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Howard R, Green Oompany <br />QONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> <br />April 24, 1998 <br />File: 803530J-0240 <br /> <br />Formerly MSA <br />Consulting Engineers <br /> <br />Mr. Steve Ach <br />City Planner <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />P.O. Box 490 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0490 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB <br />SITE UTILITY AND GRADING PLAN REVIEW <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Ach: <br /> <br />As requested, we have reviewed the Site Utility and Grading Plan for the proposed Boys and <br />Girls Club to be built in the southeast corner of Lion's Park. The plan was prepared by John <br />Oliver & Associates and was dated March 13, 1998. Based on our review and comments <br />received at the staff review meeting, we would offer the following comments: <br /> <br />A. SANITARY SEWER AND WATERMAIN <br /> <br />The plan currently shows connecting to the 6" sanitary sewer and 6" watermain stubs off <br />of Jackson Avenue, which were intended to serve Bud Holton's lot. The sanitary sewer <br />shows extending 6" pipe into the site including three manholes at the 90-degree bends. <br />The water shows a 6" watermain being extended into the site with a fire hydrant located <br />at the end prior to the building. In discussions with Bryan Adams and Bob McCartney of <br />the Elk River Municipal Utilities and Bruce West of the Elk River Fire Department, there <br />seems to be a disagreement as to how to serve the site. Bryan and Bob would prefer <br />that the 6" water line not be extended into the site with no hydrant placed near the <br />building, but rather an adequately sized service for the building's water consumption be <br />extended into the site. The reason for this is twofold: one, a 6" line will be dead-end <br />with no potential for looping any time in the future. The second issue is soils in this area <br />are quite organic and very unstable, which makes pipe bedding very difficult. Sand pipe <br />bedding would have to be imported, but there is still no guarantee that in the future <br />settlement or movement of the pipe line may cause watermain leaks. Bruce, on the <br />other hand, feels that a hydrant is necessary near the building for fire fighting purposes. <br />The closest existing hydrant is located at Jackson Avenue and the entrance road to <br />Lion's Park. These two departments will continue to discuss this issue and the plan <br />should be changed if necessary to reflect their conclusion. <br /> <br />The sanitary sewer, as described above, would essentially provide for two individually <br />owned parcels--the Boys and Girls Club and the Bud Holton property--to be serviced <br />through the same sanitary sewer service. This is in violation of the City Ordinance. To <br />provide sanitary sewer to the site as shown, the Boys and Girls Club would have to <br /> <br />0 \PROJ\ 53 9 <br /> : ~i03~e~r/4C~'c~r~e · St. Paul, MN 55108 ° 612/644-4389 fax 612/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389 <br /> <br /> <br />