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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AUGUST 18, 2004 APPROVED • i Mr. Mann stated he is concerned that a variance would not be granted by the State Fire 2 Marshal. He suggested the City determine if past agreements with the air parks could be 3 grandfathered in. 4 5 Mayor Bergeson advised staff would confer with the City Attorney regarding that issue. 6 7 The Council directed staff to get as much information as possible on the variance process 8 and report back to the Council. The Council will then have to determine if the City 9 should pursue a variance. Staff should also obtain information regarding building code 10 requirements. 11 12 This item will be placed on the Council Work Session agenda Wednesday, September 8, 13 2004, 5:30 p.m. 14 15 MARILYN DRIVE/COUNTRY LANE — UTILITY PETITION, JIM STUDENSKI 16 17 City Engineer Studenski advised the City has received a petition from residents and 18 property owners on Country Lane and Marilyn Drive for sanitary sewer and water 19 service. The petition consisted of 5 parcels on the two streets. City Council directed staff 20 to send a letter to the residents in the area to find out if there is more interest in extending 21 City utilities. The letter was sent out and the City received a response from a total of 14 22 of the 54 residents. All of them were in favor of moving forward in the process. 23 .24 City Engineer Studenski stated that due to the low amount of responses, the Council 25 directed staff to send out another letter trying to get additional responses. The City now 26 has received a total of 27 of the 54 residents. He referred to a map showing responses 27 and for or against extending City utilities. 28 29 City Engineer Studenski stated currently the City Attorney has sent a letter dated June 1, 30 2004 to four residents in this area regarding non-compliance with replacing a failed septic 31 system within 24 months of notification. This letter gives them ten days to bring their 32 system into compliance. 33 34 City Engineer Studenski noted the area of the petition is defined as Low Density 35 Unsewered Residential. It is outside of the State 1 and 2 Growth Areas. County Lane is 36 outside of the MUSA boundary. Staff is requesting further direction from the Council on 37 how to proceed with this petition to extend City utilities. 38 39 City Engineer Studenski added the City would have to carry 50% of the costs of the 40 project if the Council chooses to proceed with the project. 41 42 Councilmember Reinert suggested the City put a policy in placed regarding the extension 43 of utilities that includes set criteria and a funding source if the City has to carry a portion 44 of the costs. 45 • 46 The Council directed staff to send a letter to the residents in the area indicating the project 47 is not feasible at this time.