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City Council Memorandum
To: Mayor Hicks & City Councilmembers
From: Justin Fortney, City Planner
Date: December 17, 2018
Item: Resolution to Authorize Extension: Extend the review deadline of the Metropolitan
Council for the City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan
City Council Action Requested:
The City Council is asked to authorize a slight extension for submitting the Comprehensive Plan
to the Met Council for comments. The plan was due to them by the end of December. The
draft plan has been completed for some time, but we must allow affected jurisdictions to
review the plan, which most have not done after repeated notifications.
Background Information:
The affected jurisdictions have had five months to review the plan, but only a few have
responded. In absence of their response, we must wait for six months to assure they have had
ample time to do so. Our six month review period ends on January 6, 2019.
After our six month review period ends, staff will plan to schedule a Planning Commission
Public Hearing and City Council authorization to send the Plan to the Met Council for review in
February, 2019. After comments are received from the Met Council, the City Council will
consider adoption of the plan.
Financial Impact:
The comprehensive plan project was previously budgeted. The consulting contract price was
$68,300 and will be paid through the budgeted funds and a $32,000 grant from Metropolitan
Council.
Advisory Commission Discussion:
N/A for the extension
Council Committee Discussion:
N/A for the extension.
Attachments:
Resolution
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CITY OF HASTINGS
RESOLUTION NO. ______ RESOLUTION REQUESTING ADDITIONAL TIME WITHIN WHICH TO COMPLETE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN “DECENNIAL” REVIEW AND UPDATE 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; 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, Minnesota Statutes section 473.864 authorizes the Metropolitan Council to grant extensions to local governmental units to allow local governmental units additional time within 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, at its November 15, 2018 meeting the Metropolitan Council authorized its staff to administratively review and grant extensions if extension requests are submitted by December 21, 2018; and WHEREAS, extensions for completing decennial updates do not change any due dates for surface water management plans or water supply plans; and
WHEREAS, the City will not be able to complete its “decennial” review by December 31, 2018 for the
following reasons: The City is waiting on responses from affected jurisdictional reviews to be submitted and for those review to be entered into the plan’s participation Chapter.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds 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:
1. The Planning & Zoning Department is directed to submit to the Metropolitan Council no later than
December 21 2018 a letter requesting an extension to April 30, 2019.
2. The Planning & Zoning Department must include with the request a reasonably detailed timetable and plan for completing the review and amendment by January 31, 2019.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hastings on December 17, 2018.
Approved:
Attested: ______________________________ Mayor ______________________________
City Clerk
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