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Memo
To: Mayor Hicks and City Council
From: John Hinzman, Planning Director
Date: November 17, 2008
Subject: Resolution -Extension of Comprehensive Plan Deadline
REQUEST
The City Council is asked to adopt the attached resolution extending the submittal date for
the Comprehensive Plan for Metropolitan Council Review. The current deadline is
December 31, 2008. Although Hastings will complete the plan by years end, a six month
review time frame must be granted to adjacent communities prior to formal submittal.
ATTACHMENTS
• Resolution
CITY OF HASTINGS
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION REQUESTING ADDITIONAL TIME
WITHIN WHICH TO COMPLETE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
"DECENNIAL" REVIEW OBLIGATIONS
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes section 473.864 requires local governmental units to review and, if
necessary, amend their entire comprehensive plans and their fiscal devices and official controls at least once every
ten years to ensure comprehensive plans conform with metropolitan system plans and ensure fiscal devices and
official controls do not conflict with comprehensive plans or permit activities that conflict with metropolitan
system plans; and
WHEREAS, Miniesota Statutes sections 473.858 and 473.864 require local govennnental units to
complete their "decennial" reviews by December 31, 2008; and
WHEREAS, Mimesota Statutes section 473.864 authorizes the Metropolitan Cotulcil to grant extensions
to local governmental units to allow local govennnental units additional time withal which to complete the
"decennial" review and amendments; and _
WHEREAS, any extensions granted by the Metropolitan Council must include a timetable and plan for
completing the review and amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City will not be able to complete its "decemlial" review by December 31, 2008, in order
to provide the six month review of the plan by adjacent communities.
WHEREAS, the City Council fords it is appropriate to request from the Metropolitan Council an
extension so the City can have additional time to complete and submit to the Metropolitan Council for review
an updated comprehensive plan and amend its fiscal devices and official controls.
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HASTINGS
MINNESOTA, AS FOLLOWS:
The City Administrator is directed to submit to the Metropolitan Council no later than
November 1, 2008, an application requesting an extension to May 29, 2009.
2. The City Admilistrator must include with the request a reasonably detailed timetable and plan for
completing: (a) the review and amendment by May 29, 2009 and (b) the review and
amendment of the City's fiscal devices and official controls.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hastings on November 17, 2008.
Approved:
Paul J. Hicks, Mayor
Attested:
Melanie Mesko Lee, City Clerk