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CITY OF LAKE ELMO RESOLUTION NO. 2018-054 .. I V -54 TIK 59 "$YIN rel 09919 4 3101101 K1 M IA DkVA I DIMAIM N ler-,V N WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes section 473.864 requires local governmental units to review and, if necessary, amend their entire comprehensive plans and their fiscal devices and official controls at least once every ten years to ensure�comprchensive plans conform with metropolitan system plans and ensure fiscal devices and official controls do not conflict with comprehensive plans or permit activities that conflict with metropolitan system plans; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes sections 473.858 and 473.864 require local governmental units to complete their "decennial" reviews by December 31, 2018; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes section 473.864 authorizes the Metropolitan Council to grant extensions to local governmental units to allow local governmental units additional time within which to complete the "decennial" review and amendments; and WHEREAS, any extensions granted by the Metropolitan Council must be submitted by May 31, 2018, and must include a timetable and plan for completing the review and amendment; and WHEREAS, the City will not be able to complete its "decennial" review by December 31, 2018, for the following reasons: a recent number of Comprehensive Plan Amendments that have come forth that could potentially change densities within severed areas, creating potential effect on the Land Use Plan and Wastewater Facilities chapters; closure of well #1 due to its levels of perfluorochemicals, which will require changes to the Water Supply chapter; and Staff changes. WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is appropriate to request from the Metropolitan Council an extension so the City can have additional time to complete and submit to the Metropolitan Council for review an updated comprehensive plan and amend its fiscal devices and official controls. NOW, THERF ORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA, AS FOLLOWS: The Planning Director is directed to submit to the Metropolitan Council no later than May 31, 2018, an application requesting an extension to February 28, 2019. 2. The Planning Director is directed to include with the request a reasonably detailed timetable and plan for completing: (a) the review and amendment by February 28, 2019; and (b) the review and amendment of the City's fiscal devices and official controls. ADOPTED BY THE LAI<X ELMO CITY COUNCIL ON THE 15th DAY OF MAY, 2018 CITY OF L MO, Michael Nws—o-fn" Mayor