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co 9W4 Cean%rck 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 www.C'.litt)e -C an ada.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Twin Lake Area Residents FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: January 20, 2004 RE: Twin Lake Improvement Update & Options MAYOR Michael 1. Fahey COUNCIL Jim LaValle Matt Anderson Rick Montour Bill Blesener ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson When we last met a little over a year ago, a survey of the impacted residents was suggested to gain a better understanding as to each property owner's preferred course of action for the potential improvements to the Twin Lake area consisting of streets, water main, curb and gutter, and storm drainage. The delay in conducting this survey occurred as we have tried to resolve some of the outstanding issues. An update as to the status of these possible improvements is as follows: Streets: Twin Lake Road is need of reconstruction. Twin Lake Trail is also in poor condition and will be reconstructed upon the installation of water main. Existing curb and gutter that is in good condition will be saved to the extent possible and a credit given the abutting property owner. The City's position is that neither street can be reconstructed until water main is installed in order to avoid damaging a new street with a water main project should the two improvements not occur at the salve time. Storm Drainage: Significant progress has been made in this area. We were recently informed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation that they would allow us to drain the vast majority of the Twin Lake area into the freeway ponding system. That drainage will flow to Blacktern Pond (the pond adjacent to Country Drive on the south side of 694 and ultimately through the Phalen Chain of Lakes). Only the drainage from the easterly 1,200+ feet of Twin Lake Trail will continue to discharge into Twin Lake since the grades in this area do not allow an outlet to the freeway. However, we are evaluating the installation of sediment control catch basins that will allow us to enhance water quality for this section of street as well. (Public Works will pump out those structures on a periodic basis.)