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Metropolitan Council Building communities that work December 4,2002 Sara Irvine, City Administrator City of Minnetonka Beach 2945 Westwood Road PO Box 146 Minnetonka Beach, MN SS36I DEC 9 2002 Cl IY OH OHOno ••• : "O r,.v t s rr ') Qlt or UriONO RE: City of Minnetonka Beach Comprehensive Plan Update Metropolitan Council District 3 Metropolitan Council Referral File No. 18600-1 Dear Ms. Irvine: The purpose of this letter is to confirm recent communications between the City of Minnetonka Beach and the MetropoliUn Council regarding the plan review process and the current City Council's proposed agenda to take final action to adopt and implement the comprehensive plan at its December 9,2002 meeting. Please be advised that the Metropolitan Council has not yet completed its formal review of the plan. Minnesota Statutes Section 473.175, Subdivision 2 says in part: No action shall be taken by any local governmailal unit...to place any such comprehensive plan...into effect until the (Metropolitan] Council has returned the statement to the unit and until the local government unit has incorporated any modifications in the plan required by a final decision, order or judgement pursuant to section 473.866. Minnesota Statutes Section 473.175, Subdivision 2 also says in part: Within 120 days following receipt of a comprehensive plan of a local governmental unit, unless a time extension is mutually agreed to, the [Metropolitan] Council shall return to the local governmental unit a statement containing its comments and, by resolution, its decision, if any, to require modifications to assure conformance u ith the metropolitan system plans Metropolitan Council records indicate that the Metropolitan Council received the City's comprehensive plan on August 9, 2001. Metrop«>litan Council staff found the comprehensive plan incomplete fiw review purposes at that time and the review was suspended. I\>llowing a Submittal received by the Metropolitan Council on July 18, 2002, Metropolitan Council staff found the City’s comprehensive plan submittal complete for review and the Metropolitan Council ’s fonnal review commenced. In a letter dated July 3 1, 2002, sent by Phyllis Hanson. Manager of the Council ’s Office of Planning and Technical Assistance, the City was notified that the Metropolitan Council expected to complete its review by November 15, 2002, which is I20da>s from July 18, 2002. On September 23, 2002, the Metropolitan Council received a faxed copy of a letter from Minnetonka Beach Planner and Zoning Administrator, Richard Krier. requesting an e.xtcnsion to the review period from 120 to l80-da>s to allow additional time to resolve the County Road designation and regional trail identification issues. The letter noted that the 180-day review period extends to January 14, 2003. WWW mnnMiMMM »l Mrtio Inifi i.itii* |H>iM 2 K4«%i lilih Slrm • Si raul Miiutrs^Ha VilOl • |6S11 602* 1000 • FaAGC^1550 • FH 291 OIK)!