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<br />rei ---'\) <br />( ); <br />tli{ <br /> <br />Item #4.9. <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />RiverTO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Mayor & City Council <br />Pat Klaers, City A70r <br />October 18, 1999 <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Update on Northstar Access Fiber <br />Optics Program <br /> <br />Representatives of Northstar Access and/or the CC&I Engineering firm will <br />be at this City Council meeting to discuss what Northstar Access is all about <br />and the project they are proposing. Please see the attached report from City <br />Engineer Terry Maurer dated October 13, 1999, on this request. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />From our staff meeting with the Northstar Access representative and <br />representatives of CC&I Engineering, I understood that the fiber optic cable <br />trunk line has already been installed within the Highway 169 right-of-way. <br />Accordingly, construction is ready to begin as soon as council approval is <br />received. <br /> <br />I echo the city engineer's comments and recommendations aslisted in his <br />report and would like to note the following: <br /> <br />· While seeding may be appropriate in some areas, the city must <br />be able to require sod when we feel it is appropriate and this will <br />generally be required in some of the newer subdivisions. <br />· The city should determine the location of the cable in the city <br />right-of-way and the location of the junction boxes. <br />· This "permit" only be given for six months - meaning that the <br />permit will end in mid April- at which time another permit will <br />need to be obtained. By April 2000, the city should have a <br />formal permitting process for these types of requests. <br />· A bond of $25,000 be required for this six month permit in order <br />to ensure appropriate restoration. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway. P.O. Box 490. Elk River, MN 55330. TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420. Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />