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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY REPORT, WAIVING PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENT HEARING, ORDERING THE PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZING
THE PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE
MEDTRONIC UTILITY EXTENSION PROJECT
WHEREAS, on October 10, 2005, the City Council approved Resolution
6652 authorizing the preparation of a preliminary feasibility report and consultant
selection for the extension of public utilities to the Medtronic CRM Development
Project; and
WHEREAS, a preliminary report has been prepared and, based upon this
analysis, the project is felt to be necessary, cost effective and feasible; and
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2006 a draft preliminary feasibility report was
submitted at a Work Session for the City Council's review; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the public improvement hearing is to provide
• interested parties an opportunity to learn more about the proposed improvements
and to comment on them; and
WHEREAS, As per the developer's agreement with Medtronic, paragraph
(b) of section 4.6 states:
(b) Public Improvements. The City agrees to construct the Public
Improvements at its expense. The City is required to install necessary offsite
water and sewer line improvements necessary for the Development Property.
This includes extension of the water main, sanitary sewer and storm sewer lines
to the Development Property; and
WHEREAS, the City has been petitioned for these improvements via
developer's agreement with Medtronic and according to State Statute, a Public
Improvement Hearing is not required; and
WHEREAS, waiving the official hearing does not precluded the City from
conducting a hearing or allowing public input; and
WHEREAS, should the Council wish to proceed with this project, the next
step in the public improvement process is to order the project; and
WHEREAS, should the Council wish to proceed, the next step in the
• engineering process is to order the preparation of plans and specifications; and
WHEREAS, the following is a list of recommended actions, should the City
Council wish to proceed with this project: approve the feasibility report, hold a
public improvement hearing, order the project, and authorize the preparations of
plans and specifications for the Medtronic Utility Extension Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows:
The preliminary feasibility report, which was prepared pursuant to
Resolution 6652 for the Medtronic Utility Extension Project, finds
the improvements to be necessary, cost effective and feasible and
is hereby approved.
2. Said improvements are hereby ordered and shall hereafter be
known and referred to as the Medtronic Utility Extension Project.
Said ordering. of the improvements shall be valid for a period of
eighteen (18) months from the date of adoption of this resolution.
3. It is hereby ordered that the Medtronic Utility Extension Project
shall be made without a public hearing under Minnesota Statute,
Chapter 429, Subdivision 3, being that the City has been petitioned
for these improvements via developer's agreement with Medtronic.
• 4. That the preparation of the construction plans and specifications for
the Medtronic Utility Extension Project is hereby authorized.
5. The entire cost of said improvements shall be funded by Medtronic.
Adopted this 13th day of March 2006.
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Rob arty, Mayor
ATTEST:
urt Ulrich, City Administrator
(seal)
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