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Councilmember Johnson asked if you could add, "provided no economic downturn." The Planner said it is within the Comprehensive Plan already. Councilmember Johnson said we should reemphasize it in this portion of the Comprehensive Plan. The Planner said that Aviation, the Village Plan, and Housing can be addressed at once with the Village Land Use portion of the text. Metropolitan Council wants more detail and the Village Plan Map. The Planner suggested going to Mr. Engstrom's concept stage plan and converting it into a Village Plan Map as of today. He said that may not be the final end product. He suggests implementation devices be addressed in the Land Use Plan text. An overlay district in the Village that says the Comprehensive Plan is the zoning for that area of the City. That will be form -based zoning. The Plan will show a green belt and someone will suggest the City is taking but we will be doing Transfers of Development Rights, and those owners will be compensated for their development densities. The Planner asked the Village Consultants to do that snap and calculate the numbers. That map is what we will insert, subject to implementation measures. That addresses the housing issues, aviation - because safety zones will be on that Land Use Plan as a green belt. The property owner has development rights to sell. We have discussed this Village Plan for three years. The concept by the planner representing the landowners is very similar to what we anticipate in our Village Plan. We have run out of time to trade plans, we must keep the option open for modifications later but we have to submit something to the Metropolitan Council by February 1, 2006. The Mayor said how are we assured there will be no surprises on February 1? The last page of Peter Bell's letter invites the Mayor to call him or Blair Tremere. The Mayor will call either of them if the Planner does not get a response. The voice message received by the Mayor had the tone that this was important to the Metropolitan Council as well. Councilmember Conlin said she hopes staff is thoroughly documenting our attempts to work with them, and staff should document phone calls too. The Mayor said we have also been threatened with lawsuits. There are legal issues and sensitive issues that create the necessity for a closed session tonight. Administrator Rafferty suggested the Council set a time certain for tabling the open meeting. Councilmember Conlin asked if staff feels comfortable with direction offered thus far. The City Attorney said that direction should be made on the record. M/S/P, Conlin/Johnson, to implement our discussion as direction to staff to work with Met Council staff to be sure on February 1, 2006 that Metropolitan Council has everything they need. VOTE: 4:0. The Council set the continuation of this meeting for 5:30 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2006, and we might have solutions by then with regard to the Village Plan. Councilmember Johnson said that anything staff can accomplish by then should be brought to that meeting. Mark Putman spoke on behalf of Mr. Lynskey and representing the allied owners. He asked if the actions proposed tonight were negotiable. He asked if the concept for the Village Plan Lake Elmo City Council Emergency Meeting Minutes of January 24, 2006 3