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The Process to amend the City’s 2040 plan generally includes the following steps and timeline. <br />1.In progress - City Notices a self-initiated comprehensive plan amendment <br />2.6/8/26 - Planning Commission review and Public Hearing <br />3.6/16/26 - City Council Review and Determination <br />4.~1-2 weeks after approval - Approved Amendment Submitted to Met Council for Review and <br />Approval <br />a.Note – At the time of writing, staff are confirming with the Met Council whether an <br />affected and adjacent jurisdiction notice is required. If so, this could cause a delay in the <br />submittal to Met Council for review/approval <br />5.~60 days from submittal - Met Council review and approval memo received by City. <br />OPTIONS: <br />1.Approve the amendments as proposed by staff in conjunction with the Met Council. The City <br />can work through the 2050 Comprehensive Planning Process using the realistic forecasts for <br />2030 and 2040 provided by the Met Council staff in March. <br />2.Recommend denial of the amendments. This is not recommended as it will place the City in an <br />unfavorable position with respect to constraints of artificially lowered and unreasonable <br />population projections. <br />PUBLIC HEARING: <br />A public hearing was published in the City’s official paper, the Stillwater Gazette, on May 22nd 2026. The duly <br />noticed public hearing was held at the Planning Commission’s regular meeting on June 8, 2026. Since the <br />meeting will be held after the publication of this report, staff will verbally convey a summary of public <br />comments to the City Council. At the time of writing this report, no public comments have been received. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommend that the City Council approve the Comprehensive Plan Amendments. These amendments will <br />allow for the City to continue a general development trend that is predictable for current landowners, City staff <br />and consultants, and the development community. <br />Example Motion: <br />“Move to adopt Resolution 2026-043 approving the amendments proposed to the forecasts found in the Lake <br />Elmo 2040 Comprehensive Plan with the findings and conditions therein.” <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />Draft Resolution 2026-043 Approving Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br />Forecast Methodology for the White Bear Lake Area Communities (WBL Memo)