligible city, county, or town in the metropolitan area as defined in <br />Minnesota Statutes section 473.121; AND <br />WHEREAS, planning assistance grant funds will be made available to eligible applicants subject to <br />terms and conditions contained in Metropolitan Council grant agreements. <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br />Authorizes its Community Development Director to: <br />1) submit on behalf of the City an application to the Metropolitan Council for Local <br />Planning Assistance grant funds for the decennial review and update of the City's local <br />comprehensive plan required under Minnesota Statutes section 473.864; and <br />2) execute on behalf of the City a grant agreement with the Metropolitan Council for <br />planning assistance grant funds. <br />The motion for adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember <br />and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: <br />and the following voted against the same: <br />and the following abstained: <br />and following were absent: <br />