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14 COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 13, 1995 be an interim facility until 1990 when the City of Lino Lakes or the City of Centerville would deal with the issue properly. Mr. Caine said there is documentation to support this statement. The capacity in the Forest Lake interceptor into which this force main empties is for the use of Hugo and Forest Lake. Mr. Caine said he would not be surprised if either City contests the proposed usage of the force main by the City of Lino Lakes. The eight (8) inch force main has ruptured three (3) times in the last five (5) years. At one point it dumped raw sewage into Clearwater Creek for two (2) days before it was discovered. Mr. Caine asked if it is wise to add additional flow to an already overloaded out of date system? This system was intended to be an interim fix and not intended to support added development. Mr. Caine said he had documentation to prove this statement. Another concern of the Planning and Zoning Board was municipal water for the development. He noted that staff has talked about the cost of the water system being paid for by the developer. However, at the Planning and Zoning hearings and alluded to tonight, a water tower will be necessary before this development is completed. Mr. Caine said according to his memory, when 70 homes are completed, the water tower would be necessary. He noted that he could be wrong about the numbers but was sure that a water tower would be necessary before all 400+ homes are completed. The result is a new water tower that will not be paid for by the developer and will be paid for by the current tax payers of Lino Lakes. Mr. Caine said that within visual sight of this property, the City of Hugo has a water tower and this system is only 5% utilized. He said he did not agree with any of the proposal but asked why would a separate water system be put in for this development. The last and most significant concern that Mr. Caine had regarding technical issues concerned traffic on Otter Lake Road. He has discussed Otter Lake Road with Jean Pemble of the Anoka County Highway Department. This road is currently not to standard and is in poor condition and is built to be a country road. Ms. Pemble explained that it is a 28 foot roadway and should be a 40 foot roadway to provide for the current traffic level. Mr. Caine asked how the City could add another 400+ more homes that would use the road. The current traffic flow is 2750 trips per day and projects to go to 4000 trips per day by SEH. That projection did not take into consideration the new theater currently under construction south of County Road J, between I35E and Centerville Road. Mr. Caine said that he has heard "unprofessional numbers" indicating that the traffic could increase on Otter Lake Road to 7000 trips per day when the theater is done. PAGE 20 1 1