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Item No. 02 <br />Type of Business: WK <br />WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; <br />CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Greg Lee, Director of Public Works <br />Item Title/Subject: Silver Lake Woods Condominium Street and <br />Utility Maintenance Issue <br /> <br />Meeting Date: May 6, 2002 <br /> <br />Background / History <br />The issue of maintenance of streets and utilities in the Silver Lake Woods <br />Condominium Development has been discussed and debated on numerous <br />occasions since 1992. This area includes the streets platted as Lake Court Drive <br />and Lake Court Circle including the water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer <br />contained therein. These infrastructure items were installed privately by the <br />developer in 1982. <br /> <br />In recent months, the City received a proposed resolution from members of the <br />Silver Lake Woods Condominium Association that would require the City to be <br />responsible for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of the private streets <br />and the utilities under these streets. Attached is a copy of this resolution. <br /> <br />Discussion <br />In an effort to fully address this request and to finally formalize the City’s position <br />on this matter, staff proceeded by performing a detailed review of all City files <br />and documents relevant to this development. Attached is a summary of this <br />review. <br /> <br />In 1982, the City approved this development and the construction of the private <br />streets and utilities. The City has strict ordinances pertaining to the setbacks from <br />roadway right-of-way. The City does not inspect nor approve the quality of items <br />installed privately nor the workmanship of such items. City records do not <br />indicate why the developer requested that these items be private. However, it <br />can be speculated that it was done for the same reasons many developers today <br />request Cities to allow them to construct private streets throughout the <br />metropolitan area. These include, but are not limited to the ability to: <br />• Bypass City ordinances and reduce the setbacks and therefore increase <br />the density and profits. <br />• Bypass the public improvement statutes (Chapter 429) and therefore <br />reduce the time required to publicly contract. <br />• Reduce costs by not adhering to a City standard.