03-24-2009 Council Work Session Packet

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. 850 Wayzata Boulevard December 5,2008 Page 4 - whether a connection serving 850 and 875 Wayzata Boulevard is a force main (requiring a City lift station), a pressure Iine (requiring a permanent individual pump station which you would have to maintain}, or a gravity line (hi�h initial cost, low maintenance)as it passes your property -there are pro's and con's of each design, and construction costs,feasibility of each option, and ease of consti•uction also come into play... - timing relative to constt�uction of service roads and the roundabout is a limiting factor for a gravity sewer system; a pressurized or force main sewer system could be constructed deep enough to not be affected by roundabout construction... Because of all these variables, the ultimate conclusions as to how a sewer line to serve you will be built,where it will be located,and what it will cost,have not been determined. The City is likely to be constructing sewer lines to serve the Myrtlewood neighborhood this summer. The construction of a sewer line for Myrtlewood would provide a starting point for a project to serve your property with sewer. The CiTy Engineer has included options for service to your property and to 875 Wayzata Boulevard as part of the feasibility study t11at is nearing completion for the Myrtlewood sewer project. 3. Water Connection. While a rnajority of the Myrtlewood neighborhood was in favor of City sewer, only about half wera interested in City water. It has not yet been decided whether water Iaterals will be constructed for Myrtlewood. The Fire Marshal has indicated that even if water laterals are not extended to the neighborhood, it would be prudent to provide a hydrant on the north side of Old Wayzata Boulevard. There has been no decision as to whether this will happen or who would pay for it. In the worst case scenario, if Myitlewood says no to water and you want water, you cou�c�end up paying the entire cost to extend water from fhe south side of Old Wayzata Boulevard. A watermain extension to serve just your property, or to serve yow•p�•operty as well as 875,wauld generally follow the same route as the sewer. Some of tha same factors come into play as far sewer construction,because if 87S ultimately gets municipal water from Long Lake,the costs of your water connection would vary, depending on whether you could tie in with 875's supply. VJe do believe that City water could be brought to youi•property without it being in the MLTSA, so that is good news. It is our expectation that hearings on the Myrtlewood project wiil occur over the winter, and decisions can then sta.rt to be made.