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RESOLUTION NO.q!;_?R3
A RESOLUTION OF THE snLLW ATER
CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDING
ADOPTION OF THE 1995 snLLWATER
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
WHEREAS, more than two (2) years ago, the Planning Commission with the assistance of City
staff and the public began a study of existing conditions within the City and of future trends for City and
Regional growth, identified key issues with regard to community planning goals and objectives and
thereafter studied future plan alternatives and the impacts of plan alternatives on the planning area; and,
WHEREAS, extensive community participation has been a part of each phase of developing the
plan and the Planning Commission has actively sought community participation by conferring with
volunteer organizations and meeting from time to time with representatives from the Town of Stillwater
in an effort to seek agreement and consensus to any plan update; and,
WHEREAS, on April 25, 1995, a public hearing was held by the City Council to receive
comments from the public on a plan and because of concern expressed at this public hearing, the Council
ordered that additional information be developed on the impact of the plan on the existing City and a
detailed fiscal analysis was therefore prepared to determine the cost of future development and methods
of allocating expenses connected with development and this information has been incorporated into the
plan; and,
WHEREAS, the process of developing the plan has been exhaustive, lengthy and painstaking and
all available, reasonable information has been collected and analyzed and the plan as presented in its
present form represents the best efforts of the community and the best plan for regulating City growth
for the next twenty-five (25) years; and,
WHEREAS, on November 15, 1995, the Planning Commission held the public hearing required
by Minnesota Statute ~2.355 after giving the notice required by law; and, thereafter the Planning
Commission resolved that the comprehensive plan presented and considered by the Planning Commission
on November 15, 1995, be approved by the Planning Commission and recommended to the City Council
of the City of Stillwater for adoption,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STILLWATER RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the Comprehensive Plan presented to the City Council at a Public Hearing on
December 12, 1995, as approved by the Planning Commission is hereby adopted.
2. That City Staff is directed to forward the Plan to the Metropolitan Council for review and
approval.
3. That City Staff is directed to develop a phasing plan for the growth described in the Plan
with the first phase being the property South of County Road 12.
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That City Staff is directed to request from the Metropolitan Council an extension of the
MUSA or Metropolitan Urban Service Boundary consistent with the phasing plan.
5. That annexation of portions of Stillwater Township described in the Plan be done either
in whole or in part in a manner consistent with the phasing plan, and, if reasonably
possible, by agreement with affected landowners and the Town.
6, That to the extent fiscally reasonable, the recommendations of the Planning Commission
described in fi1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 of the Planning Commission Adopting Resolution be
adopted by the City Council and made a part of City policy.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater this 12th day of December, 1995,
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