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. WHEN TO ORDER NORTHEAST IMPROVEMENTS? . Above and beyond the financing questions should the water improvements take This question relates to when the need system to be in place. There is question, but it appears that we are system authorized at this time, if we point. At the 4/6 Utilities Commission meeting, the only proposal that had been rejected by the City due to a lack of utilities was a SuperAmerica development plan. At the 4/6 meeting, there was only Phase I of Hillside Addition; CherryHill Bluffs 2nd Addition was still a concept, and, as we all know, there is no approved plans for a shopping center west of Highway 169. At the 4/6 meeting, it appeared that there was no need for the water system improvement to be authorized and in operation by 10/31/93 versus 6/1/94, especially considering that there was limited hook up potential with new developments only being at the concept level and not as approved proposals. (Additionally, it should be noted that if any shopping center plans get approved in the summer of 1993, it will be difficult for the street system to be constructed this season and, therefore, for any business to be in operation before 6/1/94 as street work will need to be completed in May/June 1994). is the issue of when place in the northeast. exists for the water no exact answer to this close to needing the are not already at that Another factor in ordering the water tower improvement project is City ownership of the site. The Hillside site was authorized to be purchased on 3/22, and on 4/6 the City did not have title to the site. If necessary, the City could condemn property for a water tower but we try to avoid this type of situation. On 4/27 the City Attorney received the legal description for the site and entrance to be incorporated into the purchase agreement. It is not desirable to approve water tower bids and authorize the tower construction on a site until the site is owned by the City. What also makes this water tower timing issue especially difficult is the time necessary to construct these improvement. Even if the water tower had already been approved in order to be in operation by October 31, 1993, it still would have had to been taken out of service to be painted on the inside in May/June, 1994. It now appears that we have a number of months available before the water tower needs to be authorized in order for it to be totally completed around June 1, 1994. An important factor in this part of the timing issue is that the inside of the water tower cannot be painted during cold weather. . There is no magic answer as to when a water tower should be authorized to be constructed and this issue certainly needs to be reviewed by both the City Council and the Utilities Commission at this 5/3/93 joint meeting.