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COUNCIL WORKSHOP
209 TH STREET SEWER CONNECTIONS
JUNE 5, 2000
1. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Ristow at 6:04 p.m.
Present: Mayor Ristow, Council members, Soderberg, Strachan.
Councilmember Cordes arrived at 6:15 p.m.
Absent: Councilmember Verch
Also Present: City Engineer Mann, City Finance Director Roland. City Attorney
Jamnik arrived at 6:07 p.m.
2. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Strachan to approve agenda as presented.
APIF, MOTION CARRIED.
3. City Engineer Mann discussed the extension of water service to the township
residents on the south side of 209th Street and the resulting annexation of those
properties into the City of Farmington. At their May 15th meeting, Council had
expressed concerns with regard to how sanitary sewer service would be handled
to these properties.
Mr. Mann outlined three options to address sanitary sewer service:
1. Empire Township to continue to service the annexed properties;
acting as a private/public utility provider.
2. Empire Township would immediately transfer ownership of the
sanitary sewer line to the City. Through a Joint Powers Agreement,
the City would compensate the township for the respective flows from
the annexed households.
3. The City would connect the existing township line serving properties
on the south side of 209th Street to the City's main sewer line
servicing Tamarack Ridge.
Pros and Cons of each of these solutions were discussed including the cost of
option 3 and the inclusion of the two properties on Highway 3 in the water/sewer
service.
Consensus of the Council members present was that Option 1 was not an option,
Option 2 was the most cost effective option and preferred option and Option 3
was a fallback position if the Township was not receptive to Option 2.
4. Staff was directed to contact the property owners of the two properties on
Highway 3 and determine if they wanted City water service and therefore,
annexation into the City. Further, staff was directed to contact Empire Township
and discuss Option 2 with them in order to determine their receptiveness to
transferring ownership of the sewer line to the City and entering into a JPA which
would address payment to the township for the flows of the annexed properties.
5. MOTION by Strachan, second by Cordes to Adjourn at 6:38 p.m.
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Robin Roland
Finance Director