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We should invite the Met Council Board Members to take a tour of the City and set up a workshop for staff and Council to hammer out issues. Mary Kueffner, City Administrator: There may be no "case law" where the Met Council has gone after a community for being inconsistent with the Met Council's Regional Growth plans, but the (Met) Council was a strong proponent of sewering the area we annexed (by joint resolution) from Baytown Township, and the Screaton property south of 55a' Street. Met. Council had staff representation as well as legal representation from the Attorney General's office testifying in favor of a concurrent detachment/annexation of the already commercially platted land from Lake Elmo to Oak Park Heights. Council Member Dunn: We should go with the 2030 Blueprint Plan as we now understand it, and there will be no problem. What do we have to lose if we are not accredited with the Met Council? Marc Hugunin• He encouraged the City Council to authorize staff to meet with Met Council staff to discuss issues; some issues discussed are not directly discussed in this report, such as, the potential of walking away from the sewer capacity in the SW corner forever. Housing is not a system. He didn't see much emphasis at all in the Exec Summary on that. Planner Dillerud: He recalled when the comprehensive plan was done, the City Council chopped the MUSA back with the understanding that if staff could do something about improving the quality of the development you have seen so far in the sewered area, you would potentially reconsider. Council member DeLapp: He agreed with the City Plainer if that he would support the expansion of public sewer if certain changes were made such as substantially reducing the density, providing landscaping to block the view from the freeway and the enforcement of current material and signage standards. The last commercial buildings that have come into the City have been wonderful, but we should get rid of the commercial stuff like the restaurant and hotel. Council member DeLapp said he would submit a complete list in writing to the Planner. He also stated that his support of this level of development was opposed by many residents who participated in the Minnesota Design Team overview of the City. Marc Hugunin: The first thing he is going to do is find out if statutory authority exists to extend review period again. He will be gone for three weeks in July. Look at a meeting in September. Try to get a tour in June. On the June 26u' Met Council agenda, this is an informational item. Present the Big Picture in July. LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 11, 2002