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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #21-187 <br />RESOLUTION ADOPTING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY'S AND EASEMENTS <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey desires to ensure that all municipal utilities installed <br />within public right-of-way's and easements are able to be adequately maintained in perpetuity <br />by City Staff using City -owned equipment and vehicles. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br />1) The City shall be responsible for maintaining municipal utilities installed within public <br />right-of-way's and easements. <br />2) The City shall not accept utilities smaller than the following minimum design standards; <br />a. 4-inch PVC gravity sanitary sewer <br />b. 4-inch HDPE sanitary sewer forcemain <br />c. 6-inch DIP watermain <br />d. 12-inch concrete or HDPE storm sewer <br />3) The City shall not accept any designs that are not able to be maintained by City -owned <br />equipment or vehicles. <br />4) The City may consider accepting smaller utilities on a case by case basis if it can be <br />clearly demonstrated that the City will only need to maintain the smaller utilities for 10 <br />years or less, until permanent utilities meeting the minimum design standards can be <br />constructed, or that the smaller utilities will be maintained by a private party through an <br />adopted maintenance agreement. <br />