Agenda - Council - 07/28/1998 - Laserfiche WebLink

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to service the entire area between Ramsey Boulevard and Armstrong Boulevard that will be opened for development by the extension of County Road # i 16. Funding for the project will be from sewer and water trunk charges, but there will be some disruption to 143rd Avenue and potentially curb, gutter, and storm sewer costs in the amount of $52,000 could be special assessed to fronting property owners. The Committee directed staff to contact property owners and solicit proposals for the engineering work. Action: None required at this time. Future action will be presented at the August 1 lth Council meeting. Case #4: Report on Storm Water Management Implementation On July 21, 1998, the City Administrator, Director of Public Works, and the City Engineer met with Mr. Charlie LeFevere of Kennedy and Graven to discuss storm water financing and utilization of County ditches as an element of our storm water system. Mr. LeFevere suggested that the most appropriate method for funding storm water improvements would be the development of a storm water utility. He will issue a memorandum outlining the steps necessary to establish such a utility. Mr. LeFevere also indicated he would contact the County Engineer and the County Attorney to determine how the County ditches might be restored to their original cross-section. Council Action: None required at this time. An update on this will be scheduled for the August 18, 1998, Road and Bridge Committee meeting. Case #5: Consider Authorization of Trunk Highway #47 Property Appraisals The schedule for the Trunk Highway #47 project is approximately one month behind schedule. The public hearing originally scheduled for mid-August is now likely to be in late September. Property appraisals were proposed to be scheduled for August. Staff feels we should continue to pursue the property acquisitio.n as~expeditiously as possible to avoid future delays. The firm of Evergree~d Services sought two proposals for appraisal services which were received on Friday, ~[ug~t~4, 1998. The firm of Orion Appraisals provided a quote of $4,550, and the firm of BCL~-A~praisals submitted a quote of $6,500. Bud Storm of Evergreen Land Services recommended the higher bid of BCL be authorized for the appraisal services. The reason for the recommendation was a result of pre-bid research provided by BCL Appraisal Services that uncovered hidden costs for additional services. BCL Appraisal included the cost in their bid and Mr. Storm determined that Orion Appraisals would be required to bill the City for the additional services with the result being a higher bid.