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. . . Capital Improvement Program Minutes February 15, 1993 Page 5 COUNCILMEMBER SCHEEL MOVED TO REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM MPCA. MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. AUTHORIZE TERRY MAURER TO PROCEED WITH COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE Pat Klaers indicated that the City Council had received an old East Highway 10 feasibility study. There was discussion on that feasibility study including the fact that the sewer cost is only one-half of the water cost, the timing of the water project, that extra sewer capacity would not be available in 1996, and the issue of how to finance the $1.2 million incurred to extend utility lines before reaching any assessable property. The City Administrator discussed the Jackson Avenue/Highway 169 feasibility study indicating that a water tower and well are necessary and that financing a water tower would be a major item of discussion at the joint City Council/utilities Commission meeting. Discussion took place on the Elk Park Center development including the traffic study and EAW. Councilmember Farber questioned the numbers in the traffic study, wondering whether the information presented at the neighborhood meeting was accurate. The City Administrator informed the City Council that he had given special assessment estimates to the Elk Park Center developers which would include both the internal and external development costs. Terry Maurer indicated that the County had agreed that improvements should be made to CSAH #1. He provided a resolution which would allow the City to proceed. The resolution includes a statement that Maier Stewart and Associates would provide interim financing for the engineering portion of the project and those charges would be billed at a later date when the project proceeds. This project would be funded totally by County funds. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 93-4, A RESOLUTION REQUESTING SHERBURNE COUNTY PROGRAM THE UPGRADING OF COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 1 (CSAH #1) FROM THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD #77 TO THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD #32 FOR 1994. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. The City Administrator updated the City Council on the Lake Orono dredging issue. He indicated that there is a homeowners meeting on Thursday, and Mayor Duitsman would be in attendance. There was discussion regarding the fact that Lake Orono is a river and not a lake. Terry Maurer gave the Council some history on the project. Councilmember Scheel indicated that she did not feel that this was a City issue. Terry Maurer indicated that he would work with Street/Park Superintendent, Phil Hals, to establish a base to see if there really is a sediment problem. Discussion took place regarding the sale of the City's property on Highway 169. The Council agreed that it is appropriate to sell that property and authorized staff to negotiate the sale of that property.