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CIP Memo February 19, 1996 Surface Water Management Plan for Western Elk River Page 5 The western Elk River Surface Water Management Plan (SWM) was completed by the city engineering firm in November, 1995. This report is basically technical information. Copies of the document are available for City Council review if desired. The city engineer is scheduled to provide the Council with a brief overview of this plan and how the plan will be used to manage surface water as development takes place. This document was put together to compliment the general overall plan that was completed as a concept in the early 1990's. This plan provides the details of how surface water can be managed when construction activities take place. This plan is necessary in order to avoid the type of debate that took place in 1994 with the development of the Lakoduk, Kincannon, and Moldenhauer farms. This type of detailed SWM plan will also be needed for east Elk River prior to development taking place. East Elk River Public Improvement Project At the last CIP meeting on 1/15/96, the Council discussed getting a quote from Patchin and Associates for a more thorough appraisal report regarding the benefit of trunk sewer and water to eastern Elk River. The Council also requested a quote from the city engineer to complete topography work in order to better determine trunk utility alignments and surface water management needs. This quote from the city engineer was reviewed a few weeks ago and should again be discussed at this meeting. At the meeting on Monday, 2/19/96, Assistant City Administrator Lori Johnson will have some information on the status of the east Elk River project fund. The city has invested some funds in the preliminary work to determine the feasibility of this large public improvement project. We are not done accumulating planning expenses for the east Elk River area and we will have to recapture our investment or expenses as the area develops and projects are ordered. Regarding the quote from the city engineer for topographical work, this information will ultimately be necessary if a project is going to happen. If we wait until a project is ordered before we authorize this work, we will be behind schedule and may not catch up in order to have the information available for the improvement project. Accordingly, even though it is relatively expensive, it is recommended that this expenditure be authorized as it is believed that some projects will happen in the next few years and that the information put together from this study will not be outdated and will still be valid in five or ten years.