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CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2024-029 RESOLUTION,4PPROVING,4 REQUEST BY STILL W,4TER,4RE,4 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ISD 834, FOR AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO REVISE THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo has established a Comprehensive Plan that includes background data, policy statements, standards, and maps that help to guide the future physical, social, and economic development of the City; and WHEREAS, on January 18, 2024, Stillwater Area School District, ISD 834, (the "Applicant") filed a complete request for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to allow for the construction of a New Lake Elmo Elementary School on the property legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Property"); and WHEREAS, the request for a Comprehensive Plan amendment, depicted in Exhibit B, is to revise the future land use category on the Property from Rural Area Development (RAD) to Institutional (INST); and WHEREAS, approval of an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan is required in order for the proposed Lake Elmo Elementary School to be consistent with the City's adopted plans and policies; and WHEREAS, the public hearing notice was published, mailed, and posted pursuant to the Lake Elmo Zoning Ordinance, City Code Section 105.12.250, and Minnesota Statutes Section 462.355; and WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment on February 12, 2024; and WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Commission has submitted its report and 3-2 recommendation of denial to the City Council as part of a staff report dated March 6, 2024; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered the Comprehensive Plan amendment at its March 6, 2024, meeting and made the following findings of fact: LA515-137-923090.v2