Agenda - Public Works Committee - 01/19/2021

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The table below identifies additional preliminary estimated project costs needed to prepare each of the four potential WTP sites in advance of constructing a WTP on site, which includes costs to extend raw and finished watermain lines to the site, acquire property (if needed), and construct garage space. Also tabulated are notable pros and cons associated with each site. Added...... Estimated Pros Cons Project Cost Potential WTP Site Fire Station Site Public Works Site Water Shop Site Vacant City Property Site $3,253,000 $3,058,000 $3,583,000 $4,738,000 • Private property • Shared access and acquisition required parking with Fire Station • Near residential parcels • Requires trip to site • Requires garage • City has received multiple inquiries to • City owns property purchase this site for • Shared access and private development parking with PW facility • Last large "City owned" • Shared security facilities parcel zoned for • Shared generator industrial development • Garage not required • City paid for Shovel Ready certification for private development and marketing of this site • City owns property • Garage not required • Could be considered for replacement of redevelopment/economic development • City owns property • Requires trip to site • Requires demo of existing building • Requires trip to site • Requires garage • Property impacted by Ramsey Gateway Highway 10 Improvements In all scenarios, the properties remain or become tax exempt. There would be some degree of opportunity lost by not facilitating private development, either industrial or residential. The current Public Works parcels provide opportunities for economic development. For historical perspective, the former Bury and Carlson Site (the Public Works Site) was purchased exclusively for Public Works purposes. Several years ago, prior to construction of the Bunker Lake Industrial Park, approximately 10 acres of the Public Works Site was examined for economic development purposes. Much has changed since then in terms of the need for economic development opportunities, as well as the new manganese concerns. From an operational efficiency and cost savings standpoint, the Public Works Site presents the best option for the Water Treatment Plant and is more in line with the original intent of the purchase. About 3.5 acres of remnant land will be available on the Public Works Site after construction, and the opportunity will still exist to redevelop the Water Shop Site and Vacant City Site. And as shown in figure 5, the WTP will only require about half of the available 7 acres on the Public Works Site. The plant is shown on the east side of the site as this allows the City to maintain control over the cemetery access road, and it allows for the most cost-effective sharing of site security infrastructure, an emergency generator, and garage space. In addition, the west half of the site is assumed to be more marketable for economic development due to better visibility and greater flexibility for access to and development of the site.