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• COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 23, 1998 Council Member Dahl stated it is her understanding that other cities have sent their Plan to neighboring cities for a review before submitting it to the Metropolitan Council. Mr. Wessel stated the City has received plans from neighboring cities. The Lino Lakes Comprehensive Plan will not be sent to neighboring cities until Council gives that directive to staff. Informal discussions regarding the Plan have been held with neighboring cities. Council Member Dahl indicated it would be advantageous to send the Plan to neighboring cities before a vote is taken to make sure it fits into the overall plan for this area. Following their review and comment, a Council vote should be taken. Mr. Wessel stated the Council is ultimately responsible for the Plan. Ms. Wyland indicated the City has received other cities plans for comments. This step will be taken by Lino Lakes when the City gets to that point. The City is required to send the Plan to neighboring cities. Council Member Dahl asked if the correct procedure is to send the Plan to other cities before or after the Council vote is taken. Ms. Wyland stated the correct procedure is to send the Plan to other cities before the Plan is submitted to the Metropolitan Council. Mr. Wessel stated the Plan will be sent to other cities when Council directs staff to do so. Council Member Dahl stated an extension regarding the Plan submittal date should be requested so that the Plan can be sent to neighboring cities before it goes to the Metropolitan Council because the transportation plan is involved. She indicated the City of Blaine has asked for an extension. Mr. Wessel stated he will send the Plan to neighboring cities when directive is received from Council. He stated he is ready to move forward with the process. The City does have the option to ask for an extension. He indicated he is not sure what an extension will accomplish. Council Member Dahl reviewed what the residents told the Council through the City survey. She read the survey questions and results regarding open space, rural areas, population, and traffic. She stated that she believes turning Lino Lakes into a Brooklyn Park is wrong. That is not why people moved to Lino Lakes. The City will be like Brooklyn Park if every square inch of land is developed. A cap on houses is needed. Added MUSA gives no opportunity for a developer to be encouraged to build cluster housing on 5 or 10 acre lots. All lots will be either R -1X or R-1 with added MUSA. Mayor Sullivan noted that with the proposed Plan every square inch of Lino Lakes will not be developed. The City would like to bank some MUSA, not assign it. Council Member Dahl stated she understands that Council will assign the MUSA. However, not all present Council Members will be here in five (5) years. She asked if the projections in the Comprehensive Plan of 1996 asked for 2,435 buildable acres when the Metropolitan Council projected only 1,653 buildable acres. Ms. Wyland stated the 1,653 figure was based on the Metropolitan Council's original estimate from their data. Council Member Lyden stated the Metropolitan Council projected approximately 1,600 acres. The City's Comprehensive Plan is way above the Metropolitan Council's projections. Mr. 21