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• WHEREAS , urban services capable of accommodating development at an urban level are not scheduled to be provided within any currently identified program; and • WHEREAS , requirements imposed by the Municipal Planning Act, the designation of the Mississippi River as being subject to wild and scenic rivers regulation and the desire of the City of Elk River to accommodate growth in a rational and effi- cient manner require that the City Council prepare and recommend for hearing and adoption amendments to its comprehensive plan and ordinances , regulations, and program governing the land use and development within the City of Elk River; and WHEREAS, the City Planner and the City Attorney are in the process of or will prepare and submit said materials which will guide overall residential density, provide for public facilities adequate to service the area, prevent or abate environmental degradation, reduce and eliminate nuisances , appropriately address future industrial and commercial developments , and provide for the orderly and rational implementation of planning for growth management for the City based on the requirements of the above-cited statutes , regulations and the general health, safety and welfare of the community; WHEREAS, the fiscal posture of the City is such that an adequate and comprehensive land use management strategy cannot be forumulated and implemented without financial assistance; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the City Council of the. City of Elk River in regular meeting assembled, that the City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby make application requesting grant funds from the State of Minnesota for land use planning grant program pursuant to the attached preliminary application and • does hereby authorize the Acting City Clerk to process said application. City of Elk River (applicant) Authorized Representative Frank Madsen, Mayor •