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Councilmember Beyer questioned if we have to be all that concemed at this point as our wells are fairly new. It seems we would be subsidizing the other communities with old wells. Mr. Jankowski responded it does not matter if the wells are old or new - it's how susceptible they are to contamination. We are, however, less susceptible to contamination because our aquifers are in underlying formations. We should be able to identify contamination sources. Upon further discussion of costs, Mr. Jankowski reported that the County, which would administer the project, intends to apply for grant funds. Motion by Councilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to recommend City Council adopt the resolution entering into a joint powers agreement with Anoka County to investigate the cost of performing a county-wide well head protection study. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Beyer and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #2: Review T.H. #47 Local Initiative Project Application City Engineer Jankowski stated that the #47 local initiative project was discussed at the last meeting, however, Councilmember Zimmerman was absent at that meeting, and his input is requested. At the time we made the application for the T.H. #47 initiative project, an item of concern was the cost. MnDOT favors funding smaller projects. It appears $500,000 would be at the top of the range for a successful project. MnDOT would be looking at somewhere in the neighborhood of about $1 million for their share the way the proposal has been submitted. We are proposing we submit a project more likely to be funded. We suggest we could do that by segmenting the project. We would be more apt to receive MnDOT's share of funding if we just do the intersection with County Road 5 and 600 feet south of the intersection. If we are successful in attaining MnDOT participation on this project, we could then investigate ways to get 142nd done - maybe with MSA funds or TIF. It would be all City dollars to fund the second project or we could resubmit it at another time. City Administrator Schroeder stated that the cost is about $150,000 for design. We also have $850,000 in TIF. You have the ability to fund it should you choose to do so. Councilmember Zimmerman stated he is not in favor of creating a substandard road because the funds are unavailable. We need a safe road. He preferred to see two through lanes in the application. Councilmember Beyer suggested getting the County Commissioner to work for us. Mr. Jankowski stated that Denny Eyler, SRF, did not think two through lanes or one through lane would be a big difference in the cost. We will propose it as a two-lane and continue to negotiate. Councilmember Zimmerman suggested doing it all at once. Mr. Schroeder stated that it seems you are also saying you think we ought to do the complete project of County Road 5 intersection and the intersection of 142nd since we have the funding. Should we put in for both knowing that if we don't get funding for both, we can still do it. Councilmember Zimmerman reiterated do it completely. Mr. Schroeder stated that will cost us about $800,000 which could be put toward another project. Councilmember Zimmerman pointed out it is not reasonable to do half now and half later. Road and Bridge Committee/November 26, 1996 Page 2 of 3