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~ ~e :fr .. ~~ ~ 12A Other The Council recommends legislative ' approval of several changes in law that fall into the "housekeeping" category. These include: _ -Amending the Metropolitan Agricultural Preserves Act enacted in 1980, Minn. laws 1980, ch. 566, to clarify its relationship with the "Green Acres" law, Minn. Stat., sec. 273.111 (1978). - Amending the Metropolitan Land r Planning Act of 1976 to clarify and simplify the process by which the Council reviews amendments to local comprehensive plans. Minn. Stat., secs. 473.851-473.872 (1978). - Arending the Metropolitan Reorgan- ization Act of 1974 to provide for a change in the responsibilities of the Metropolitan Transit Commission. Minn. Stat., sec. 473 (1978). The law now requires the MTC to pre- . pare along-range transportation development program. The commis- . sion is proposing, with Council support, that this requirements be changed to provide for MTC prepara- tion of a long-range transit develop- ment program. 1980 Publications The Council pu 'shed close to 100 plans, reports and ochures on a broad range of regional issu during 1980, in addition to its week Review and monthly Metro Monitor n wsletters. Eight reports on disposal of so waste and sewage sludge were issued in response to requirements in the 198 State Waste Management Act. Include were reportson estimated waste dis- posal capacity needs, options for solid • waste reduction and recovery, and a directory of recycling centers in th Region. ' The Council issued a series of ports and "planning briefs" to hel commu- nities prepare local compr ensive plans under the 1976 Metrop rtan Land - Planning Act. Eleven eports on issues ranging from citize articipation to zoning to provide pportunities for lower-cost hour' g were distributed to ` " ` local governme ts. Information for farmers and 1 al governmental Metropolitan Significance. Q uest~i~.n Stat aw allows a community in the Tw~n Cities Area that is concerned a out a development proposed in a eighboring jurisdiction to request a Metropolitan Council reviewof the "metropolitan significance" of the development. Minn. Stat., sec. 473.173 (1978). Th ~ Council received a request from Birc ood during the year to review the metrop Titan significance of a proposed 510-unit ousing development in neighborin Mahtomedi. Birchwood's concerns had o do with the impact of the developme on the city's parks, roads, traffic and orrn sewer system. During the Council review, Mahtomfedi turned down the developer's applica- tion for a permit for the project. It was ex ected at ear's end, that the three