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with costs higher than acceptable to the residents. A meeting was held with the affected property owners on March 22, 2007, with unanimous support to abandon the project. In addition, a petition was received on March 27, 2007, opposing the street and utility improvements to the 157th Lane project. The motion of the Committee was to recommend that both these projects be terminated and that the affected residents be notified in writing that no further consideration will be given until such time as a new petition is received. Motion by Acting Mayor Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Olson, to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee in Case No.3 and to terminate Project 06-23 and Project 06-36, and that the affected residents be notified in writing that no further consideration will be given until such time as a new petition is received. Motion carried. V oting Yes: Acting Mayor Elvig, Councilmembers Olson, Dehen, Look, Jeffrey, and Strommen. Voting No: None. Absent: Mayor Gamec. 4) Review Pondvale Feasibility Study Public Works Director Olson stated a feasibility study was prepared for the purpose of . considering sanitary sewer and water and street improvements within the Pondvale subdivision which is located east of the elementary school and south of the old city hall. There are eight property owners who own 24 parcels. There have been numerous petitions over the years to extend sewer and water to this subdivision. There was a request by the east end of the project to extend sewer and water the neighborhood, and the City Council requested that the developer or the homeowners pay upfront for the cost associated with the feasibility study update. A draft of the study was presented to the residents in an open house on April 1ih to solicit input on the study. The study was not supported by the property owners in its current draft form. There was significant discussion by the Committee. The three issues discussed by the Committee were: 1) Consider segmenting the project into two areas with the division point being roughly the intersection of Helium Street and 150th Lane; 2) Research the drainage and utility easement on the Asmussen property to determine whether it is temporary until sewer and water become available; 3) Provide a breakdown of costs to allow the Committee to consider the impacts of the City picking up a share of the project costs. Acting Mayor Elvig indicated there was discussion regarding the drainage area, and that the homeowners contested the City's ability to have that much drainage in the area. Staff was directed to look into this. It was discussed that the City may want to participate in some of the cost and staff was directed to segment the project into two areas. Motion by Acting Mayor Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Olson, to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee in Case No.4 and to direct staff to revise the Pondvale feasibility study and provide additional information as follows: 1) Consider segmenting the project into two areas with the division point being roughly the intersection of Helium Street and 150th Lane; 2) Research the drainage and utility easement on the Asmussen property to determine whether it is temporary until sewer and water become available; 3) Provide a breakdown of costs to allow the Committee to consider the impacts of the City picking up a share of the project costs. City Council / April 24, 2007 Page 32 of 38