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• • • COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 24,1996 Consideration of Approving Metropolitan Council MUSA Allocation of 150 Acres - In early 1995, the City of Lino Lakes requested a Comprehensive Plan Amendment for 740 gross acres of addition MUSA. Metropolitan Council staff requested numerous upgrades to the existing Comprehensive Plan prior to any MUSA amendments. City staff has negotiated a compromise that would allow an interim undesignated MUSA reserve of 150 net acres to be put into effect immediately in sewer districts 1, 4, 5 or 6. The City is in the process of updating the necessary elements of the Comprehensive Plan that would allow Metropolitan Council review of the original 740 acres MUSA request. Only one other community in the metro area has received this authorized level of undesignated MUSA reserve. In addition, Metropolitan Council Environment Services (MCES) has been requested to complete within the next 60 days a System Improvement Study for upgrading or replacing the Centerville interceptor which directly impacts the I -35E interchange development. Use of the 150 MUSA net acres will be determined on a first come, first served basis and based on the City Council wishes. Council Member Lyden expressed reservation about creating a MUSA bank and asked that some restrictions be prepared such as for economic development or cluster development but not for adding "rooftops". He was told that there was no designated commercial or light industrial in the districts designated by the Metropolitan Council. Council Member Lyden asked Mr. Hawkins if the City has this MUSA bank and a developer comes to the City with a proposal the City Council feels inappropriate, can the City deny extending MUSA to that proposed development. Mr. Hawkins said no, the City would have to have standards inplace. The City cannot arbitrarily say no to one developer and yes to another. He suggested the MUSA bank be approved with the stipulation that none of the MUSA bank will be distributed until the criteria is established. Council Member Kuether moved to approve the Net Undesignated 150 acre MUSA Proposal Per Metropolitan Council Letter of May 29, 1996 with the understanding that the MUSA will not be used until a plan for distribution is developed. Council Member Lyden seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Mayor's Comments - Mayor Landers extended a "thank you" to Mr. Schumacher, Mr. Ahrens and Mr. Hawkins for their time and hard work in preparing a final procedure in dealing with the Trapper's Crossing subdivision. PAGE 27