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CITY OF LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 2019-011 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes section 473.864 requires each local goverm-nental -unit to review and, if necessary, amend its comprehensive plan and its fiscal devices and official controls at least once every ten years to ensure its comprehensive plan conforms to metropolitan system plans and ensure its fiscal devices and official controls do not conflict with the comprehensive plan or permit activities that conflict with metropolitan system plans; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes sections 473.858 and 473.864 require local governmental units to complete their "decennial" reviews by December 31, 2018; and WHEREAS, the City received a time extension from the Metropolitan Council to complete and submit their Comprehensive Plan update by February 28, 2019; and WHEREAS, the City Council, Planning Commission and the City Staff have prepared a proposed Comprehensive Plan intended to meet the requirements of the Metropolitan Land Planning Act and Metropolitan Council guidelines and procedures; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 473.858, the proposed Comprehensive Plan was submitted to adjacent governmental units and affected special districts and school districts for review and comment on June 5, 2018, and the statutory six-month review and comment period has elapsed; and WHEREAS, the Lake Elmo Planning Corurnission has considered the proposed 'Comprehensive Plan .and all public comments, and thereafter submitted its recommendations to this City Council; and WHEREAS, the City conducted public hearings on May 7, 2018, May 30, 2018 and on January 14, 2019 relative to the adoption of the proposed Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the proposed Comprehensive Plan and those recommendations, public comments and comments from adjacent Jurisdictions and affected districts; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes section 473,858 requires a local governmental unit to submit its proposed comprehensive plan to the Metropolitan Council following recommendation by the planning commission and after consideration but before final approval by the governing body of the local governmental unit.