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<br /> BOARD OF GO~T
<br />IN'NOVATION AND COOPERATION PRE-APPLICATION
<br />City of Anoka and Cite of ~
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<br />P..roposed A~ulicaut~
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<br />The proposed ~ppliclmts for the pre-application are the Cities of Annka anti Ramsey, Minnesota. The two
<br />cities have h$d a long history of cooperative venture~, including recreation progran~m~q{, public cable
<br />televi~on pro~mlr~g, h~eway/wa]kw~ and park improvements, roadway improvemenf~, area land us.e.
<br />planning, an~~public utilities construction and interconnection. The partner~ip ha~ proven to be cost
<br />effecQve for t~e two c~tles, so we would like to explore other aree~ of jolt metrics to the citizen~ of beth
<br />eomn~unltles.
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<br />The proposed project will take place in two ph~es -- the f~st phase ~ Include a contract with ~n
<br />eng~eering £~rm to study and plan jc~mt water, san~ sewer, and storm drainage utilities, wh/le the
<br />~-cond phase ~ invalve contracting with a legal Eu-m to prepare project a~reement~, which can be used
<br />by any other l?jmnesota city, that will address the remulta of the fu~t phase work.
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<br />The City of An)oka has had a municipal water and sanitary sewer system ~x~ce 1915 but, with the clo~Jng
<br />o~ the Anoka l~/azte Water Treatment Plan in 1998, the city is now connected direct)y to the Metropol~t~m
<br />Waste Control!Cor-~-~-~-n's sani~ mower my~tem. The CAW ofl~rru~ey has had a mu.n~cLpnl v~ter system
<br />since 1984 and~w~ connected in the r. ame year to the Metropolitan Waste Control Com-,~sion's mrdtary
<br />sewer systemJ Between t~e two cities, there are appror~m~tely 5,500 water and sewer utility accounts.
<br />l~l~, since l~bth cities have underdeveloped areas where starmwater ~ has yet to be planned or
<br />constructe~ t~e potential for joint 6~-velopment of stormwater drainage and retentin~ areas exists.
<br />In 199f), the O~. of'~,~,~r, due to ~ rams of,~ew cons~ and population growtl% deterge-ed
<br />that the capacity of the existing mur~icipal water almtem was not sufficient to handle peak de~,~ds. A~
<br />the request ~ff the City of _P~,~-ey, the City of Anoka and the City of l~msey jointly constructed
<br />interconnecfi~r~ between the two municipal water systems.to provide £or peak demands in the City of
<br />l~unsey. On~ permanent and one temporary fire connection have been provided with an additional
<br />permanent int~:mnection planned far t.he 1995 ec~cru~tion aea~on. The City of Anvka ~ be providing
<br />w~ter for peal[ d-~nds in lq. amzey as Imrt of an agreement signed on July 5, 1994.
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<br />A~ a result of
<br />the two cities
<br />improvements.
<br />development,
<br />two, it is es~i~
<br />within the two
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<br />he above, the two eries beo-,~o aware of the potential in the aSjolnln~ industrial areas of
<br />of tnterconnections of ex/sting and future water, sanitary sewer, and storm water public
<br />The ~,~,~.e~ Gateway Industrizl area has appro,4~tely 1,200 acres ofland awU~ble for
<br />~hile the Anoka Enterprise Park is a 300 acre site also under deveJopment. Between the
<br />rated there will he appror~ately $15 ~-;]{ion in utUity infrastructure improvement~ Built
<br />:it~es to servi~e indh~ual indtmiz4.al parks, as they are developed over the next decade. At
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<br />this preli~ ry stage, it is projected by the Ramsey City ]~ugineer that this public expense.could be
<br />reduced by up !)o $2 -,{{;~on by planning and eonztructh~f utilities as a ~ombined sy~em of the (wo citie~
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<br />The purpose o: this study iz to explore the fea~b~ty by combining all ar part of the utility systen~ along
<br />the border of ~he two cities, partie-l~-ly in the two industrial parks, to more cost-effect/rely serve the
<br /> mmserci~mdustrt~l users of water, sewer, and stormwater draknage. Anoka and Ramsey
<br /> ~tract with an engineering ~rm f~rn~]~, with'the systems to study and plan joint water,
<br /> and storm drainage utilities for both cities, A.
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<br />propose to co
<br />sanitary sewer
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<br />The outline of ~he study is as follows:
<br />B.1 Joint W~.ter Service:
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<br />Ar~ 'se ~ flow capacities and needs along common boundaries in each c/ry.
<br />Rev~ ~w existing ~.ud future stor~e.
<br />Der. ]rmine benefits in making intercommc~ions to the water systems.
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