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• • • Chapter 12 - Implementation The Comprehensive Plan is the principal tool for guiding the development of Lino Lakes. The community's vision for the future will be realized only if the plan is implemented. The purpose of this section is to provide guidance on using the plan. Using the plan requires balancing the community aspirations and adapting to conditions that will change over the life of the plan. It also provides a "to-do list" of work the city should do to ensure that the plan is implemented in the future. SUMMARY Staff recommends adoption of 2040 Comprehensive Plan with the minor changes required by the Metropolitan Council, including modifications to lower our population, housing and employment forecasts. The current Comprehensive Plan reflects these changes. Findings of Fact The following are Findings of Fact for adoption of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan: 1. Minnesota Statutes §473.864 requires each local governmental unit to review and, if necessary, amend its entire comprehensive plan and its fiscal devices and official controls at least once every ten years to ensure its comprehensive plan conforms to metropolitan system plans and ensure its fiscal devices and official controls do not conflict with the comprehensive plan or permit activities that conflict with metropolitan system plans; and 2. Minnesota Statutes §473.858 and §473.864 require local governmental units to complete their "decennial" reviews by December 31, 2018; and 3. The City of Lino Lakes authorized the review and update of its Comprehensive Plan; and 4. The 2040 Comprehensive Plan is a planning tool intended to guide the future growth and development of the City of Lino Lakes in a manner that conforms with metropolitan system plans and complies with the Metropolitan Land Planning Act and other applicable planning statutes; and 5. The City of Lino Lakes 2040 Comprehensive Plan reflects a community planning process involving elected officials, appointed officials, city staff, community organizations, the public at large, developers, and other stakeholders; and 6. The Planning Commission has considered the proposed 2040 Comprehensive Plan and all public comments, and thereafter submitted its recommendations to the City Council, and 7. The City conducted a public hearing on April 10, 2019 on the proposed 2040 Comprehensive Plan; and 6