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Member Johnson introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
CITY OF MEDINA
RESOLUTION NO.98-40
RESOLUTION GRANTING PRELMIINARY APPROVAL OF
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR POLARIS
INDUSTRIES
WHEREAS, Polaris Industries, Inc. (the "Applicant") has obtained an option to purchase 33±
acres located in the northwest intersection of T.H. 55 and Mohawk Drive (the "Property") for the
purpose of constructing its corporate headquarters; and
WHEREAS, the Property is currently zoned rural -commercial, which zoning designation does
not permit the extension of municipal urban services; and
WHEREAS, in order to complete the Applicant's plans with regard to the Property, it will be
necessary for the Applicant to obtain approval for rezoning the Property from rural -commercial to
urban -commercial; and
WHEREAS, in order to support the rezoning of the Property to urban -commercial, the
proposed rezoning must be in compliance with the city's comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, the city's current comprehensive plan designation of the Property does not
include the extension of municipal urban services; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has proposed to amend the city's comprehensive plan to allow the
extension of municipal urban services to the Property and to rezone the Property from rural -
commercial to urban -commercial; and
WHEREAS, the proposal to amend the city's comprehensive plan was considered by the
planning commission at its meeting of July 14, 1998, at which time the planning commission
recommended that the comprehensive plan amendment be approved; and
WHEREAS, this matter was reviewed by the city council at its meeting on July 21, 1998 and
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all persons wishing to express an opinion thereon were heard at said meeting.
NOW, 'THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the city council of the City of Medina,
Minnesota, as follows.
1. The Applicant's application for a comprehensive plan amendment for the Property to
allow the extension of municipal urban services thereto is hereby approved.
2. City staff and consultants are authorized and directed to transmit this resolution along
with any additional necessary information to the Metropolitan Council with a request
that the Metropolitan Council approve the city's request for a comprehensive plan
amendment.
3. The city staff and consultants are authorized and directed to take any and all additional
actions which may be necessary or convenient in order to accomplish the purposes of
this resolution.
Dated: July 21,1998.
ATTEST:
Paul Robinson, Clerk -Treasurer
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Zietlow and
upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof
Ferris, Hamilton, Johnson, and Zietlow
and the following voted against same: None Absent: Thies
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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