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Mounds View Planning Commission November 4, 1998 • Regular Meeting Page 4 was tabled to a later Planning Commission meeting. C. Resignation of Planning Commissioner Bobbi Brooks Brasaemle suggested, as part of the process of replacing Brooks, that the Council review Planning Commission applications that had been submitted earlier in the year when Marshall Johnston had resigned. Motion/Second: Brasaemle/Johnson to recommend that the City Council direct staff to advertise the open seat on the Planning Commission; and that City staff ask the previous Planning Commission applicants if they want their names to be considered for the current vacancy; and that the Planning Commission have an opportunity to interview and recommend a candidate to fill the vacancy. Ayes - 4 Nays - 0 Motion carried. The Planning Commission accepted Commissioner Brooks' resignation with its sincere • thanks and deep regrets. D. Request for Extension of Comprehensive Plan Submittal Deadline Ericson gave his report as follows: The Metropolitan Council has indicated that over half of the communities in the metropolitan area have or will be requesting extensions on their Comprehensive Plan Updates. A revised process and schedule fnr completion was stated as follows: 1. Draft Plan completion January 29, 1999 2. Planning Commission community forums (one or two) -February 3. Planning Commission formal public hearing -March/April 4. Approval/submittal of Comprehensive Plan Update to Metropolitan Council April/May 5. The Metropolitan Council has 60 days to approve or recommend changes 6. Final adoption by the City Council June 2, 1999 Staff recommended that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that • they pass a resolution requesting a six-month extension to the deadline for submittal of an Updated Comprehensive Plan and direct staff to complete and submit the necessary paperwork to the Metropolitan Council.