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The Official City Newsletter for Arden Hills Residents December 2019 <br />The city’s 2040 Comprehensive plan was approved by the Metropolitan <br />Council on November 13 and, as of the printing of this newsletter, is <br />expected to be adopted by the City Council on November 25. Visit <br />cityofardenhills.org/2040compplan to view the plan’s chapters and the <br />future land use map. <br />The Metropolitan Land Planning Act requires cities in the metropolitan <br />area to update their comprehensive plans every 10 years. The local plans <br />of each municipality build upon the regional planning vision, adopted as <br />part of the Metropolitan Council’s regional development plan, Thrive MSP <br />2040. The comprehensive plan is a planning tool that helps guide future <br />growth and development in the community. It establishes a community <br />vision and set of goals that will inform decisions and policies on a range <br />of issues, such as land use, housing, parks and recreation, transportation <br />and natural resources, and it provides a framework for making budget <br />decisions. <br />Met Council Approves City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />On November 5, voters in Ramsey County elected Nicole Joy Frethem <br />of Shoreview to serve as the District 1 County Commissioner. Local <br />voters also approved the Mounds View School District levy and elected <br />school board members for the Mounds View and Roseville Area Schools’ <br />districts, as follows: (Mounds View) Heidi Danielson, James DeMay, <br />Jonathan Weinhagen and Sandra Westerman; (Roseville) Todd Anderson, <br />Mike Boguszewski and Rose Chu. Visit the Minnesota Secretary of State <br />election results web page for details at sos.state.mn.us. <br />November 5 Election Results <br />The City Council voted to <br />delay its ban on the sale of <br />flavored tobacco products <br />until December 31, 2020, or <br />until the District Court issues <br />a final judgment regarding <br />a complaint filed by a local <br />tobacco retailer, whichever <br />comes first. The complaint <br />against the City Council stems <br />from the city’s July 9 ordinance <br />change that regulates the sale <br />of flavored tobacco products <br />by retailers in the city. The <br />part of the ordinance that calls <br />for increasing the age to 21 to <br />purchase tobacco products went <br />into effect on July 1, 2019. <br />Council Delays Ban on Sale <br />of Flavored Tobacco <br />Holiday Hours at City Hall <br />City offices will be open from 8:00 <br />am. to Noon on December 24 and <br />December 31. <br />Offices will be closed December 25 <br />and New Year's Day. <br />The City Council and Staff wish you <br />a happy holiday season.