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• • COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 26, 1998 Bid opening Council awards bid Construction begins Substantial completion April 9, 1998 April 13, 1998 July, 1998 October, 1998 Mayor Sullivan requested confirmation that this project would accommodate future development in the area. Mr. Ahrens stated that utilities could easily be extended further along Lake Drive, as well as to serve other adjacent areas. Council Member Bergeson asked if financing would include a bond, to which Mr. Ahrens responded in the affirmative. Council Member Bergeson then asked if connection to utilities would be voluntary, and how many are anticipated to utilize these improvements initially. Mr. Ahrens stated that connection would be voluntary, and that it was difficult to estimate initial connection. The elementary school would be one initial user. Council Member Neal asked if the utilities would run south and west at the freeway. Mr. Ahrens explained that they would be installed between Lilac and Apollo Drive. Council Member Neal requested clarification that they would only run as far as 79th Street, to which Mr. Ahrens responded in the affirmative. Council Member Neal then asked about the cost for a commercial connection as opposed to residential. Mr. Ahrens responded that the residential rate would be approximately $8,800, with commercial being higher. He pointed out that the Bisel Amendment would come into play. Council Member Neal asked about the police station specifically, to which Mr. Ahrens responded the approximate cost would be $20,000. Council Member Bergeson moved to adopt Resolution No. 98 - 09, as presented. Council Member Neal seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Resolution No. 98 - 09 can be found at the end of these minutes. Consideration of Resolution No. 98 - 10, Black Duck Drive Lift Station Ordering Preparation of Plans and Specifications - Mr. Ahrens explained this request for authorization to prepare plans and specifications to construct a new lift station to serve the Black Duck Drive area. He stated that the volume of waste water flow entering the existing Black Duck Drive lift station has exceeded its capacity and, in order to accommodate the higher flow volumes, the pump cycles at an extremely high rate which contributes to excessive wear. This lift station consists of a wet well to store waste water, which is connected to a separate dry well which houses the pump and fittings. This design requires that maintenance personnel enter the dry well to work on the pumps, which requires special safety precautions in order to meet OSHA rules. Mr. Ahrens explained that Staff is currently proposing construction of a new lift station consisting of a wet well and submersible pumps on the east side of Black Duck Drive within the unimproved Captains Place right-of-way. This would allow for continued use of the existing lift station during construction of the new one. Additionally, the new design would eliminate the