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DATE: 11/06/2013
REGULAR
ITEM #: 14
AGENDA ITEM: Lake Elmo Avenue Trunk Watermain Improvements – Resolution
Receiving Feasibility Report and Calling Hearing on Improvement
SUBMITTED BY: Jack Griffin, City Engineer
THROUGH: Dean A. Zuleger, City Administrator
REVIEWED BY: Adam Bell, City Clerk
Cathy Bendel, Finance Director
Dave Snyder, City Attorney
Chad Isakson, Project Engineer
SUGGESTED ORDER OF BUSINESS:
- Introduction of Item ..................................................................................... City Engineer - Report/Presentation ..................................................................................... City Engineer - Questions from Council to Staff ............................................................ Mayor Facilitates - Public Input, if Appropriate ................................................................... Mayor Facilitates - Call for Motion .............................................................................. Mayor & City Council - Discussion ..................................................................................... Mayor & City Council - Action on Motion .................................................................................. Mayor Facilitates
SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED:
The City Council is respectfully requested to consider adopting Resolution No. 2013-93 receiving the
Feasibility Report and calling for a Public Improvement Hearing to be held on December 3, 2013. The
recommended motion for this action is as follows:
“Move to adopt Resolution No. 2013-93, receiving the Feasibility Report and calling Hearing
on Lake Elmo Avenue Trunk Watermain Improvements.”
STAFF REPORT:
In September, 2013 the City received a written request to have municipal water available by the fall of
2014 to serve two active residential development projects and one pending commercial development. In
response to this request, the City Council authorized the preparation of a feasibility study to be completed
in order to identify the necessary improvements, the estimated project costs, and to consider the
assessment of a portion of the project costs to properties adjacent to and benefitting from the
improvements.
The proposed improvements include the extension of trunk watermain along Lake Elmo Avenue, from the
existing Village water system, south approximately 2.5 miles to the future intersection location of Lake
Elmo Avenue and 5th Street. The improvements are identified for construction in 2014 and are consistent
with the draft capital improvement plan.
Individual home service stubs and fire hydrants will be installed as a part of the project as the trunk
watermain is extended past existing residential properties. The improvements will benefit the property
owners by providing them the opportunity to connect to the municipal water system and will provide
increased fire protection for the property. The feasibility report is necessary to satisfy the state required
process to assess the benefiting property owners if the City wishes to levy assessments as part of the
project.
This project is being installed as part of the overall water system capital improvement plan, and not as a
project to specifically deliver municipal water to the adjacent properties. Therefore the adjacent properties
are not required to pay 100% of the infrastructure extension costs as is seen in other utility extension
projects, but the properties will receive benefit.
Staff will present the findings and recommendations of the Feasibility Report at the meeting. The report
identifies 32 resident properties (1 unit each) and 1 commercial property (3 units) as benefiting from the
proposed improvements. It is recommended each benefiting property be assessed a $2,900 lateral benefit
for the improvements, with an additional $2,900 lateral benefit charge deferred until the property chooses
to connect to the water system.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff is recommending that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2013-93, receiving the Feasibility
Report and calling Hearing on Lake Elmo Avenue Trunk Watermain Improvements. The recommended
motion for this action is as follows:
“Move to adopt Resolution No. 2013-93, receiving the Feasibility Report and calling Hearing
on Lake Elmo Avenue Trunk Watermain Improvements.”
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Resolution 2013-93, Receiving the Feasibility Report for the Lake Elmo Avenue Trunk Watermain Improvements and Calling Hearing on Improvement. 2. Notice of Hearing on Improvement.
3. Project Schedule. 4. Location Map. 5. Feasibility Report (available for review at City Hall)