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MINNESOTA
<br />BOARD OF GOVERNMENT
<br />iNNOVATION AND COOPERATION PRE-APPLICATION
<br />Ci~ of Anoka and City of Eamsey
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<br />The propoc, e~ applicantz for the pre-appl~tlon are the Ci~ies of Anoka an~..~, M/nnesota. The two
<br />cities have .Bad a long history o/' cooperat/ve ventures, inclu~ recreat~n progr--,-,;nS, public cable
<br />television ~ bikeway/walkway and path improvements, roadway improvements, area )and use
<br />planning, ~ public utilities co~trueticm azui intercormectica. The partnership has proven to be cost.
<br />eflective for U~e two cities, so we would like to explore other areas of joint service to the citizens of both
<br />communities.
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<br />The proposed project will ,~e place in two phases -- the f~rst phase will include a contract with an
<br />engineering ~'u'm to study and plan jaknt water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage utilities, while the
<br />second phssd will invalve contracting with a legal firm to prepare project agreements, which can be used
<br />by any otherl/fizaneso~ city, that will address the results of the fu-at phase wark.
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<br />The City Of~r oka has had a mulficipal water a~l sanitary sewer system since 1916 but, with the closing
<br />of the Anoka.~Weste Water Treat, n_ent Plan in 199~t, the city is now connected directly to the Metropolitan
<br />Waste Con~,' Co~n's sauifz~ sewer system. The C_Aty of Ralzlsey has had a mttnic[pal water system
<br />since 1984 aqd was connected in the rams year to the Metropolitan Waste Conh-ol C, ornrni~sion's sanitary
<br />sewer =yste~b- Between the two cities, there are appro.x4n~iely 5,500 water and sewer II~llity accourlts.
<br />Finally, since~both cities have underdeveloped areas where stormwater drakcmge has yet to be !o~rmed or
<br />constructed,/the potential for joint development of stormwater drainage and retentien areas exists.
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<br />In 1998, the (~ity of Ithink-y, due to explo=i~ rates of new ccr~~ and population growth, deters;ned
<br />that the ca.~r _ity of the existing municipal water system was not sufficient to handle peak de,~nds. At
<br />the reques~ of the City of Ramsey, the City oi' Anoka and the City of l~m~ey jointly constm.wted
<br />interconnec~ions between the two mla~icipal water syst~,m~.to provide for peak domnnds in the City of
<br />_P~rnsey. C~e permanent and one temporary f~re connection have been provided with au additional
<br />permanent iitterconnection planned for the 1995 con.~,zatction season. The City ofAnoka w~ be providing
<br />water for pe.~ak dor~nds in l~,~ey as part of an agreement signed on July ~, 1994.
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<br />As a result Of the above, the two cities beo~,~o aware of the potential in the a~olnlng industrial areas of
<br />the two citl~ of taterconnections of existing and future water, ~,~itsry sewer, and storm water public
<br />improvement, The th.~_.ey Gateway Industrial area has appro.~-~tely 1,200 acres of land a,m~L~ble for
<br />development0 while the Anoka Enterprise Park is a 300 acre site also trader development. Between the
<br />two, it is e~!~ted there will be approrlmntely $15 ~,~;11~on in util/ty in/rastructure improvements built
<br />within the t~o cities to service individual industrial parks, as they are developed over the next decade. At
<br />this prehmi~ stage, it is projected by the Ramsey City Engineer that this public expense.could be
<br />reduced by t~p to $2 ,,illlon by planning and constructing utilities as a combined rystem ofthe two citie~
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<br />The purpose .~f this study is to explore the feasibility by combining all or part of the utility systems along
<br />the border Of the two cities, parLic-l~.ly in the two industrial parks, to more cost-effectively serve the
<br />residents an~ ~mdustrial users of water, sewer, and stormwater drairm~. Ancka and Ramsey
<br />propose to ~ontract with an engineering 5tm f~m~l;.~, with-the systems to study s.ud plan joLut water,
<br />sanitary sev~e'~ r, and storm dra~,e utilities for both dries. "..
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<br />The outline Of the ztudy is as follows:
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<br />B.1 Joint Water Service:
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<br /> [] A~elyze ex/sting flow capacities and needs along co-~,~on boundaries in e~mh city.
<br /> [] R~riew existing and future storage.
<br /> [] D~ternfiue benefits in mak/ng interconnect/ohs to the wate~ systems.
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