HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-073CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO.2021-073
A RESOLUTION ORDERING THE PREPARATION OF A FEASIBILITY REPORT
AND PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE
WHISTLING VALLEY STREET & UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, the City maintains a 5-year revolving Street Capital Improvement Program (Street
CIP) that identifies the present and future needs and priorities, and develops a schedule of public
improvements to address the most essential improvements first; and
WHEREAS, the public streets located in the Whistling Valley subdivision have been identified for
improvement in the year 2022; and
WHEREAS, the properties in the Whistling Valley subdivision reside in the Special Well
Construction Area due to PFAS contamination, and the PFAS contamination exceeds HBV levels for
drinking water, and 18 private well advisories have been issued in this area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo submitted an application for grant funding from the MPCA
through the 2018 3M Settlement Funds for Expedited Projects to extend municipal water service to the
neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the MPCA awarded grant funding in the amount of $3,660,000 as outlined in the
MPCA Grant Agreement, Contract Number 188422; and
WHEREAS, it is proposed to assess the benefiting properties for all or a portion of the cost of
the improvements, pursuant to the City's Special Assessment Policy and Minnesota Statues, Chapter 429.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the proposed improvement, called Whistling Valley
Street and Utility Improvements, be referred to the City Engineer and FOCUS Engineering, to complete a
feasibility report in accordance with Minnesota Statues, Chapter 429 for the proposed improvements, and
to report to the council with all convenient speed advising the council in a preliminary way as to whether
the proposed improvement is necessary, cost-effective, and feasible; whether it should be best made as
proposed or in connection with some other improvement; the estimated cost of the improvement as
recommended; and a description of the methodology used to calculate individual assessments for affected
parcels.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, The City Engineer is hereby designated as the
engineer for making this improvement. The engineer, and his consultants, shall oversee the preparation of
the Plans and Specifications for the making of such improvement.
ADOPTED BY THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL ON THE SIXTH DAY OF JULY, 2021.
(Seal)
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V�liqCosov,
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CITY OF LAKE ELMO
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By:
harles Cadenhead
Mayor