4.7. SR 08-18-1997ITEM 4.7.
Howard R, Green Company
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
August 13, 1997
File: 230321J-0020
CONSULTING ENG]NEE~
Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Elk River
13065 Orono Parkway
P. O. Box 490
Elk River, MN 55330-0490
RE: FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR SHERBURNE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER
Dear Council Members:
Attached is a copy of the Feasibility Study for the extension of utilities and street to serve the
Sherburne County Government Center. As you are aware, this project consists of the extension
of Business Center Drive from its current terminus point to the west limits of the County
Government Center property. The street improvement would also include street lighting and a
sidewalk on one side. The utility improvements would consist of a trunk watermain along the
same alignment as Business Center Drive with a lateral extension down the west side of the
County Government Center to provide fire flow to the west side of the building. There is lateral
sanitary sewer included in the feasibility study that extends east and west from the trunk line
along the east side of the Government Center property. The extension to the east would
provide lateral benefit to the Gagne property. The extension to the west would provide access
to the Wilson family property located immediately adjacent to the Government Center. The final
improvement discussed in the Feasibility Study is storm drainage necessary to provide service
to the new road.
This Feasibility Study was initiated by petition received from Sherburne County. Total cost of all
the improvements is proposed to be assessed against the two benefiting properties with the
exception of the watermain trunk oversizing which would be funded by the City, and the lateral
sewer in front of the Government Center, which also would be funded by the City, anticipating
that the cost would be recovered at a later date when development occurs on the Wilson family
property.
Attached is a resolution for the Council's consideration which receives the Feasibility Study and
orders a public hearing on the improvements. We have tentatively scheduled the public hearing
for October 6, 1997.
If you have any questions regarding this issue, I will be in attendance at Monday evening's
meeting.
Terry J.'rvTaurer, P. E.
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Enclosure
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RESOLUTION 97-
A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
A RESOLUTION RECEIVING THE FEASIBILITY REPORT
AND ORDERING A PUBLIC HEARING
IN THE MATTER OF THE STREET AND UTILITY
IMPROVEMENT OF 1997
TO SERVE THE SHERBURNE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BUILDING
WHEREAS
WHEREAS
the Feasibility Report ordered by the Council in Resolution 97 - 62 has been
prepared with reference to the Street and Utility improvement to serve the
Sherburne County Administration Building and was received by the City on August
18, 1997; and
the Feasibility Report recommends that the proposed improvement is feasible;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota:
The City Council will consider the Street and Utility improvement as described in the
Feasibility Report and the assessment of the property abutting this proposed improvement
for all or a portion of the cost of the improvement pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section
429 at an estimated total cost for the improvement of $550,565.00.
A public hearing shall be held before the City Council on the proposed improvement on the
6th day of October, 1997, at 6:00 o'clock p.m. at the Elk River City Hall.
The City Administrator shall provide ten days mailed notice and two weeks published notice
on the hearing as required by law.
Passed and adopted this 18th day of August, 1997.
ATTEST:
Henry A. Duitsman, Mayor
Sandra D. Thackeray, City Clerk
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