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Mounds View City Council January 10, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 14 Director Ericson stated that what is proposed is a Comprehensive Plan Amendment that would make the Comprehensive Plan Amendment consistent with the zoning of the golf course. He stated that there was a recognition that there was a long term future use along the lines of some type of industrial/corporate office development. He stated that RLK is offering to coordinate the preparation and submission of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Met Council, and that the EDA had earlier that evening authorized the expenditure for that to occur. He stated that what this Resolution does is authorize staff to coordinate the preparation of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment, have it go before the Planning Commission to hold public hearings, and then either the City Council could approve the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and forward it onto the Met Council, or a quicker process would be to forward it onto the Met Council after the Planning Commission had reviewed it. He stated that staff is asking the Council to consider an Amended Resolution which would authorize the Planning Commission to review the amendment and forward it onto the Met Council, have them do the approval process, and then send it back to the City Council for final authorization. Director Ericson passed out a copy of the Amended Resolution 6431. He stated that this would be before the Planning Commission at their January 19th meeting, with formal review and consideration on February 2nd. He stated that RLK would then have the final Comprehensive Plan Amendment Plan package ready to go to the Met Council on February 3rd. Council Member Flaherty asked what would happen if they rezone it, and in January of 2006 they still had the golf course. Director Ericson stated that the land use simply would be a legal nonconforming use, so it would be allowed to remain. MOTION/SECOND. Marty/Stigney. To adopt Resolution 6431 as Amended, Directing Staff to Coordinate the Preparation of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment Associated with the Bridges of Mounds View Redevelopment Site, and to waive the reading. Ayes -4 Nays-0 Motion carried. M. Resolution 6433 Approving a Contract with HealthPartners for Employee Group Health Insurance. Finance Director Hansen explained that the premium increase for 2005 came in at 22 percent. He stated that City Administrator Ulrich had communicated with another city who had experienced the same thing, and they had been successful in lowering their premium increase by using an insurance consultant to shop around. He stated that they had contacted this same insurance consultant to do the same for them. He stated that Health Partners had offered a cap on increases in the premiums for the second year, which was favorable. He stated that currently 25 percent of the employees are currently using Health Partners insurance, and a lot of them didn’t want to have to change clinics or doctors. He stated that by adopting this Resolution, they would again be in a position where the premium increase would be less than 15 percent, and the City would save money. He stated that the City would see a greater benefit yet in 2006.