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City Response: The City of Hugo discussed this issue with Metropolitan Council planning staff (in an August 30, 2018 meeting with Metropolitan Council staff, an October 23, 2018 email from Rachel Juba to Lisa Barajas confirming the strategy and approval of this approach from Corrine Wendell in a November 7, 2018 email). In the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, we acknowledge the Metropolitan Council 2040 forecast and state we are using the previous forecasts (2030, population of 40, 000) because the Metropolitan Council and the City have committed to property owners certain land use designations and to be eligible for municipal sewer and water by being the MUSA. Summary of Comments for Completeness: The Plan states that the City "anticipates continued growth in the community and will plan to serve" the higher forecasts. The Plan does not, however, provide evidence that the City will likely grow at a faster rate than the Council's adopted forecasts. We also note that the Plan also does not appear to address the discrepancy between the City's 2020 employment forecast of 2,600 and recent estimates, which are higher. City Response: See response above. The City of Hugo has discussed this issue at length with Metropolitan Council planning staff. Summary of Comments for Completeness: While the City may plan for growth beyond its official Metropolitan Council forecasts, it should do so in manner that is consistent with Council adopted forecasts. All land use and infrastructure planning should consider additional growth to be post-2040. Alternatively, the City can propose higher forecasts, accompanied by evidence of the likelihood of higher growth rates. The City can also amend its Plan in the future if it experiences growth rates that suggest the need for higher forecasts. City Response: See response above. The City of Hugo has discussed this issue at length with Metropolitan Council planning staff. Summary of Comments for Completeness: The Comprehensive Sanitary Sewer Plan needs to include forecasts of sewered households and employment for years 2020, 2030, and 2040. Table 11-7 should contain sewered household and employment forecasts for each of the decades of 2020, 2030, and 2040. Sewer planning should consider growth beyond official Council forecasts to be post-2040. City Response: See response above. The City of Hugo has discussed this issue at length with Metropolitan Council planning staff. Summary of Comments for Completeness: The Comprehensive Water Supply and Distribution Plan, including the water demand forecasts (Table 9-4), are inconsistent with Metropolitan Council forecasts. Water supply planning should consider growth beyond official Council forecasts to be post-2040. City Response: See response above. The City of Hugo has discussed this issue at length with Metropolitan Council planning staff. Summary of Advisory Comment: Metropolitan Council staff find the original 2030 Comprehensive Plan housing and population forecasts to be too high based upon recent and emerging housing market trends. Corrin Wendell March 4, 2019