Minutes - Council - 04/19/1983 - Utility Information Meeting

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hearing. After the public hearing, either the same evening or at a subsequent Council meeting, Council will act on the project -- either order in or deny. 2) History of the Champlin, Anoka, Brooklyn Park (CAB) Interceptor. Review of the City's comprehensive engineering studies. Brief review of the utility assessment ordinance the City is working on. Explanation of the City's comprehensive plan utility schedule - Present by City Engineer Pete Raatikka): Mr. Raatikka stated that he has been the Ramsey City Engineer since 1975. In 1970 the Metro Sewer Board established sewer districts, a portion of Ramsey is in sewer district #3 and that area of Ramsey would be served by utilities. The overall plan calls for waste water from that area to go through a series of interceptors to the Metro Waste Water Plan in St. Paul. In 1980, Metro Waste Control Commission conducted a feasibility planning study and that study determined that the CAB would serve the Northeast Metro region and part of that interceptor would connect Champlin to the Brooklyn Park interceptor. This interceptor is presently under design and bids will be taken in early 1985. The upper portion of CAB will be in service in the next few weeks. The second connection is proposed to be built in conjunction with utilities being built in Ramsey and money has been budgeted for that interceptor. In the interim, sewage would flow to the Anoka treatment plan and in the late 1980's, that plant will be phased out and sewage will flow to Metro Plant St. Paul. In September of 1972 it was determined during CAB discussions that the interceptor would serve the southeast corner of Ramsey first. In April of 1975, Council passed a resolution to encourage CAB to Ramsey border. In September of 1975 Ramsey was informed that the earliest date the CAB would be available was 1980. In 1976, Metro Council approved CAB as part of the 1977-1981 Development Program. In May of 1976, the CAB Facility Study Report was completed and included an agressive program to maintain on-site systems outside the MUSA line. The report also requested that Ramsey adopt controls to prevent premature development and stated that Ramsey desired the second connection. Mr. Raatikka stated that questions have been raised regarding a water franchise. He has contacted the Minnesota State Health Board and the cities of Minnetonka and Brooklyn Park, and they all express that there are problems with a water franchise and they all recommended going with a municipal system. Regarding sanitary sewer, first plan was completed in 1971, updated in 1974 and 1978. In August of 1982, Comprehensive Plan was amended to adopt Waste Management System. Currently, the City is working on a utility assessment ordinance which will allow extending either by petition or need. Comprehensive Plans states that no petition for utilities will be accepted until 50% of sewer area is developed, unless developer would pay trunk line costs to the proposed development. Utility Information Meeting April 19, 1983 Page 3 of 11