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MAY - 3 1991 JAMES R. HILL, INC. PLANNERS ENGINEERS SURVEYORS 2500 WEST COUNTY ROAD 42, SUITE 120, BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA 55337 (612) 890-6044 FAX 890-6244 Lu0'��G_►� u TO: Mayor, City Council, Administrator City of Lake Elmo FROM: Mike Black DATE: April 29, 1991 RE: MUSA LINE AMENDMENT REPORT UPDATE At a special meeting of the Lake Elmo City Council on April 11, 1991, the following motion was made by Councilmember Mottaz, seconded by Mayor Johnson, and upon a vote taken it passed 4 ayes to 0 nays. Councilmember Hunt was not present. A motion to instruct the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing at their earliest possible date, determined by staff when all the work is done to hold such a hearing, for the purpose of considering changing the Comprehensive Plan by extending the MUSA to a maximum of a half -mile east of County Road 19 and a half -mile north of I-94. This direction given to staff by the City Council will require a major amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan and review by the Metropolitan Council pursuant to Minnesota Statues 473.854 (1982). A major amendment is defined as a change in the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA Line) involving 40 acres or more. The amendment is subject to a maximum 90 day review by the Metropolitan Council. The primary focus of their review is to determine the amendment's impact on the regional systems - sewers, parks, airports and transportation and its consistency with other chapters of the Metropolitan Development Guide. The Metropolitan Council will require the City of Lake Elmo to modify the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment if it is found to have a substantial impact on the Metropolitan system plans. The amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan must be submitted by Lake Elmo to the Metropolitan Council following action by the Planning Commission and the City Council whose action must be conditional upon completion of the Metropolitan Council review and the Metropolitan Council's determination of regional systems impact. The City Council's direction to study and consider an expansion of the MUSA Line in Lake Elmo is in direct conflict with the following public sewer goal stated in the Comprehensive Plan: * To prevent the extension of public sewer beyond the current limits of the M.U.S.A.