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<br />SEP-16-94 FRI 10:10 MSA ST PAUL <br /> <br />P.04 <br /> <br />~----------- <br /> <br /> <br />.MS! <br /> <br />li:~I'fTf~G Kl;;TNii;RS <br /> <br />ClVI, ENGINfERING <br /> <br />INVlP.ONMfMAI <br /> <br />MUNIClIAI <br /> <br />PlANNING <br /> <br />. "'UOIII" <br /> <br /> <br />.'.dflWYIN( <br /> <br />ftA1FIC <br /> <br />IfM.J:;?Cf.lA!/().'\ <br /> <br />1326 Enersy Pori. Drive <br />St. Poul,l.'N 55108 <br />611-644.4389 <br />Fox: 612'644.9A46 <br /> <br />.800 Shelord Poi\;woy <br />Minneapolis, MN 55AAI <br /> <br />612,5<16-0431 <br />Fox: 612,SA4.6398 <br /> <br />September 16, 1994 <br />File: 230-000-00 <br /> <br />Mr. Pat Klaers <br />City Administrator <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />P.O. Box 490 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />RE: PRIVATE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT <br />ENGINEERING SERVICES <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Klaers: <br /> <br />I understand that John Oliver and Associates has requested that the policy requiring all public <br />and private utility improvement projects be designed by City staff be open for discussion. <br />As you are aware, this policy was established by resolution of the City Council in February <br />1989. The policy was in response to numerous problems on private development projects <br />with engineering services provided by others. Some of the typical problems the City <br />encountered included plans not certified by a professional registered engineer, no <br />specifications provided, major components of the projects omitted during construction or <br />constructed incorrectly, and projects proceeding without the appropriate permits from the <br />regulatory agencies. Since the City Council adopted the current policy in 1989, there have <br />been no reoccurrences of these types of problems. Essentially the policy has served the City <br />very well. However, there has been one major change in that John Oliver and Associates <br />now has an engineering department This gives them the personnel and expertise to provide <br />the engineering function in a professional manner. <br /> <br />If the City Council wants to consider a change in this policy to allow privately financed <br />improvement projects to have engineering services provided by the engineer of the <br />developer's choice, I would recommend that it be conditioned upon the following items: <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Private engineering services could only be provided on privately financed <br />improvement projects. Improvement projects which are publicly financed would <br />follow 429 assessment law and would by definition have services provided by City <br />staff. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />All private engineering projects have a complete set of detailed plans and <br />specifications certified by a registered professional engineer in the State of <br />Minnesota. <br />