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CALLING HEARING ON IMPROVEMENT, AND ORDERING
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR THE
INWOOD TRUNK WATERMAIN IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, pursuant to City Council authorization, adopted oil August 6, 2013, a
feasibility report was -pre-pared by FOCUS Engineering, Inc. for a booster station and
improvements of trunk waterniam facilities along Inwood Avenue N, from 26'r Street to Eagle
Point Business Park in order to provide access to the municipal water system; and
WHEREAS, the feasibility report recommends that connection service stabs be installed
to properties located adjacent to the waterinain improvements and recommends that a portion of
the cost of the improvements be assessed pursuant to the City's Special Assessment Policy and
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429-, and
WHEREAS, the feasibility report provides information regarding whether the proposed
improvement is necessary, cost-effective, mid feasible; whether it should best be made as
proposed or in connection with some other improvement; the estimated cost of the improvements
as recommended; and a description of the methodology used to calculate individual assessments
for affected parcels; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was previously held on these proposed improvements on
January 21, 2014 at which the City Council provided direction to eliminate the scope of
improvements identified in the report to extend water service into Parkview Estates; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution passed by the City Council on the 21st day of
January 2014, the City Engineer, together with MSA Professional Services, Inc. has prepared
plans and specifications for the Inwood Trunk Watermain Improvements and has presented such
plans and specifications to the Council for approval; and
WHEREAS, the public improvement hearing must be re -held since more than 12 months
have passed.
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I . Such plans and specifications, a copy of which is on file at Lake Elmo City Hall, and
made a part hereof, are hereby approved.
2. The City Clerk shall prepare and cause to be inserted in the official paper and posted
online with Quest Construction Data Network (QuestCDN,com) an advertisement for
bids upon the making of such improvements under such approved plans and
specifications, The advertisement shall be published for at least 21 days, shall specify the
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work to be done, and shall state that sealed bids provided to the City Clerk prior to the
specified bid date and time and accornpanied by a bid bond or cashier's check, made
payable to the City of Lake Elmo in an amount not less than 5% of the amount of such
bid will be considered.
3. That the City Council will consider the improvements in accordance with the report and
the assessments of the abutting properties for all or a portion of the cost of the
improvements pursuant to Minnesota Statues, Chapter 429 at an estimated total project
cost of $2,000,000.
4. A public hearing shall be held on such proposed improvements on the I st day of March,
2016, in the council chambers of the City Hall at or approximately after 7:00 P.M. and
the clerk shall give mailed and published notice of such hearing and in-1provement as
required by law.
ADOPTED BY THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL ON T14E NINETEENTH DAY OF
JANUARY 2t,16.
4-Mike Pe-a—rwfr--
Mayor
(Seal)
TEST:
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City Clerk
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