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MSJ~ e CONSULTING ENGINEERS CIVIL ENGINEERING: ENVIRONMENTAl MUNICIPAl PlANNING STRUCTURAl e SURVEYING TRAFFIC TRANSPORTATION 1326 Energy Park Drive St. Paul, MN 55108 612-644-4389 Fax: 612-644-9446 .800 Shelard Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55441 612-546-0432 Fax; 612-544-6398 Agenda ItA~ 8.9. nr 2 9 199~ April 28, 1994 File: 230-223-10 Mr. Pat Klaers City Administrator City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 RE: WESTERN AREA 2ND PHASE IMPROVEMENTS Dear Mr. Klaers: As you are aware, the preliminary plat of Country Crossings was recently approved by the City Council. We have had discussions with Tony Emmerich regarding his schedule to proceed with improvements within that plat. Construction of the plat requires extension of the trunk sanitary sewer, water, and storm sewer along with the street on Orono Parkway from its current location to at least Joplin Avenue. This plat will also require the construction of Joplin from County Road 30 to Orono Parkway. There have been discussions about the further extension of Joplin from Orono Parkway to TH 10. Along with the street construction, the issue of utilities beneath it need to be explored. Also, the County Board recently passed a resolution authorizing a petition for City utilities to serve the County building. I understand City Attorney Peter Beck is currently drafting a petition form which will waive the County's right to appeal their assessments for these improvements. If the City Council desires to look at the feasibility of extending trunk utilities to serve the County building along with the necessary improvements associated with the Country Crossings Addition, the first step would be adopting a resolution authorizing a feasibility study. I do not believe that the County action would ever constitute a legal petition since they do not represent more than 35 % of the affected property to be served by these proposed improvements. Therefore, I have attached a draft resolution for the City Council's consideration which authorizes a feasibility study without regard to the adequacy of the petition from the County. This petition would essentially initiate the project by Council direction; therefore, it requires a 4/5 vote. I would envision the feasibility for these improvements to touch on many issues, including trunk utilities extended out to and possibly across the County property, the extension of Orono Parkway from its current location to Joplin, the extension of Joplin from County Road 30 to Orono Parkway, and potentially to TH 10. The issue of trunk and possibly lateral utilities throughout the Sandpiper Estates Development and also the issue of whether or not a road should be constructed between Sandpiper Estates and Joplin. 223-2804.apr