RES 23-04City of Elk River
City Council
Resolution 23-4
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Elk River Accepting the
Petitioner, Waiver, and Agreement for Payment of the Cost to Design and
Bid the Decommissioning of the Rolling Hills Subdivision Subsurface Sewage
Treatment and Connection to the City Sanitary Sewer System and Ordering
Preparation of Plans and Advertisement for Bids
WHEREAS, all owners of the 28 properties located within the Rolling Hills subdivision
("Properties"), filed a Petition, Waiver and Agreement for Payment of the Cost to Design and Bid the Decommissioning of the Existing Rolling Hills Subdivision Subsurface Sewage
Treatment System ("SSTS") and Connecting the Rolling Hills Subdivision to the City of Elk
River Sanitary Sewer System, and for Assessment of Amounts Paid as a Special Charge
Under Minn. Statutes, Chapter 429 ("Petition"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Elk River ("City") acknowledges that the SSTS has failed, that the
failure of the SSTS has created a public health and safety hazard; that in lieu of replacing the
SSTS the Owners have collectively agreed to connect the Subdivision to the City of Elk
River Sanitary Sewer System; that the proposal is reasonable and necessary to connect the
Subdivision to the Sanitary Sewer System and to eliminate the public health and safety
hazard from the Properties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk
River, Minnesota, as follows:
1.The City accepts the Petition as filed by the property owners for the Rolling Hills
Properties and finds that it represents all Properties within the Rolling Hills
subdivision.
2.The City shall undertake to Design and Bid the Decommissioning of the Existing
Rolling Hills Subdivision Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Connection of
the Rolling Hills Subdivision to the City of Elk River Sanitary Sewer System
("Project").
3.City staff is directed to perform title work on all Properties in the Petition, which
is an administrative cost of the Project.
4.Bolton & Menk, Inc. is hereby designated as the engineer for the Project. The
engineer shall prepare plans and specifications for the making of such
improvement.
POWERED BY NATURE