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e - SfP 1 7 1993 City of Ramsey PHONE (612) 427-1410 FAX (612) 427 -5543 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303. TOO (612) 427-8591 Patrick Klaers City Administrator City of Elk River P.O. Box 490 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 Dear Pat; The Ramsey City Council received your August 25, 1993 letter regarding the Jarvis Street overlay at its September 14, 1993 meeting. As mentioned to you in our phone conversation of September 15, 1993, this overlay project was not budgeted nor contemplated by the City of Ramsey in the near future, therefore, we don't have a defined revenue source to participate in the cost share with the City of Elk River. However, the Ramsey City Council expressed a strong desire to work with our neighboring communities to the extent possible, therefore, if the City of Elk River wishes to pursue this road project during 1993 the City of Ramsey will participate in the funding of the project. Pat, as we discussed, the Ramsey City Council has a concern that if Ramsey funds 100% of its portion of the roadway which would not allow for an assessment against the six benefiting properties in the City of Ramsey, the explanation to the balance of the public on future road improvements will become more difficult. We have had two recent overlay projects with an average parcel assessment of $475, therefore, the City Council assumed that the aggregate assessment for these six parcels for this road project would have been in an amount of $2,850, with the City's share being $9,150. Hence, City Council authorized me to inform you that we can contribute, at this time, the amount of $9,150. Further, if the City of Elk River is not comfortable with this position, we are open to placing this project on our 1994 street maintenance program. We then can consider undertaking our portion of the project as an assessment project which would theoretically result in the City of Ramsey participating to the extent of the $9,150 next year providing the project cost holds at $12,000 with the balance being funded by the six benefitting Ramsey properties [assuming neighborhood project approval]. The Ramsey City Council is unfamiliar with the condition of the road service and the road base. It is my understanding that both your consulting firm of Maier, Stewart & Associates and your public works staff have reviewed the road conditions and are comfortable that an overlay, as opposed to a reconstruction, is the appropriate project at this time. I also understand that the City of Elk River public works forces are intending to provide for some preparatory work prior to the contractor conducting the overlay. Certainly if you are in need of Ramsey assistance in this preparatory work, we are open to providing that assistance. Further, if there are other areas in which the two communities can jointly work together in the future, the Ramsey City Council expressed a strong desire to do so. Perhaps Ramsey forces can take the lead in the next project in order to provide for commensurate benefit back to the City of Elk River for any tipping of the scale away from your community on the Jarvis overlay project.