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<br />Mr. Strandland replied that is still being discussed, but believed the trails would be public to <br />provide further benefit to the public. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley asked for details on the private road and why the width would be smaller <br />than normal. <br /> <br />Mr. Strandland stated that the road would be maintained by the association and the smaller width <br />would provide a larger buffer between the property and the adjacent properties to the north. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Gladhill stated that staff is comfortable with that width <br />because the road will be privately maintained. He confirmed that public safety is not a concern <br />with the road width. <br /> <br />Councilmember Johns asked if Potassium is within the plat and whether improvement to that <br />road would occur with this project. <br /> <br />City Planner Brigl confirmed that would be a part of this plat. She noted that the road is <br />currently a 20-foot-wide gravel road and would become a 24-foot-wide paved roadway with this <br />project. She confirmed that she did receive the input desired from the Council tonight. <br />7.05: Consider Adoption of Resolution #18-217 Supporting Metropolitan Council Funded <br />Study for Northwest Metropolitan Area Regional Surface Water Supply System <br /> <br />City Engineer Westby reviewed the staff report and recommendation to adopt Resolution #18- <br />217 supporting a Metropolitan Council funded study to explore alternatives and costs for a <br />regional surface water supply system in the northwest metropolitan area. He noted that on <br />October 16, 2018 the Public Works Committee reviewed the draft resolution and adopted a <br />motion to pass the resolution on to the City Council for review without a formal recommendation <br />from the Public Works Committee. One Committee member questioned why the cities would <br />lead the study and not the Met Council, and whether Met Council could use the results to require <br />future conversion to a surface water supply system. Discussion followed regarding the <br />Department of Natural Resources requirement to conduct a pilot study <br />explore the potential use of surface water as a supply source at the time the City applied for a <br />permit to construct its last groundwater well. Staff noted that the Metropolitan Council has no <br />statutory authority over municipalities regarding water use restrictions or water supply capital <br />improvements, and that Minnesota Statute 473.1565 directs their work as noted in the resolution. <br />Staff also noted that the Met Council wants the cities to assume control over the study to ensure <br />that the results are applicable to the needs of each of the <br />the results of the study cannot be used by the Metropolitan Council to commit the City to using <br />surface water as a water supply course. Instead, staff believes that the study will provide <br />valuable information to the cities for guidance in future water supply planning efforts. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley stated that it speaks volumes that Ramsey asked its neighbors and they all <br />declined. He stated that when Blaine was looking for permission to drill new wells, they <br />commissioned a study where they turned on all their pumps and ran them steady for one week to <br />determine if there was an effect on the aquifer and there was little to no effect. He stated that the <br />City Council / October 23, 2018 <br />Page 8 of 13 <br /> <br />