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City Engineer OIson replied that it does not make sense to put curb and gutter into a street <br />without utilities being installed as well. <br /> <br />Ms. Offisen replied that she could understand that. She noted that she was against Helium Street <br />going through. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if staff was proposing to pay 50 percent of the street costs <br />out of one fund and 100 percent of the extension of City water and sewer for the 150th Avenue <br />NW and Helium Street project. <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson replied that the idea was that the City would pay 50 percent for the curb, <br />gutter, and bituminous and pay 100 percent of the utilities and storm sewer. The hook-up, trunk <br />and lateral fees would then be paid by the residents at the time of hook-up. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if the City would pay 100 percent of the trunk and lateral <br />fees including SAC and WAC. <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson replied that if residents choose not to hook-up to City sewer and water then <br />they don't pay for anything. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman inquired as to how the City would pay for the project. <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson replied that the City has done similar things in the past and the City would <br />receive some benefit with waterrnain looping. In the other projects the majority of the people <br />hooked-up in one to two years at their own option. He noted that this step of the process is only <br />to put together a feasibility study. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that one of the questions that remains unanswered is that <br />when the Comprehensive Plan was sent down to the Met Council the City received an answer <br />and the official response, as he understands it, seems to be setting the stage for the City being <br />forced to require residents to hook-up to sewer and water if it is made available. He inquired if <br />the City was going to include language in the Comprehensive Plan that states that the City will <br />not force residents to hook-up to City sewer and water. <br /> <br />Natalie Haas Steffen, Met Council, replied that there was not carefully crafted language to trap <br />Ramsey into forcing residents to hook-up to City sewer and water. She explained that in every <br />comprehensive plan approval the Met Council makes recommendations and conditions. The <br />suggestion was made because generally speaking in most communities that when a city fi'onts a <br />project generally in two years people hook-up. The Met Council clearly understands that Ramsey <br />is a Charter City and has provisions that prevent that from happening. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if the Met Council would circumvent the City Charter. <br /> <br />Ms. Haas Steffen replied that they cannot circumvent the City Charter. <br /> <br />Public Works Committee/November 20, 2001 <br /> Page 5 of 13 <br /> <br /> <br />