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MEMO TO: Craic� Waldron FROM: Rick Jopke SUSJECT: Response to the Metropolitan Council System Statement Concerning Transportation. I met with John Shardlow on December 26, 1990 and we discussed the best way to handle the response to the Metropolitan Council system statement concerning transportation. j During this discussion we concluded that if we are going to have a detailed traffic study done by �RW, It doesn't make any sense to proceed with an interim comp plan to respond to the system statement. It would make more sense to com lete the t I� ra f ' f�.c study and then do a complete detailed revis�.9n based on the study. In that light Y woulc� prapose that we take the foll.owing actions: 1• Sencl the planning commission a copy of the system � statement along with an exp�anation of how and why we need to respond to it. We should a�lso outline the proposed �raffic study and its timing, and that the p].anning commission will be getting a revised transportation element based on the study to rez�iew at some t�ature date. The January 2, 1991 meeting of the plar�ning commission can be canceled. 2. The city council should pass a resoluti.on requesting an extension of the deadline to submit a�esponse to the metropol.itan council system statement (3ohn indicated that a majorit� af communxties in the metro area have not responded yet). The extension would be based on the fact that we a�e doing a detailed study which will result in a revised transportat�on element. The council could a].so, where possible, acknowledge in generic terms that� the issues outlined in the system s�ate�ent will be addresseci. 3• I will then transmit the resolution to the Metropolitan Council with a generic respanse to t,he points in �he system statement. I �