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AGENDA ITEM 9D STAFF ORIGINATOR: David Ahrens, Public Works Director/City Engineer DATE: 2/8/96 TOPIC: Authorize City to Enter into a Joint Powers Agreement with Metropolitan Council for Installation of Watermain on Ware Road and Ash Street BACKGROUND: The Metropolitan Council Environmental Services is planning the construction of a sanitary sewer interceptor pipe along Ware Road and Ash Street (refer to attached location map). Staff has looked at the City's needs for utility construction in this corridor and has identified the need to install watermain from Coyote Trail to 62nd Street on Ware Road and from Hodgson Road to 1 5 Ash Street on Ash Street (refer to attached location map). In order to have th s work completed under a contract let by the Metropolitan Council, it is necessa that the City enter into a Joint Powers Agreement with the Metropolitan Coun II. Staff is requesting Council to authorize the City to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement so that this work can be completed. Final approval of the Joint - Powers Agreement will be provided at a later Council meeting. ALTERNATIVES: Both segments of watermain will ultimately be needed in the City's water system. Therefore, alternates include having the watermain constructed at a later date depending on private development needs or by the City as part of water system development. It is difficult to predict when this might happen, but could be within the next three years. The advantage to having this work completed at this time is that construction activity and disruption -to the public in the area of construction will only occur once for the installation of the interceptor pipe and the watermain. If the watermain work is delayed, then the construction activity and disruption will happen twice in a (possibly) three year time span. FUNDING: Assessments are not proposed to be levied for this work. Assessments will be levied only when a property owner elects to connect to the watermain. It is estimated that the construction costs will be approximately $120,000 and it is proposed that this work be funded from the City's Water Area and Unit Fund in ther interim until connections are made.