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Chairman Kelley and Planning Commission Members Ron Moorse, City Administrator FROM:Michael P. Gaffron, Asst. Planning & Zoning Admi..istrator DATE:July 24, 1992 SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 4 Stubbs Bay MUSA Boundary List o£ Exhibits A - Existing MUSA Boundary Map B - Proposed MUSA Boundary Addition C - Legal Description D - Draft Resolution for Adoption by Council Discussion This is a public hearing to consider inclusion of the Stubbs Bay sewer project area within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) boundary. The MUSA line is a boundary established by local governments and Metropolitan Council to define those areas which are or will be served by the metropolitan sewer system. In 1980 Orono defined its MUSA boundary to include only those areas currently sewered. Subsequent amendments to the MUSA boundary were approved by the Met Council after construction of the MinnetonJca Bluffs, West Ferndale/Marinas/Orono Lane, and Crystal Bay sewer projects. While the City in the past treated such MUSA amendments as an after-the-fact housekeeping process, the Met Council is indicating that Stubbs Bay and all future MUSA amendments must occur before sewer construction. The Metro Waste Control Commission, which has jurisdiction over the Metropolitan sewer mains which serve Orono, indicated they would not grant approval to the MPCA to issue Stubbs Bay or future sewer project permits until a MUSA line amendment was approved by the Met Council. Because of the immediacy of the Stubbs Bay project, staff provided Metropolitan Council with all the information needed to process the Stubbs Bay MUSA boundary revision, and the Met Council granted approval of this amendment on July 23rd subject to the City's completion of the public hearing process. This amendment will be presented for adoption by the City Council at their August 10th meeting. ifii'#rv-Trr