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COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 22, 1996 and there would be no MSA to use elsewhere in the City. Mr. Ahrens explained that the City would have wait to let the MSA balance reach the required funding or borrow ahead up to three (3) years of funding. Even if the City opted to borrow ahead, there would not be enough MSA funds to complete the improvement. Council Member Kuether asked if the City could bond for the improvement. Mr. Ahrens said yes and payment of the bonds could be made from MSA funds or some other means. Mr. Heth reviewed his presentation noting that there is no guarantee that other areas along 12th Avenue and Holly Drive will develop. This means that today, if the roadway was constructed to MSA standards, the City would have to finance approximately $1,600,000.00 of the improvement. The only other money available for the improvement is the $250,000.00 from the developer of Trapper's Crossing. Mayor Landers said that knowing the condition of the current roads, he would have a hard time designating all the City's MSA funds for the next six (6) or seven (7) years in this one project. Council Member Bergeson asked Mr. Ahrens how many miles is this section of roadway and how many total miles of MSA roads are in Lino Lakes. Mr. Heth that this project is 1.7 miles and Mr. Ahrens said there are approximately 15 miles of MSA roads in the City at this time. Mr. Schumacher noted that the Feasibility Report outlines that this project will be improved to MSA standards. He asked Mr. Heth to describe where the MUSA line ends. Mr. Heth explained that it ends approximately at the southern border of Trapper's Crossing. Mr. Schumacher noted that municipal water and sanitary sewer cannot be installed past the MUSA boundary. He asked if it can be assumed that if the entire roadway was improved to MSA standards, could utilities be extended in this area economically in the future? Mr. Heth said yes. He explained that he would prefer constructing the utilities and upgrading the road at the same time. Mr. Schumacher asked if all of the road would have to be improved to MSA standards or could something less be constructed. Mr. Heth said that the MSA standards require that if the improvement construction is phased, each phase must be ended at a logical termination point such as a street or road. State aid engineers do not want the project ending at a driveway or near the middle of a field. Council Member Lyden said he felt that the logical place to start and end the project is at Birch Street and Ash Street (County Road J). He felt that the public should have a safe road for everyone to use. He noted that this matter was discussed at the last Council work session and there have been other discussion. Council Member Lyden noted that the agreement made with the Trapper's Crossing developer was that he would pay his fair share. He said that after the dollar amount is determined, the City Council would have to consider where the balance of the funding would come from and how this road would be made safe for vehicular traffic. PAGE 4