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the south of the current alignment, from the eastern border of the city to the intersection with County Road 6. This improvement is planned to begin in 2002 and be conflicted in 2006-07. Limited population, household, and employment groi^ih by 2020 wilt cause rclaUvcIy minor increases in the use of street and highway facilities. The plan includes policies favoring the maintenance of the existing street and highway system, scenic parkways, access management, alternative transportation routes directing commuter traffic away from Lake Minnetonka, and improvements for pedestrians, bicycles, and transit. Transit service in Orono consists pnmarily of peak-hour, commuter express bus service provided by Metro Transit, including service to and from a p^ and ride location in the Navarre neighborhi^ of Orono. The plan recommends coordination with Metro Transit for extended bus service to County Road 6 and Highway 1 2 and the possible development of a park and nde facility near the intersecuon of TIi 12 and CR 6. Wastewater Services (Donald Bluhm, Manager. Municipal Services. MCES, 65I-602-1116) The sewer plan element of the Orono plan is in conformance with the It'or/euio/er Services Policy Plan of the Council. The Metrtfxilitan Council Environmental Services provides sanitary sewer service to the city of Orono via interceptor MSD-7113. Waslcwaicr ireatrrient is at the Blue Lake WWTP in Shakopee. The city of Orono has projected a 2020 flow of .94 MOD. The Metropolitan disposal System has adequate capacity to provide for the needs of the city as shown in its plan. Council staff and consultants, as port of a metro-wide master planning process, are rurrently studying how much capacity exists that may be available to provide additional sewer service that would allow future growth. The city’s plan acknowledges that the Council has set an l/I goal for the city. The city has outlined its proposed cfTorts to r^uce its 1/1 to reach this goal. The city has five years to reduce the 1/1 within its system to meet this goal. Afler the five-year period, the Council may institute an I/l surcharge rate to recover the true costs for the collection and treatment of any 1/1 above the established goal. OTHER METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT GUn>E CHAPTERS HovilAg (Guy Peterson, Livable Communities Department, 651 -602-1418) The housing element of Orono's comprehensive plan is consistent with Council housing policy and meets the housing planning requirements of the Land Planning AcL The plan's housing data and inv'.t.t jr> includes an examination of the city’s housing stock by unit type, tenure (owner/renter) age, condition value and monthly rent. Of note is the plan's more detailed examination of bousing age, condition, cc:,a and household composition in the city's Navarre neighborhood on Lake Minnetonka. A far greater incidence of housing rehaoilitation needs, particularly for senior citizens is prevalent in this area of the city than is present in the balance of the community'. The housing element conlauis a number of goals including the improvement of homes m substandard condition; the provision of a mix of housing types, locations and costs to meet the needs of all ages, families, lifestyles, and incomes; and the provision of programs to help Orono residents with affordable housing needs. The plan includes several policies and policy discussions. Among them arc the provision of alternative housing types to the detached single family home through use of its recently adopted Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD) zoning, and urban density de\xIopment in the MUSA and where existing mfrastrurture is already in place or accessible. The plan's affordable and life-cycle housing goals submitted during the review includes goals consistent with the benchmarks for communities in its plannmg sector and at the same stage of development (see below). In terms of implementation tools, the plan does not acknowledge the specific federal, state, regional or county resources and programs available to advance affordable housing development or rehabilitation, which it is