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. MS~ CONSlL Tl\G ENGINEEIIS CIVil ENGINEERING. fNVIRONN,fNTAl MUNICIPAl PlANNING STRUCTURAl . SURVEYING TRAFFIC TRANSPORTATION 1326 Energy Park Drive SI. Paul, MN 55108 612.644.4389 Fax: 612.644-9446 . 9800 Shelard Parkway Minneapalis, MN 55441 612.546.0432 Fax: 612.544-6398 ITEM 7. July 20,1994 File: 230-223-10 Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway P.O. Box 490 Elk River, MN 55330 RE: WESTERN AREA 2ND PHASE IMPROVEMENTS . PUBLIC HEARING Dear Council Members: As you are aware, the public hearing for the Western Area Phase 2 Improvements is scheduled for your July 25, 1994, City Council meeting. There are basically two major issues involved in this project. The first is the extension of the trunk sanitary sewer and water facilities westerly to the County Administration Building property. The second is the Sandpiper Estates area. Since the extension of the trunk sanitary sewer and water plus the looping of the water system will disrupt more than half of the Sandpiper Estates area, this entire area has been considered for lateral utilities, storm sewer, and new urban streets. There was an informational meeting held with the residents of Sandpiper Estates approximately 30 days ago, and a subsequent neighborhood meeting held at the residence of Steve Stewart approximately 10 days ago. At the public hearing, I will be prepared to make a presentation dealing with the proposed improvements and also attempting to discuss the issues relative to Sandpiper Estates that have been brought forward through these two meetings. It is important for the City Council to remember that Monday night's meeting is the public hearing and not the assessment hearing. Although the assessments and the cost of the improvements will likely dominate the conversation, there is no need for the City Council to make a firm decision on the assessment issue at Monday night's meeting. As discussion gets to the issues of assessments and costs particular to the Sandpiper Estates property, it is important to remember that there needs to be consistency and uniformity in the assessments of the various properties. Sandpiper Estates has 44 lots within the two phases, approximately 24 are built on and approximately 20 are vacant. Some of the main issues that have been discussed previously with the Sandpiper Estates residents that the City Council may hear on Monday evening concern the trunk sanitary sewer and water assessment of $3,800 per acre. There has been much discussion with the residents about the condition of their on-site systems which are zero to four years old. Many residents have indicated they feel the loss of the systems by hooking up to City sewer and 223.20 13,;ul