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Special Worksession of the Elk River City Council January 8, 1994 Page 4 e Street drainage area, and utilizes the County ditch system. The total project is estimated at $400,000. The City Engineer and the City Council reviewed the culverts underneath the highway and railroad crossing that is associated with this drainage district. The railroad crossing has a 36 inch culvert and this limits the amount of water and the rate that water can flow toward the highway culvert, and, ultimately, into the river. The Council discussed the County ditch system and the need to work with developers in the County to improve this system. The City Engineer reviewed with the City Council some of the options on the utility fee system. It was indicated that everyone in the urban area should pay some fee for storm drainage regardless of its development status. It was also noted that gravel mines and areas north of County Road 33 contribute very little storm drainage water and that these areas may not be required to pay the utility fee. Councilmember Farber left at this time (9:55 p.m.) e After further discussion, it was the consensus of the City Council that the City Engineer should take the next steps in the process to implement the Deerfield III and Schulz/Deschenes area drainage projects. The next step in the Deerfield III area would be to negotiate the easement with Mr. and Mrs. Hartman and present the bids for this project to the City Council for its consideration after the funding for the project is analyzed. The next step in the Schulz/Deschenes area project is to put together the easements necessary for the project and to have the City and the property owners enter into an agreement for the construction of this project. Regarding the Main and Evans project, the City Engineer reviewed the two different drainage options for this project. Both drainage options add water to the County ditch system. Either drainage option will cost a minimum of $175,000. The Elk Park Center development project will have some effect on the storm water problems in this area and the problems will increase unless an improvement project takes place. This project takes about 120 days to complete. The preferred option at this time is to install a pipe along Main Street toward the County ditch that currently exists near the southwest corner of the Main Street and Highway 169 intersection. The Council agreed to put this project on hold for at least thirty to sixty days. The Council directed staff to evaluate the option of simply having a tax levy approved by the City in order to raise funds for storm drainage projects. Some Councilmembers questioned whether or not this City-wide tax levy would be equitable and fair. The Council directed staff to put this issue on the 1/18/94 City Council agenda in order for the City Council to consider a motion that would request the Municipal Utilities assistance in implementing a storm drainage utility billing system. 4. Transportation Plan e The City Engineer reviewed the 3/93 preliminary transportation plan with the City Council. It was indicated that the City Council had three areas of concern with this preliminary plan and these three areas were labeled as areas C, D and E. The