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City Council Minutes Janua1;"y 17, 1983 :Page :Four General discussion was carried on regarding means of alternate funding. The area residents suggested that the whole city pay for the storm sewer project as many more people use the Main Street than the area residents themselves. Mayor Hinkle indicated that Municipal State Aid funds are funds for the whole City of Elk River and yet used for a specific street which would benefit specific area residents. Councilmember Duitsman indicated that the Municipal State Aid funds would be used to benefit the area residents for the improvement of the street, the storm sewer truck line and the lateral, and further indicated that the funds would not be used for the planned unit development improvements. Councilmember Duitsman further in- dicated that the improvement of the Gates Avenue would be done to obtain MSA funds to help defray the costs of the storm sewer trunk line and lateral lines. Ms. Peggy Bode indicated that the City Council should show proof of benefit to the area C residents for the proposed trunk lin~ of the storm sewer project. Linda Hageseth asked that the City Council request costs fora lateral line to the drainage .ditch rather than the trunk line. Councilmember Duitsman indicated that drainage to the county ditch is not a long term solution. Mr. Terry Maurer indicated that.the engineers had looked at the ditch in the overall plan and determined that it was not.a feasible alternative as the ditch would have to be dug much deeper and that there would be an ongoing maintenance costs assessed back to the property owners. Mr. Maurer further indicated that storm sewer pipe is expected to last at least 50 years. Mayor Hinkle indicated that the safety factor of the drainage ditch would have to be considered as well as an erosion problem and a constant effort to keep the drainage ditch clear. Councilmember Duitsman suggested that the storm sewer project section through the planned unit development be a separate phase of the total storm sewer project. Mayor Hinkle indicated that the City Council could accept the plans and specific- ations and order the project as well as direct the city's engineer to investigate the possibility of using the drainage ditch, and of the possibility of changing the boundary area of area C. Councilmember Engstrom indicated that he felt the City Council could review the actual bouniary lines of area C. Councilmember Duitsman suggested the City Council obtain a cost estimate for the work to be provided by the city's engineers regarding the alternatives of using the drainage ditch and revision of area C boundary lines. Mr. Terry Maurer of Consulting Engineers Diversified, indicated that thebouncJary lines of area C. could be reviewed and included in the storm sewer project as proposed, and further indicated that they wouldpr~ent an estimate of costs for review of the drainage ditch possibility.