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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 16, 1995 4 D. Mayor John's letter to Jane Harper, Washington County M/S/P Hunt/Del-app - to direct the City Administrator to write a letter to Jane Harper, Washington County stating the Lake Elmo City Council fully endorses comments made in Mayor John's letter dated May 5, 1995 concerning comments on the Washington County's Comprehensive Plan. (Motion passed 5-0). 7. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT: A. Presentation of Feasibility Study Section 33 Sewer/Water Larry Bohrer presented a feasibility report on the Sanitary Sewer & Water Services for SE 1/4 of Section 33 along with upgrading the system to provide for potential expansion of the Municipal Urban Service Area for an additional 280 acres. M/S/P John/Johnston - to accept the feasibility report for Sanitary Sewer & Water Services for SE 1/4 of Section 33 along with upgrading the system to provide for potential expansion of the Municipal Urban Service Area for an additional 280 acres, and this report transmitted to Northland Company for their Information and depending upon their favorable response to direct the staff to call a public hearing for consideration of the extension of sanitary sewer/water for the June 6, 1995 or June 20, 1995 council meeting. (Motion passed 5-0). Attorney Filla had discussed the feasibility report with Larry Bohrer and concluded that for public improvement projects the city adopt a resolution accepting the feasibility report and calling a public hearing as opposed to a motion. A copy of the feasibility report will be sent with the public hearing notice to the property owners. M/S/P John/Johnston - to adopt Resolution 95-39 accepting the feasibility report providing sanitary sewer and water services for the SE 1/4 of Section 33 along with upgrading the system to provide for potential { expansion of the Municipal Urban Service Area for an additional 280 acres and calling a public hearing for June 6, 1995 or June 20, 1995 depending upon the timely response from Northland Company. (Motion passed 5-0). B. 36th/37th Street Drainage Larry Bohrer provided a letter to the Council, dated May 15, 1995, explaining there has been an ongoing drainage problem in the 36th Street, 37th Street and Irwin Avenue area. There is no overland outlet for the water. In the spring, ponded water will flood the basements and septic systems of the Boche house on 37th Street and the Strege house on 36th Street. On Friday May 5, Bohrer met with the neighborhood residents to discuss the problem and possible solutions. There are three separate problems. The first problem, that there is no outlet to the area, is addressed by the construction of a new culvert running from the VBWD manhole in the intersection of 36th Street and Irwin Avenue to the ditch on the north side of 36thStreet. This solution was approved by the VBWD and is included as a project in our 1995 overlays. The cost of this work was bid at $3,500. The second problem area is the high spot across Ray Boche's yard which prevents flow between the culverts. This high spot occurs over this drainfield and may have been caused by fill being placed over the field when it was built in 1975. It is not feasible to grade his proper to drain because of the shallow drainfield lines. Two solutions are possible: A. Construct a storm sewer pipe from the low point on 37th Street to the Valley Branch manhole north of 37th Street. Estimated cost of this improvement is $10,000.