7.4. SR 4-15-2002Howard R
, Green Company
Item 7.4.
Apdl 8, 2002
File: 806550J-0060
Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Elk River
13065 Orono Parkway
P.O. Box 490
Elk River, MN 55330-0490
RE:
175TH AVENUE IMPROVEMENT
WATERMAIN CONSTRUCTION
Dear Council Members:
As directed by the City Council, I met with Pat Klaers, City Administrator, and Bryan
Adams, General Manager Elk River Municipal Utilities, to discuss the potential of
constructing and funding watermain with the 175th Avenue improvement. Various
alternatives for funding the watermain construction in the near term until assessments
can be levied against adjacent property owners were discussed. Complicating the
funding scenado is the fact that the Elk River Municipal Utilities need to relocate a
booster pumping station to this location once the watermain is extended to facilitate the
connection between the high pressure and Iow pressure systems. The additional cost of
relocating the booster station is approximately $75,000.
In addition to funding the watermain construction, the timing as to when this connection
is ultimately needed was discussed. This connection would add additional fire flow
potential to existing developments adjacent to TH 10, namely the Rail 10 Industrial Park.
However, prior to the East Elk River improvements, this area was not served by water.
Consequently, the fire protection in this area has increased significantly since the East
Elk River improvement. It was our consensus that waiting a few years to provide this
watermain loop on 175th Avenue should not adversely affect the existing developments
in East Elk River.
Based on this discussion, it is the recommendation of the three of us that the watermain
on 175th Avenue should be excluded from the 2002 improvement project. As previously
discussed, we would recommend that the detached bituminous pathway proposed for
the north side of the road be eliminated from the project where watermain is expected in
the future. The pathway can be left on the 175th Avenue project along most of the Park
Pointe Addition. This will preserve a comdor along the north side of the road for future
watermain construction. After the watermain is constructed in the future, the bituminous
pathway could be constructed at that time. We would request that the City Council
affirm this recommendation so that the project may proceed with sanitary sewer but
without watermain at this point in time.
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Honorable Mayor and City Council
Apdl 8, 2002
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If you have any questions regarding this information, I will be in attendance at your April
15, 2002, City Council meeting.
Sincerely,
Howard R. Green Company
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cc: Bryan Adams, Elk River Municipal Utilities
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Howard R, Green Company
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