Agenda - Public Works Committee - 05/15/2007

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to this area will require acquisition of land for ponding outside this development as the lowest point on I 50th Lane is to the east in the Ramsey Commons 2nd Addition. Mr. Linton advised the feasibility study can be revised to address the residents concerns. or it can be forwarded to. the City Council, which would probably result in generation of a counter petition to stop the project. He indicated there is a staff input item later on the agenda to discuss the ponding situation that occurred this spring on the Asmussen lots that are covered by the drainage and utility easement. Civil Engineer II Linton stated the primary source of the construction cost would be assessment of the benefiting properties. The watermain upsizing would come from.the Water Utility Fund, at a cost of $10,920. The difference in street width cost would come from the Street Maintenance Fund. This would need to be-added to the 2008 budget, ata cost of$12,636. Mr. Linton indicated staff requests Committee input on revisions to the feasibility study and potential concessions the City would consider. Chairperson Elvig asked ifthe financial layout has been completed. Civil Engineer II Linton replied it was finished today; the layout as completed in the feasibility study would result in an assessment of $19,000 per lot. Councilmember Dehen verified with Civil Engineer II Linton that the $19,000 assessment does not include the acquisition for drainage and utility easements. Chairperson Elvig s.tated the problem he sees is that a new road will need to be nm into a narrow old road with a lack of standards of what roads are presently built to. It is a bottleneck at a very critical point across from a school where there are activities and parking, which can be minimized with signs and tickets. However, there also is not a connection of sidewalks; they are building a new project behind here putting housing in, and this is a connection point. He would recommend revising the feasibility study. The City will need to participate in this; there is a problem here and it is not all on the residents. Public Works Director Olson indicated there is upslZmg of the pipes, so there is City participation, but staff would like direction on how much more participation Council considers reasonable. One thing the Asmussens are concerned about is the vacation of the drainage and utility easement. The last time this was discussed they were looking at vacating a portion of the drainage and utility easement. However, that was before the City had looked at the land at the old city hall site being guaranteed for school use, and there is still a need for that drainage and utility easement. He does not know that that issue is resolvable, but the Asmussens cannot be assessed for lots they cannot build on, and that portion of the assessment would need to be reallocated to buildable lots. Chairperson Elvig questioned if some of this project would be in line with the long term goal of a middle school. Public Works Director Olson replied this would depend on the amount of land needed for the school, which is uncertain at this time. . Public Works Committee / April 17, 2007 Page 5 of 18