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Page 2 of 3 General Procedures City Ordinance Chapter 2, Section 220.03 Subd.2.B for Planning Commission Powers and Duties states the following: B. The Planning Commission shall review the proposed acquisitions and disposal of real property and proposed public improvements to real property and shall advise the City Council in writing whether such acquisitions, disposals, or improvements are in compliance with the City's Comprehensive Municipal Plan. Failure of the Planning Commission to report on the proposal within forty-five (45) days after referral by the City Council or within such other reasonable period as may be designated by the City Council shall be deemed to have satisfied this review requirement. The City Council may, by resolution adopted by an affirmative vote of four (4) Council Members, dispense with this review requirement if in its judgment the City Council determines that such proposal has no relationship to the City's Comprehensive Municipal Plan. The review of the Planning Commission is further instructed in State Statute 462.356, Subd. 2 Procedure to Effect Plan: Generally which requires that, before a City acquire or dispose of any interest in property that the Planning Commission review the proposed transaction for consistency with the comprehensive plan. Below is the language in its entirety from this subdivision: Subd. 2. Compliance with plan. After a comprehensive municipal plan or section thereof has been recommended by the planning agency and a copy filed with the governing body, no publicly owned interest in real property within the municipality shall be acquired or disposed of, nor shall any capital improvement be authorized by the municipality or special district or agency thereof or any other political subdivision having jurisdiction within the municipality until after the planning agency has reviewed the proposed acquisition, disposal, or capital improvement and reported in writing to the governing body or other special district or agency or political subdivision concerned, its findings as to compliance of the proposed acquisition, disposal or improvement with the comprehensive municipal plan. Failure of the planning agency to report on the proposal within 45 days after such a reference, or such other period as may be designated by the governing body shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of this subdivision. The governing body may, by resolution adopted by two-thirds vote dispense with the requirements of this subdivision when in its judgment it finds that the proposed acquisition or disposal of real property or capital improvement has no relationship to the comprehensive municipal plan. The City Attorney has advised that a public hearing is not required for the disposal of city property. Notification was prepared in accordance with City policy and neighboring property owners were notified. Findings of Fact The Planning Commission must make a finding as to whether or not the proposed disposal of real property is in compliance with the City’s Comprehensive Plan based on the aforementioned factors. Staff offers the following findings for consideration: