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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (612) 484 -2177 / FAX: (612) 484 -4538 • MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Hanson & Members of the City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: January 21, 1994 RE: Single Frontage Water Main Policy MAYOR Raymond G. Hanson COUNCIL Beverly Scalze Jim LaValle Steve Morelan Bob Pedersen ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson Let me begin this memorandum by stating that the title of this policy may be improperly worded. While the impetus for its preparation comes from projects such as Viking Drive and Keller Parkway, other unwatered areas of the City also exist which have double frontage development. Some examples of these would be Lakeside Court and portions of the Twin Lake area. Depending on the policy we choose, I do not believe that people who reside in a single frontage area should have water main available to them at less cost than those which may be in a double frontage area. Therefore, the title of this policy could be "Water Main Assessment Policy for Developed Areas of the City." Before discussing the options for your consideration, guidelines which should be in affect for any of the options chosen are as follows: * It is highly desireable that any water main to be constructed under this policy would occur in conjunction with street /road improvement projects to minimize restoration costs to the project. * It is also highly desireable to combine projects with others of a similar nature to generate potential "economies of scale" in the bidding process. * These policies would not apply to major undeveloped property within the City of Little Canada. For this type of property, project costs should be assessed at 100% to the benefitted property consistent with past Council actions. Major undeveloped property is defined as a Page -38