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System Statement <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Following the January 2004 adoption of the 2030 Regional Development Framework, and <br />the more recent adoptions of the Transportation Policy Plan, the Water Resources <br />Management Policy Plan, and the Regional Parks Policy Plan, the Metropolitan Council <br />is issuing system statements pursuant to state statute. <br />Receipt of this system statement and the metropolitan system plans triggers communities' <br />obligations to review and, as necessary, amend their comprehensive plans within the next <br />three years. The complete text of the 2030 Regional Development Framework as well as <br />complete copies of the recently adopted metropolitan system plans are available for <br />viewing and downloading at http�//www.metmcouncil.orgIplanninci/framework/timeline.h . Paper copies <br />are available by calling the Council's Data Center at 651-602-1140. <br />Metropolitan system plans are long-range comprehensive plans for the regional systems -- <br />transportation and airports, wastewater services, and parks and open space, along with the <br />capital budgets for metropolitan wastewater service, transportation and regional <br />recreation open space. System statements explain the implications of metropolitan system <br />plans for each individual community in the metropolitan area. They are intended to help <br />communities prepare or update their comprehensive plan, as required by the Metropolitan <br />Land Planning Act: <br />Within three years following the receipt of the metropolitan system <br />statement, every local governmental unit shall have prepared a <br />comprehensive plan in accordance with sections 462.355, <br />subdivision 4, 473.175, and 473.851 to 4 73.8 71 and the applicable <br />planning statute and shall have submitted the plan to the <br />Metropolitan Council for review pursuant to section 473.175. <br />Local comprehensive plans will be reviewed by the Council for conformance with <br />metropolitan system plans, consistency with Council policies and compatibility with <br />adjacent and affected governmental units. <br />The system statement includes forecasts at densities that assure regional growth is <br />achieved consistent with adopted policies. These forecasted densities help ensure <br />regional services and costly regional infrastructure can be provided as efficiently as <br />possible, and that development and growth within the metropolitan area occur in a <br />coordinated manner. The system statement also contains an overview of the <br />transportation and aviation, transit, wastewater, and regional parks system plan updates, <br />and system changes affecting each community. <br />Forecasts. <br />The following forecasts are part of the 2030 Regional Development Framework (adopted <br />January 14, 2004 and updated on August 24, 2005). They are used by the Council to plan <br />for its regional systems. Communities should base their planning work on these forecasts. <br />However, given the nature of long-range forecasting, the Council will maintain an on- <br />