10.3 SR 04-17-2023
Request for Action
To Item Number
Mayor and City Council 10.3
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Work Session April 17, 2023 Brandon Wisner, Engineering Project Manager
Item Description Reviewed by
Rolling Hills Sewer Extension Cal Portner, City Administrator
Reviewed by
Action Requested
Provide staff direction.
Background/Discussion
In January of this year, the Rolling Hills Homeowners Association (RH-HOA) and the city executed a Petition and
Waiver (P&W) for the design and bidding to decommission their existing Subsurface Sewer Treatment System
(SSTS) and construct/connect to a new city sewer line.
The P&W included $156,000 in consulting costs which will be rolled into the final assessment for the project. Final
design is nearly complete, and the next step is to publicly bid the project.
The RH-HOA SSTS is failing and without an approved construction contract, members will, by law, be
disconnected from their failing drain field.
RH-HOA members have been asking about the interest rates and terms of the future assessment. They also have
some hesitancy regarding the proposal and would like to be able to consider the final design and bid information.
The State Senate ($1.1M) and House ($2M) have included capital project funds for RH-HOA in their respective
bonding bills. However, to date, there have not been enough votes to support a bonding bill. The DFL-controlled
House, Senate and Governor’s Office have agreed to a budget framework that includes capital project funds,
however, there is no clarification whether this project is included.
Financial Impact
To be discussed.
Mission/Policy/Goal
Meet changing needs - Agile
Attachments
None
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Updated: January 2023