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Home My WebLink About06/03/1976 Council Minutes1 1 1 June 3, 1976 A special meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 7:30 P.M. June 3, 1976 for the purpose of considering the petition for sewers from the residents on Highway #49, Linda and Laurene Streets, designated as improve- ment 76 -1. Mayor Bohjanen called the meeting to order. Mr. Karth, Mr. Schneider were pre- sent. Mr. McLean and Mr. Zelinka were absent. Mr. Locher, Mr. Carley and Mr. Gotwald were present. Mayor Bohjanen said the purpose of this meeting was to discuss the petition for sewers along Highway #49, Linda and Laurene Streets. Mayor Bohjanen ask- ed Mr. Locher to read the legal notice. Mr. Locher read the legal publication noting this was published on May 20, 1976 and May 26, 1976. The notices to the property owners were mailed from the City office on May 21, 1976. These publications and mailing fulfill the legal re- quirements. Mayor Bohjanen introduced Mr. Carley who gave a complete background on the sew- er plans for the City. He also related the series of requests that have been presented to the Metropolitan Sewer Board for consideration for sewers in this area and the results of those requests. Mr. Carley said the 1st sewer plan was formulated in 1963. A couple years later the NSSSD was formed with a planned interceptor flowing South along the Rice Creek. In 1970 the Metropolitan Sewer Board was formed. The resportsibilty for the cconstruction and maintenance of the sewer system in the Metropolitan area was assumed by the Board and the NSSSD was dissolved. In the meantime, the Coun- try Lakes Addition and the Shenandoah projects were submitted to the Metropolit- an Council and were approved for sanitary systems. Building in those areas was begun and the debate on the installation of the interceptor began at about the same time. Since then the City has been hauling sewage and the construction in the two areas has stopped. In the last session of the Legislature, the Metropolitan Council was given the power to control development. They have admitted partial responsibility for the pollution caused by on -site systems in the Shenandoah area and the cost of haul- ing sewage from Country Lakes area and have agreed to install a force main inter- ceptor that will service 600 to 700 units and is supposed to be an adequate system for from 10 to 15 years. Mr. Carley said the first step in obtaining sewers is the presentation of a pet - ition - which the residents had done; the second step is a feasibility study - which his firm had done; the third step is the public hearing being conducted here. The system had been set up in two sections - the North part ending at Linda Street and South section terminating at County Road 'J ". The City Council has the option of ordering either the North portion, or both sections or none at all. If the project is approved, the City Council will order plans and specifications drawn. These specifications will be presented and bids advertised for; the low bid will be taken and construction ordered. During construction, costs will be computed and an assessment hearing will be called. This assessment will be certified to the County Auditor and colleeted as part of the residential taxes over a period of 20 years. This assessment can be paid ti A.4 June 3, 1976 in full at any time. Someone asked about Federal Funding and Mr. Carley said that Lino Lakes is not eligible for this assistance since the City is located in the Metro area and the Metropolitan Council controls all Federal Funding. He said the City is receiving the aid indirectly since the Metropolitan Waste Control is assuming the entire cost of the construction of the interceptor. Mr. Carley said that persons owning corner lots will be assessed for only the short side of the lot. They will be given credit for that portion that goes ar- ound the corner - for instance, if a lot is 100x400', it will be counted as hav- ing 350' frontage. If the propertyiis sold after the assessment is certified, the assessment will be paid in full. There is no State law that requires this, but, most mortgage companies do. If a lot is split, the assessment can also be split. Mr. Carley was asked if the residents have to connect to the system and he said, Yes, the Federal requirement is that all residences be connected within one year from the date of installation. Mr. Carley said that water would not be installed at this time, but he would suggest the home owners put in the proper lines from the house to the stub to save extra costs in the future. The assessment charges would be computed on 1) the front footage; 2) acres; 3) general levy; and 4) unit charges. The City Council is not bound by this formula in case of some changes and the assessments would not be levied until a year from now. Mr. Carley told the audience of the requirements from the Metropolitan Council for an Ordinance to monitor the existing septic systems They are asking that the systems be checked once a year and if pumping is needed a permit must be obtained from the City offices. This must be reported to the Metropolitan Council and if a system is found to be needing pumping too often, the owner will be forced to install a complete new system according to their specifications. 1 1 There was a question on the SAC - will this charge have to be paid? Mr. Carley said Yes, each home will have to pay the current charge. He was asked about hook -up charges and the people were told this has not been resolved by the Council to this date. Mr. Anderson, the Fiscal Agent from Springsten, reported that he felt Mr. Carley had covered most of the points. The Fiscal Consultant aids the City in obtain- ing funds to build this system by selling bonds and working out the repayment of the money. The Fiscal Agent looks at both sides - the ability of the people to pay and the ability of the City to sell the bonds. The 8% interest figures is set by State law. The City would sell the bondsat 62 to 7% The difference would cover the administration costs and delinquent assessments. The City will sell bonds to insure enough to cover the debt by 105% - this is required by law. Mr. Richard Weiner of 6349 Hodgson wanted to clarify the question between the interceptor and the laterals. He was told the interceptor is a Metropolitan facility with no assessments to the property owners - the laterals are the in- ternal system to hook into the interceptor and are assessed against the affected properties. 1 93 June 3, 1976 Mrs. Elsie Wood of 6316 Hodgson asked about the connections charges. The cur- rent Ordinance sets the charges at $500.00 with that amount to include the SAC. Mr. McShannock of 6064 Hodgson Road said he has 10 acres with one house, would this be a one unit charge? He was told yes, he asked if he would be charged for more and was told just the front footage. Mr. Weiner wondered how many of the people present realized how much this would cost them. Mrs. Ray Peterson said they own two lots along that street and don't want the sewer. She felt the cost was too much and they can't afford it. Mr. John Lichtscheidl, who owns lots on Laurene Street felt the same way. There was a show of hands of the persons who are against the installation of the sewers. It would seem that approximately 20 of the persons present were against the sewers and only 6 for. Mrs. Wood asked what would happen if this proposal does not go through and the PCA forces the installation of a new septic system, what would the cost be for that? Mr. Gotwald said if the PCA forces the home owner to build a new system, thbs could u15.ry- 4f above ground, and most of the systems in that area would have to be installed in that way, it could cost $1500.00 and upward. Mr. Locher explained the decision to install this system is a Council decision. It can be ordered by this Council without a petition by a 4 /5th vote of the members. The list of names on the petition was asked to be read. The Clerk read the list which included Mr. Richard Weiner's name. Mr. Weiner said that his signature was a forgery since he did not sign the petition. Mr. Karth moved to double check the signatures against the addresses and set a date for the continuance of this hearing. Mrs. Wood asked if the petition had anything to do with the lift station to be installed on the Webster property and she was told, No. The lift station is a Metro installation. Mr. Schneider seconded Mr. Karth's motion. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Weiner asked if the Council would consider a counter proposal. He said he could get 90% valid signatures of the residents once they understood the terms. He felt that all residents of the Baldwin Lake Trailer Court would sign a petition against the installation of the internal system. Mr. Weiner was told these signatures would not be valid since these persons are not property owners. Mayor Bohjanen said the purpose of these hearings is to hear both sides of the question. Any petition can be presented for consideration. Mr. Schneider moved to continue this hearing until 7:30 P.M. on June 24, 1976. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Harold Lehman asked if this system must be approved by the Metropolitan Waste Control and Mr. Gotwald said, Yes, and consideration can only be had by 94 June 3, 1976 going through the procedure of this meeting. Mr. Karth moved to adjourn at 9:45 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried unanimously. These minutes were approved, with correction on � `t' CI R - TREASURER / 1