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<br />July 8, 2008 <br />Mr. Dallas Larson <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />action by the Metropolitan Council's governing body. A request for an extension of submittal <br />beyond May 29,2009 will require submittal of the extension request documents and must be <br />made by November 1,2008. In addition to the required extension materials, the local <br />government unit must also submit in a letter addressed to the Council an explanation of the <br />obstacles that prevent the community from completing the plan by the decennial deadline. <br /> <br />4. After December 31, 2008, a community should not submit comprehensive plan amendments <br />until the Metropolitan Council has acted on the community's 2008 comprehensive plan update. <br /> <br />5. An extension of the comprehensive plan completion deadline does not change any due dates for <br />surface water plans or Critical Area/MNRRA plan funding agreements. <br /> <br />6. For LCA grants awarded after December 31,2008, the Metropolitan Council will not execute an <br />LCA grant agreement with an applicant for any project located within the jurisdiction of a <br />governmental unit that is responsible for fulfilling the "decennial" review obligation but has not <br />submitted to the Council a comprehensive plan update that is complete for review. This policy <br />applies whether a governmental unit has requested and has been granted an extension to submit <br />its 2008 comprehensive plan update. This policy: (a) does not affect the grant award decision <br />(only the execution of the grant agreement); and (b) does not apply to the Fall 2008 Tax Base <br />Revitalization Account Funding Cycle, for which the Council is scheduled to make grant awards <br />at its first meeting in January 2009. <br /> <br />If you have any questions regarding the form or the process for granting plan extensions, please contact <br />your Sector Representative, Lisa Barajas, at 651-602-1895. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Phyllis Hanson, Manager <br />Local Planning Assistance <br /> <br />CC: Georgeanne Hilker, Metropolitan Council (District 11) <br />Lisa Barajas, Sector Representative <br />Guy Peterson, Director, Community Development Division <br />