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comprehensive plan. This remedy includes appropriate and timely modification of official controls, e.g., zoning and subdivision ordinances which are consistent with the comprehensive plan, in accordance with state law, to implement the comprehensive plan. (it) If the City does not meet its population commitment in 2010, its household commitments for 2015, 2020, 2025, and 2030 shall each be adjusted upward by.an amount equal to the difference between the committed population and the actual population in 2010, multiplied by 0.5. This process shall be repeated. in 2015, 2020, 2025, and 2030. Housing units added under this provision shall be added at an average density of at least 3 units per acre. (i'ii) If the City does not meet its REC commitments in 2010, it shall pay to the Metropolitan Council a, "wastewater inefficiency fee" (WIF) to help pay the operation, maintenance, and capital costs of underutilized regional wastewater infrastructure and the costs of providing regional sewer service for development elsewhere in the region that would have occurred within, the City. A determination will be made on the number of deficient RECs by subtracting actual RECs from the committed RECs identified in the adopted comprehensive plan. A WIF' shall be paid for every deficient REC and will be due on the dates specified below: WIF per Each Time Frame Deficient REC Payment Date 2007-2010 t $2,600 January 31, 2011 2010-2015 $4,200 January 31, 2016 2015-2020 $5,200 January 31, 2021 2020-2025 $5,500 January 31, 2026 2025-2030 $5,700 January 31, 2031 If the City achieves the committed number of RECs after a WIF is assessed to the City, a service availability charge (SAC) credit will be granted for each deficient REC for which a WIF was assessed. The SAC credit will be granted at the end of each five-year staging period. In addition, the City's updated plan shall provide that all residential land within its 2030 Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) is guided at two alternative density ranges. The first density range shall be of the City's choosing, provided that: the minimum density is at Ieast three units per acre, consistent with density standards in the metropolitan system plans; and, the totality of residential areas intended for sewered development will accommodate at least 4,200 new residential RECs. The second density range shall be equal to the first range plus at least three additional units per acre. The first density range will be established until April 30, 2011. The Metropolitan Council will notify the City by February 15, 2011regarding the status of the City's REC commitment as of December 31, 2010. If the City achieves its commitment for residential RECs as of December 31, 2010, the first density range automatically will be reestablished in the City's comprehensive plan until April 20, 2016. If the City does not achieve its commitment for residential RECs as of December 31, 201.0, the City may designate