11-15-2021 Planning Commission Packet

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During the construction phase, anticipated for 2023, MCES will take all reasonable efforts to minimize S impacts on area residents. Once construction dates are established, a hotline, project website, and email notifications will be established for residents to receive regular project updates. L49 Project Outreach Overview Metropolitan Council Environmental Services For 3447 Crystal Bay Rd Orono, MN 55391 As part of its Improvement Plan for the "L49" Lift Station, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) has conducted a series of community outreach efforts.These efforts include: • Initial project postcard advertising an open house that was sent to area residents on October 8th, 2020; • A public Facility Plan Open House hosted in October 2021. • Newspaper publication in the Star Tribune on November 15th, 2020; • Follow up email to October Open House attendees with feedback survey and links to draft plans, sent November 18th, 2020; • A public hearing for the facility plan, held on December 15th, 2020; • Periodic social media notices; • Project postcard mailer sent to area residents as notice of the project, in October, 2021; • Direct responses to questions as received (see attached outreach materials) . For the three adjacent property owners to the parcel site,the following outreach efforts were taken: • Door hanger advertising the project and opportunities to meet with the L49 project team to review site details; • Phone meeting with resident at 3415 Crystal Bay Road on October 14th,2021 discussing project details and anticipated construction impacts (see L49 Project Adjacent Resident Outreach for details); • At the time of this application,the two adjacent property owners at 3445 and 3434 Crystal Bay Rd have not responded to the offer of meeting directly with the project team. However,the project team is maintaining its commitment to transparent and proactive communication and will continue to dialogue with those residents as requested. Copies of outreach materials and summaries are located on the following pages. Once construction dates are established, a hotline, project website, and email notifications will be established for residents to receive regular project updates.