Agenda - Public Works Committee - 03/16/1999

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PW CASE DISCUSS 1999 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO PROVIDE SEWER AND WATER TO THE PARABODY AND WALTEK EXPANSIONS By: Steven Jankowski, City Engineer Background: Over the past several months, both ParaBody and Waltek have been preparing plans for the expansion of their facilities located on County Road #57. Both of these projects anticipate some water system extensions, and the Waltek projects would also require a sanitary sewer extension. The purpose of this case is to advise the Committee on the need and cost of these improvements, and what revenue could be expected to offset these costs. This project is not in the current CIP plan, as neither of these expansions were anticipated. The ParaBody project does not require sanitary sewer, since it will be possible to connect the building expansion into the existing sanitary sewer. At a minimum, however, the watermain will need to be extended 400 feet north of its current terminus along Sunfish Lake Boulevard, since ParaBody will loop this watermain around their building. However, it would be desirable to complete a 12-inch loop by connecting with the 12-inch dead end on Sunwood Drive and County Road #57, since this would increase fire flows within the entire area. The Waltek project would require that both sewer and water be extended 1,100 and 1,200 feet, respectively, to bring municipal services to the site. This extension would also provide service to Champlin Towing and Koenig Insulation and a vacant parcel owned by Waste Management, Inc. If the watermain is extended to serve Waltek, it is staff's recommendation that it be extended an additional 1,200 feet to complete the 12-inch loop. The total cost of the sanitary sewer extension, including project overhead, is estimated to be $33,000, while the cost of the 12-inch watermain looping is $130,000. If trunk sanitary sewer and watermain charges are collected from the ParaBody expansion lot, the vacant lot, Koenig Insulation, Champlin Towing, and Waltek, $172,500 in revenues would be generated. In addition, roughly, $65,000 could be special assessed as lateral sewer and water charges. In summary, a decision of whether this project should be pursued is dependent on financing. It is feasible to generate more than enough revenue to finance this project through assessments, providing the benefited properties are willing to pay, or the City is willing to special assess in spite of their objectives. A second possibility is to utilize TIF funding for this project. Recommendation: Although the watermain looping would be a very desirable improvement to our water distribution system, staff would only recommend this project if it would extend utilities to Waltek. The ParaBody project could be looped by extending the 12-inch watermain to the parcels northern boundary and then looping the site with a private watermain. At this time, it is suggested that staff survey the other serviced parcels to determine their level of support for this project. Reviewed by: City Administrator Finance Officer Director of Public Works PW:03/16/99