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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 22, 1985 PAGE � Mike Hansel, 9835 42nd Street N. read a letter requesting the Council to / insure that Ramsey and Washington Counties are aware that they will be responsible for the costs of the design, construction and installation of the water system" This has been assumed; but, neither County has ever acknowledged that they will assume the financial responsibility" Nothing in the concent decree indicates who will pay for the water system" Mr. Hansel presented his letter to the Council as a part of the record. After considerable discussion, the following motion was made.. M/S/P Dunn/Armstrong - to instruct the Administrator to draft a resolution including the following recommendations regarding a safe water supply to properties adversely affected by the Ramsey/Washington Sanitary Landfill #l; and, send a copy of such draft to both the Ramsey and Washington County Board of Commissioners: l, Lake Elmo Water Supply Alternative D, as outlinted in the Advisory Committee Report dated December, 1984v be selected by the Counties as the method to provide a safe water supply to the affected area. This water - system will be owned and maintained by the City of Lake Elmo, 2. The water system and house service conncections necessary to supply water to the 52 existing homes within Service Area A, as defined in the repart shall beconstructed initially" 3. The well, pump and motor, pressure tank and water mains shall be sized initially so that the water distribution system is expandable in the ( future to provide water to Service Area B should that become necessary" 4" Ramsey and Washington Counties shall be responsible for all costs associated with the installation of the initial water system to serve the 52 homes within Service Area A. The Counties shall also be responsible for costs associated with any future water main extension and service construction should contamination be found beyond the 52 initial. connections" Annual operation and maintenance costs, as well as fire protection costs shall he negotiated with the Counties. 5" The City of Lake Elmo desires to be represented at all County meetings when this public water supply issue is to be discussed" The appointed City representatives are'Counci]lor Bruce Dunn and Councillor Arlyn Christ" Motion carried 5-0" Adminstrator Klaers and Engineer Bohrer will also attend the County meetings" 11309do Engineer Bohrer referred the Council to his letter of January 17, 1985, which ou]ines his comments based on the presentation by Dick Herrold from the Washington County Public Works Department on December 18, 1984; and, a map of the concept plan" He offered the following two commentu