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Howard R, Green Company February 7, 2002 File: 8~ 5360J-0240 Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway P.O. Box 490 Elk River, MN 55330-0490 RE: PARK POINTE FINAL PLAT Dear Council Members: We have reviewed the final plat of Park Pointe, which is the development of the Mitchell property north of 175th Avenue and west of Fillmore Street. During our review, we noted a number of minor issues that needed to be addressed relative to drainage and utility easements. The Developer has made all the adjustments noted; therefore, we are prepared to recommend approval of the final plat of Park Pointe contingent upon two items. These two items are as follows: As the City Council is aware, sanitary sewer and water to serve Park Pointe is located at Tyler Street and 175th Avenue. In order to provide utility service to Park Pointe, sanitary sewer and water need to be extended along with the reconstruction of 175th Avenue. At a recent City Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution authorizing eminent domain for the remaining easements necessary to construct 175th Avenue. In order to proceed with the final plat of Park Pointe, the City Council should authorize the inclusion of sanitary sewer and water in the 175th Avenue improvement project. Staff would recommend that a condition of the final plat be that the Developer pay for any and all costs associated with the extension of sanitary sewer and water down 175th Avenue from Tyler Street to the Park Pointe plat. The sanitary sewer in 175th Avenue would be lateral in nature, and the watermain would be trunk sized. The reason for this recommendation is that the abutting properties along 175th Avenue are either out of the urban service area on the south side or in the urban service area but noted to not receive service until at least 2007. Therefore, the City has no other option available for funding this extension of sanitary sewer and water, other than to be paid for by the Developer of Park Pointe. This is the same approach that was used when Kliever Lake Fields requested inclusion into the urban service area a year or so ago. The condition put on that plat was that they had to pay all costs associated with getting sanitary sewer and water to their development. In their case, the extension of sanitary sewer and water to their development was much shorter, since Trott Brook Farms is located across the street at their northwest corner. Ltr 2-7q:)2 Council 1326 Energy Park Drive · St. Paul, MN 55108 · 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389