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S WSB 34 &Associates,Inc. January 16, 2002 Honorable Mayor, City Council, and Staff Michael Morrison City of St. Anthony Village 3301 Silver Lake Road NE St. Anthony, MN 55418 Re: Silver Lane Flood Problem Area Feasibility Report WSB Project No. 1065-65 Dear Honorable Mayor, City Council, and Staff: This letter is written to provide you with an update on the current status of the City of St. Anthony's request to the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) for grant funding to complete the Silver Lane feasibility report. In December 2001, Jay Hartman and I attended the RCWD meeting to present the City of St. Anthony's request to the board of managers. The board of managers directed the district engineer to meet with City Staff and discuss the extent of participation from the RCWD. On January 10, 2002, I met with Bret Emmons of Emmons & Olivier Resources, the District's engineer, to discuss the flood problems located in the intersection of Shamrock Drive and Silver Lane, and the problems at Fordham Drive and 39th Avenue. Mr. Emmons indicated that the watershed district currently does not have a grant program, which would allow for the partial funding of the Silver Lane feasibility report. Mr. Emmons did acknowledge that the issue does transcend municipal boundaries and may include drainage associated with Ramsey County Ditch No. 3,both of which are issues for which the RCWD would be interested in participation. Therefore, Mr. Emmons agreed to write a letter to the managers outlining these items and to request consideration for participating in the feasibility study and possibly, construction of future improvements. Furthermore, it was determined that the City of St. Anthony is in the position to complete this feasibility study by the end of February 2002. Attached is a scope of services to complete the Silver Lane Flood Problem Area Feasibility Report. The district engineer and I discussed at length the scope of this feasibility study to ensure that it would meet the 4150 Olson requirements of the RCWD for future consideration of funding. The attached scope of Memorial Highway services includes development of an XP-SWMM hydrologic model for the problem areas. Suite 300 It also anticipates that six alternatives will be evaluated as part of the feasibility study. The Minneapolis anticipated cost to complete the feasibility study is $18,500. Minnesota 55422 763.541.4800 763.541.1700 FAX Minneapolis - St. Cloud - Equal Opportunity Employer