HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2005-015CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2005-015
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A RESOLUTION APPROVING A LAKE ELMO/METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo City Council has reviewed the following document
(Lake Elmo /Metropolitan Council Memorandum) attached as Exhibit A hereto:
Memorandum of Understanding
Lake Elmo /Metropolitan Council
Outline of Criteria to be Considered in City Comprehensive Plan
Dated: January 27, 2005
and
WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo City Council has exhausted all legal avenues of
review and has determined that it is in the best interests of the City of Lake Elmo to
resolve its dispute with the Metropolitan Council by amending the City's
Comprehensive Plan to incorporate the conditions contained in the Lake Elmo/
Metropolitan Council Memorandum; and
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WHEREAS, Metropolitan Council Resolution Number 2@��has attached to it
a List of Required Modifications to Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan which in some
respects is in conflict with the provisions of the Lake Elmo Metropolitan Council
Memorandum.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lake Elmo City Council hereby
approves the Lake Elmo /Metropolitan Council Memorandum with the understanding
that the list of Required Modifications to the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan attached
to Metropolitan Council Resolution Number 2003-10 will be amended accordingly or,
in the alternative, that a new Metropolitan Council Resolution will be adopted which
property incorporates the provisions of the Lake Elmo /Metropolitan Council
Memorandum.
ADOPTED, by the Lake Elmo City CounciGon,the [st da 0
n c:0 A . Johnston, 1 I U ".-)LU", IVI r
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Lame Elmo / Metropolitan Council
Outline of criteria to be considered in preparation of City Comprehensive Plan
The following criteria were developed as the result of discussions among representatives of the City
of Lake Elmo ( "City ") and the Metropolitan Council ( "Council "). These criteria are intended to
provide guidance to the City and to the Met Council as Lake Elmo modifies its Iocal comprehensive
plan to ensure conformity with metropolitan system plans as required by state law,
1. The City of Lake Elmo will commit to 6,500 new Residential Equivalent Units ( "RECs ") of
Regional Sewer service by the year 2030. The City will commit to a city -wide population of
24,000 by the year 2030. Performance measures for this agreement will be total population and
total utilized RECs in Lake Elmo.
Note: The term "REC" shall be defined in Lake Elmo as one residential connection and/or the
equivalent of 10 employees for new business operations.
2. The City will implement the population, employment, and RECs in. the following manner.
Year
2000
2010
2020
2030
Population
6,863
TBD
TBD
24,000
Residential RECs
0
TBD
TBD
5,200
Employment RECs
100
TBD
TBD
1,400
Total RECs
100
TBD
TBD
6,600
3. The City will determine the types of housing and businesses to be developed and will meet or
exceed an average residential density of 3 units per acre or a non - residential density of 40
employees per acre in urban (sewered) areas in the area south of 10"' Street.
4. The City will plan for 1,300 new RECs (20% of 6,500) to be used for sewered employment.
5. The City will plan for Regional Sewer service to be provided in the southwest corner of Lake
Elmo via the W ®NE Interceptor, and at Lake Elmo Avenue via the Cottage Grove Interceptor.
Sewer capacity will be provided to meet the needs as specified in paragraph 2. It is anticipated
at this time that design flows for the Regional Sewer service provided to the City will be made
available as follows:
Cs MGD
To WANE Interceptor - Metro Plant 1,825 0.50
(estimated construction completion: Dec. 2006)
To Cottage Grove Interceptor - Eagles Point Plant
Phase I (estimated construction completion: Dec. 2007) 1,825 0.50
Phase II (estimated construction completion: Dec. 2010) 4,675 1.28
Total 8,325 2.28
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6. The City of Lake Elmo will achieve a city -wide population of 24,000 by 2030. All population
will be counted. Lake Elmo will use 6,600 RECs by 2030. All RECs used will be counted.
7. Should the City determine to extend Regional Sewer service to the existing Cimarron
manufactured housing neighborhood (500 RECs), existing Old Village housing (up to 500
RECs), and/or new Old Village housing (up to 500 RECs), all utilized RECs shall be counted
toward the expected community totals. Up to 1,000 RECs may be used in the Old Village area
of Lake Elmo. It is understood that the average density of the aforementioned Old Village units
shall be at least 3 units per acre.
The City will complete its required plan modifications by April 15, 2005 and submit its plan to
adjacent communities for review by that time. This will allow time for the City to corplete its
local planning and review processes and submit its required plan modifications to the Council
on for before June 15, 2005 and prior to the expiration of the nine -month plan modification
period specified in state law.
9. The City's comprehensive plan shall be flexible enough to allow for possible limited post 2030
development, redevelopment, or environmental mitigation utilizing any Regional Sewer
capacity (see paragraph 5) that may remain post 2030.
10. The signatories will present and recommend these guidelines to their respective governing
bodies for consideration with the understanding that: (a) the adoption of a modified
comprehensive plan ultimately is the responsibility of the full Lake Elmo City Council; and (b)
the full governing body of the Metropolitan Council ultimately is responsible for reviewing the
plan submitted by the City and determining whether the modified comprehensive plan conforms
with metropolitan system plans.
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OTbqhalf of City of Lak Ii o:
Bean A. Johnston, Mayor
Bate: Z04956 /— 2
1/27/2005 3:02 PM
On e If �'' metro Council:
ter Bell, Cha r
Date: 7/0
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