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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — APRIL 23, 2018 10 Mr. Zweber reported upon City Council authorization, the Comprehensive Plan will be sent to neighboring jurisdictions and affected governing bodies for review. The Comprehensive Plan cannot be officially approved by the City until after these entities have had an opportunity to review the draft plan and provide comments. The City is required to give them up to six months to review the plan, but the reviews are typically completed sooner. Mr. Zweber indicated after all of the comments are received from the other government entities, the City Council will review the comments, make any final changes, and then forward the Comprehensive Plan to the Metropolitan Council for review. The plan must be submitted to the Metropolitan Council by December 31, 2018. It was noted the Comprehensive Plan is required to conform to the system staternents and regional policies set by the Metropolitan Council. City staff and consultants have made an effort to address the Metropolitan Council requirements to ensure that the plan is accepted by the Metropolitan Council. At this time, staff does not anticipate any problems with conforming to those requirements. A draft of the Comprehensive Plan was submitted to the Metropolitan Council for prehiiiinary review and comment on March 27, 2018. Councilmember Holden noted several grammatical changes and requested clarification on the job numbers. Mr. Zweber reviewed the numbers in further detail with the Council. Councilmember Holden stated she would support this item being tabled until May to allow the Council to discuss the Future Land Use Map further. Councilmember Holmes asked if the item discussed in Planning Case 18-001 was addressed in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. City Planner Bachler stated this property had been identified for a change to Very Low Density Residential within the 2040 Comprehensive Plan and would go into effect when approved by the Met Council. Mr. Zweber explained the Met Council would not be considering amendments to 2030 Comprehensive Plans after June 30th. He provided further comment on the Met Council review and extension process that could be pursued by the Council for the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Further discussion ensued regarding how the City would be impacted by delaying action on the Comprehensive Plan. MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to table action on the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update to the May 29, 2018 City Council meeting. The motion carried 3-2 (Councilmembers Holmes and McClung opposed). 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None.