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Background <br />The City of Gem Lake is in northeastern Ramsey County. It is surrounded by the communities of <br />the White Bear Township, White Bear Lake, and Vadnais Heights. <br />The City submitted its 2040 Comprehensive Plan (Plan) to the Council far review to meet the <br />Metropolitan Land Planning Act requirements (Minn. Stat. §§ 473.851 to 473.871 ) and the <br />CcunciI's 2015 System Statement requirements. <br />Review Authority & Rationale <br />Minn. Stat. § 473.175 directs the Metropolitan Council to review a local government's <br />comprehensive plan and provide awritten statement to the local government regarding the PIan's. <br />■ Conformance with metropolitan system plans <br />■ Consistency with the adopted plans and policies of the Council <br />■ Compatibility with the plans of adjacent governmental units and plans of affected special <br />districts and school districts <br />By resolution; the Council may require a local government to modify its comprehensive plan if the <br />Council determines that "the plan is more likely than not to have a substantial impact on or contain <br />a substantial departure from metropolitan system plans" (Minn. Stat. § 473.175, subd.1). <br />Each local government unit shall adopt a policy plan for the collection, treatment; and disposal of <br />sewage for which the local government unit is responsible, coordinated with the Metropolitan <br />CounciI's plan, and may revise the same as often as it deems necessary (Minn. Stat. § 473.513). <br />The attached Review Record details the Counc1I's assessment of the PIan's conformance, <br />consistency, and compatibility, and is summarized below. <br />Review Standard <br />ReviewArea <br />Plan <br />Status <br />Conformance <br />Regional system plan for Parks <br />Conforms <br />Conformance <br />Regional system plan for <br />Conforms <br />Trans ❑nation, including Aviation <br />Conformance <br />Water Resources (Wastewater Services <br />Conforms <br />and Surface Wafer M anag ement <br />Consistency with Council <br />Thrive MSP 2040 and Land Use <br />Consistent <br />Policy <br />Consistency with Council <br />Forecasts <br />Consistent <br />Policy <br />Consistency with Council <br />2040 Housing Policy Plan <br />Consistent <br />Policy <br />Consistency with Council <br />Water Supply <br />Consistent <br />Policy <br />Consistency with Council <br />Community and Subsurface Sewage <br />Consistent <br />Policy <br />Treatment Systems SSTS <br />Compatibility <br />Compatible with the plans of adjacent <br />Compatible <br />and affected governmental districts <br />Thrive Lens Analysis <br />The proposed 2040 comprehensive plan is reviewed against the land use policies in Thrive MSP <br />2040. To achieve the outcomes identified in Thrive, the metropolitan development g u i d a defines <br />the Land Use Policy for the region and includes strategies for local governments and the Council to <br />implement. These policies and strategies are interrelated and taken together, serve to achieve the <br />outcomes identified in Thrive. <br />