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* Bill Hanggi was on vacation last week, Bill Hanson will be on vacation for the next 2 weeks. * Wally Mortenson is on vacation this week. Tracy COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEW STATE LAW DEALING WITH PLANNING ISSUES Effective July 1, 1995, a new state law, adopted during the 1995 legislative session, states that a City, County, Township or other agency must approve or deny any application "related to" zoning, septic systems or expansion of the MUSA (Metropolitan Urban Service Area) within 60 days of receipt of a written request. If the application is incomplete in any way, the agency must notify the applicant in writing (no phone calls) within 10 days. The law goes on to say that notification (to other agencies) of an application which requires action by more than one agency is the responsibility of the agency first receiving the request - and the 60 day deadline begins when the first agency receives the application! The Minnesota Chapter of the American Planning Association opposed this bill and will be holding a workshop on strategies to deal with its implementation. The law is of particular concern to the City of Mounds View in that turnaround time on applications is a little slower because we use an outside consultant for engineering services. Staff wanted the Council to be aware of this new law and will be updating you frequently on its impacts to City planning reviews. PHONE BOOK RECYCLING Recycling Intern Pete Lindstrom has been working on setting up a collection site for old phone books at the public Works Garage. Beginning in mid to late July, a dumpster will be located at the Garage so residents can dispose of their old phone books. The dumpster will be on site for approximately 4-6 weeks. Although the exact dates have not been set, please begin to get the word out about this service. When the dates become more finalized, Staff will be advertising the service on the City Hall message board. Paul