4.1. DRAFT MINUTES (1 SET) 10-21-2019

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City Council Minutes Page 10 October 7, 2019 ----------------------------- Senator Mary Kiffmeyer noted the plans aren’t final and expressed concern with closing the Line Avenue access on Main Street and the area businesses but she would like to see a larger map highlighting the impacts. She asked Council how the city would survive during construction and how the side roads would handle traffic. 10.4 Sewer Service Extension Outside of Urban Service Area Mr. Femrite presented the staff report outlining the policy questions to be rd considered. He discussed the request from Windsor Park 3 Addition residents wanting to consider sewer service extension to their neighborhood. He stated a feasibility study is needed and would cost about $9,000. He discussed the differing funding options. Mayor Dietz questioned whether everyone in the development would agree to the extension and its payment. Mr. Femrite stated Council could offer up the ability to utilize the 429 Assessment Process and those who are opposed could appeal their assessment at that time. Mayor Dietz asked about the cost of hiring someone to show benefit if there are appeals. Mr. Femrite stated Council could decide not to move forward with the assessment if they feel there are too many appeals. He further stated if Council is comfortable with moving forward a solution could be worked out to have the development cover the cost of the appeals. He stated utilizing this process puts the city in the position of looking like the bad guy when really it would be the conduit to help the development out of their situation. There was discussion about whether water hookup should be required but staff noted it should be on a case-by-case basis depending on certain factors, such as costs, need, and distance from urban service district. Mr. Femrite explained typical ownership of a city collection system versus a private system. He stated he would review these differently because it isn’t a conventional system the city maintains and therefore there are no engineering standards for them. He stated in this case he would recommend public ownership start at the connection where their treatment plant is located and the homeowner’s association would own the existing collection system pass their properties. Councilmember Westgaard stated this seems to be a reasonable request and there is some logic to expanding the sewer beyond the current urban service district, noting it’s not a leap frog jump like some other developments may fall into. He stated he’d like to see the cost estimates for the homeowners.