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Lane to allow for a future connection and looping anticipated as part of the overall plan for the area through the proposed Richie Place Development. Second, it would provide for the reconstruction of Beam Avenue to an urban standard. Thirdly, it would allow for extension of a gravity sanitary sewer stub that could possibly eliminate the need for several lift stations south of Labore Road. Due to the limited number of Little Canada residents /properties as related to the overall number of affected properties, the City of Maplewood will be leading the project. Little Canada City staff has directed Maplewood to include our residents as part of the Maplewood process and provide them the same opportunities and assessments as the rest of the properties affected. Proposed Improvements The City of Maplewood has provided a preliminary estimate of $167,593.00 for the Little Canada portion of the project. That amount includes $50,860.00 for the necessary sanitary sewer work to provide the gravity stub and $116,733.00 for half the costs of watermain installation and street reconstruction on Beam Avenue. That cost does not include extension of the sewer and watermain through the Himmelbach and Battista properties to provide connections to the proposed Richie Place Development. If utilities were extended through these properties as part of the project, 100% of those costs would be passed along to the City of Little Canada. It is anticipated that the City of Little Canada would own and operate all of the new watermain and that the City of Maplewood would own and operate the sanitary sewer. A joint powers agreement will need to be developed that outlines the responsibilities of each City and how billings for services will be handled. The City of Maplewood is currently working on completion of the feasibility study for the project. Copies of the feasibility study will be provided to the City of Little Canada for review and comment. Requested Council Action The City of Maplewood has noticed all affected residents, including those Little Canada residents along Beam Avenue, and will be holding an informational meeting on January 16th to discuss the project and gather input. Due to the limited meeting schedule of the City Council with the holiday season and the need for both Cities to provide approvals and authorize meetings, we are asking that the City Council authorize the informational meeting at this time. The proposed schedule outlined by Maplewood included holding the public hearing tentatively on January 28, 2008. Based on this schedule we would be asking the City Council to authorize and call for the public hearing at the meeting on January 9th. We would also like authority to initiate discussions with Mr. Himmelbach and Mr. Battista regarding the potential for trunk line improvements through their property. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the proposed improvements, please feel free to contact me at 76- 780 -0450 Ext. 13. - 1 8 -