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CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 6G <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Michael Grochala, Community Development Director <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: May 14, 2018 <br /> <br />TOPIC: Consideration of Resolution No. 18-56, Requesting <br />Extension of Time to Complete Comprehensive Plan <br />“Decennial” Review Obligation <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Minnesota Statutes section 473.864 requires all metropolitan area units of government to review <br />and, if necessary, amend their entire comprehensive plans, fiscal devices, and official controls at <br />least once every ten years. This “decennial” review requirement ensures that the comprehensive <br />plans conform to metropolitan system plans and do not conflict with or permit activities that <br />conflict with metropolitan system plans. By statute, plan updates and amendments must be <br />completed by December 31, 2018. <br />However, Minnesota Statutes section 473.864, subdivision 2, authorizes the Metropolitan <br />Council to grant extensions to local governments that require additional time to complete their <br />“decennial” review obligations and make necessary amendments to their comprehensive plans. <br />Metropolitan Council has provided for local units of government to request an extension of the <br />December 31, 2018 “decennial” review deadline by May 31, 2018, if the request includes a <br />reasonably detailed timetable and plan for: (1) completing and submitting the comprehensive <br />plan update to the Metropolitan Council, and (2) reviewing and amending fiscal devices and <br />official controls. The mandatory 6-month adjacent jurisdiction review process must be <br />completed by that submittal date. <br />The draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan document has been completed and made available for public <br />review on March 16, 2018. A Comprehensive Plan Open House was held on April 3, 2018. The <br />next steps in the process are as follows: <br /> <br />1. Planning and Zoning Board holds a Public Hearing. <br /> <br />2. City Council approves distribution to adjacent governmental units and school <br />districts. All adjacent jurisdictions including cities (9), counties (3), townships (1), <br />watershed districts (2), school districts (3) are allowed up to six months to complete <br />their review of the plan. The City cannot submit the plan to Metropolitan Council for <br />their review until 1) comments have been received from all jurisdictions; or 2) the six <br />months have elapsed.