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ri1 Mayor Johnston asked if it was private property specific, in relationship to assessments. Council Members also discussed homes on Legion Avenue, and if homes south of 30th Street should include both sides of the street as they currently have a 201 System. City Administrator Zuleger commented that residents on Lake Elmo Avenue are also interested. City Engineer Griffin addressed the lift station concerns for a gravity line forced main along 30th Street, and dropping a second smaller lift station about half -way down the line. Individual lift stations would not be feasible. Mayor Johnston inquired whether these costs would be recovered through assessments or charges to which City Engineer Griffin responded there are ways to recover these costs. Council inquired what areas would be included in this project. City Engineer Griffin responded those are the questions that would be answered during this preliminary study. Council Member Smith confirmed that the gravity line was always planned to coincide when Washington County was revamping Lake Elmo Avenue. City Engineer Griffin stated that Washington County would life to work with the City to discuss the Lake Elmo Avenue reconstruction project, currently scheduled for 201.8. He will notify the Council and Administrator when a meeting is scheduled. MOTION: Council Member Smith moved to authorize the City Engineer to initiate the Preliminary Study for the Old Village Area Sanitary Sewer project in the estimated amount of $16,500, with the intention to recover the costs through SAC and/or assessments. Mayor Johnston seconded the motion. Motion passed 4-0. ITEM 13: INWOOD AVENUE TRUNK WATERMAIN AND BOOSTER STATION e INI'T'IATE PRELIMINARY STUDY City Engineer Griffin requested the Council to consider authorizing FOCUS Engineering, Inc. to initiate the engineering work for the Inwood Avenue Trunk Watermain and Booster station project. The Preliminary Study would cost an estimated $6,800. Council Member Pearson discussed right-of-way easements and of bringing it east to utilize more users. City Engineer Griffin explained that in order to get this project ready for the 2013, the City needs to begin the preliminary study at this time. Council Members discussed their desire to recover the report costs and inquired how to accomplish this, similar to Old Village Project costs. City Administrator Zuleger reported that the majority of those costs are recoverable by building in some of those costs into the water and sewer, and serving properties, and provided added recommended language to the motion to approve. Page 5 of 8