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6. ,)"_it SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT Provides for the management and maintenance of the existing surface water management systems including the city storm sewer system and working with Sherburne County in the management of the county ditch system that is within the city limits. . Provides for the planning and construction of city public improvement projects for the environmentally safe and efficient disposal of surface water through a system of pipes and sedimentation ponds into the ' city's natural water resources including the Elk River, Lake Orono, and Mississippi River. 2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET A trunk system Surface Water Management (SWM) plan for the city was completed in 1993. In 1994, the city adopted a SWM development fee and began collecting these funds to help finance the trunk infrastructure. Developers are also required to finance the lateral drainage systems within their projects. Additionally, in 1995 the city began collecting a city tax levy . to help finance trunk SWM projects. . The first city SWM improvement project was the 1994 Highway 10/101/169 intersection project. The city bonded for this project and financed the improvements through revenues generated by this fee and tax levy. Other significant projects in the past few years include the improvements in the Deerfield III development project, the Main/Evans intersection, and the Western Area Phase II and III projects. Projects on the horizon for the next few years include the east Elk River project (1999-2000), the extension of Business Center Drive/Waco and Highway 10 project (2000), the restora.tion of Ditch 28, and storm sewer expenses associated with the pavement replacement program which is scheduled to begin in 2002. The SWM revenues and expenditures are shown on the adjacent page. The revenue projections do not show any monies being generated from the developer fees as this amount is uncertain and unpredictable. However, in 1996, 1997, and 1998, this fee generated about $50,000 per year in revenues. After meeting our bond payments for previous projects, a limited amount of funds are budgeted to be available for projects in 2000. Additionally, this program had a $36,000 fund balance at the end of 1998, and very little is expected to be added to this total in 1999. The status offunds annually being available for additional projects is expected to change in the year 2002 as the .. commitment to the development fund ends in 2001 and the city council is expected to shift this tax levy amount back into this SWM fund. 58