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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO:FROM: ERMU Commission Chris Kerzman –Engineering Manager MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: August 11, 2020 5.4 SUBJECT: Field Services Facility Expansion Project ACTION REQUESTED: Authorize ERMU staff to request the City Council initiate vacation of the portion of right of way on the attached exhibits, if the property owners at 1433 Main Street do not sign on to the petition. BACKGROUND: Staff is continuing work on the design of the field services facility with the architect. The current plans are attached for reference. Estimates used in 2017 for wetland impacts did not factor enough of an impact from the base material for retaining walls at the eastern edge of the property. This estimate would not allow us to extend the paved area to the easternproperty line and would limit future inventory and expansion options. Resolving this would involve impacting approximately 0.085 additional acres. The need to acquire credits at a 2:1 ratio requires the purchase of approximately 0.17 acres of wetland credits. As part of the application to the City, ERMU needs to request that the City vacate the right of th way for the portion of 4 (Depot) street that runs through the property. We would request that only the portion that is within the project area be vacated to leave the driveway access to the neighboring residential properties. As ERMU owns all other propertiesabutting the right of way that were part of the original platwhen the right of way was dedicated, ERMUis entitled to the entire vacated right ofway. Staff would also like to discuss options for signage along the corner of Main Street and Main Street. With the city force main replacement, there has been increased public interest in the area, and with our plans to submit an application to the city, information on the project and contact informationwill help answer residents questions quickly and accurately. DISCUSSION: We are progressing with the plans for the Field Services Facility Expansion Project. While working with the civil engineers, we have discovered that we need additional wetland credits than we had purchased in 2017. We expect to need to purchase approximately 0.17 acres of wetland credits, typical pricing has been $2.30 - $2.50 per square foot. This would result in a cost of up to $18,000. Credits that were purchased from the City of Elk River three years ago ______________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 2 78