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Consensus of the Committee was to recommend that Council direct Staff to solicit quotes for the removal inspection and necessary repairs of Well No. 1, initiate dialog with the City of Anoka to prepare an agreement for the purchase of water through an interconnect to meet the needs of Ramsey water utilities peak demand period, and to authorize the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of an interconnect with the City of Anoka. Further discussion: Councilmember Zimmerman stated he agrees with Staff's recommendation but he suggested looking at locating Well//3 along Highway #10. City Administrator Schroeder stated that if the City continues at this growth rate, Well #3 could be paid for with WAC. Case #2: Sunwood Drive N.W. City Engineer Jankowski noted the copy of the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for Sunwood Drive N.W. He called attention to the costs associated with the SunwoodDrive project. The costs would be funded through the City's MSA construction account. In addition, sanitary sewer and water main will be incorporated within the road to be compatible with future development. The cost for sanitary sewer improvements is estimated to be $23,800 and the water main improvements are estimated at $157,100. Funding for these improvements would need to come from the City's sewer and water trunk funds. Mr. Jankowski anticipated that the construction of the road will generate development in the near future. Within the alignment study, an area has been designated which is deemed to receive benefit from the construction of this road. Staff is proposing to collect up,to $233,200 in future impact fees from areas within this designateed area benefit. The basis for the collection of this impact fee is consistent with the financial policies applied to Sunny Ponds and Wood Pond Hills when those portions of Sunwood Drive N.W. were constructed. Mr. Jankowski stated that Staff believes all land owners within the described area of benefit should be notified and presented with a copy of the alignment study if this policy is affirmed by the City Council. Mr. Jankowski stated that Planning Commissioners Deemer and Hendriksen have suggested that utilization of the existing dirt road, which currently provides access to two properties on the east shore of Sunfish Lake, could reduce the costs associated with this project. Mr. Jankowski believes there are negative impacts associated with such a realignment, but he assured the Planning Commission that he would review the cost savings that might be realized if a 66-foot width of right-of-way along the existing dirt road were to be donated free of charge to the City. He listed the following negative impacts associated with realigning the roadway down the MSA street: 1) The considerable shorter turn radius would reduce the design speed of the roadway from 40 mph to 30' mph. The maximum amount of super elevation would be needed to meet the 30 mph design limits; 2) The alignment of the existing dirt roadway would need to be modified by pushing the roadway further to the east to avoid a small wetland and would result in more than a 60° turn; 3) The alignment would move the intersection, with the extension.of Tungsten Street N.W., 400 to 500 feet further to the north, which would require traffic to "backtrack" twice this distance to get to the desired location, the south end of Sunfish. Lake. This extra travel distance will discourage a considerable number of trips, particularl5, those from 147th Lane N.W., from using the MSA street and opt for traveling to Sunfish Lake Boulevard N.W. through Hunter's Hill; and 4) Locating the alignment onto the existing dirt roadway will result in two direct accesses onto the collector street. In addition, future development on the west side of the street will likely also desire direct access onto the collector street as there would be limited opportunity to accommodate residential streets to service the area. It is sound policy to minimize, if not totally eliminate, all direct access to collector streets. Road and Bridge/April 12, 1994 Page 2 of 3