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Mr. Marcel Jouseau January 31, 1994 Page 2 It is very clear that if the issue of payments for tte uniKeded liiKs h»i been a part of the' interceptor project negotiations, the negotiations would have been handled much differently and they would have had much different results. To add a major fmancial requirement after the project was completed and after the City had negotiated in good faith is not reasonable or acceptable. It is not in the best interests of the City, the MWCC or the Metropolitan Council to reopen the negotiations at this point. The MWCC staff have indicated that if the conveyance issue had been addressed at the lime of the initial negotiations, the City would not have had to pay for the conveyed lines because there was no policy requiring payment at that time. They have also indicated that at this point they cannot an exception to the current policy because they have several pending reconveyance issues with other cit'es. Request The Orono conveyance situation is vastly different from other simations which have occurred since the time the 1989 reconveyance policy went into effect. It would not be contrary to the current reconveyance policy to eliminate the conveyance payment by Orono, since the project to which the conveyance is related was completed prior to the adoption of the current policy. The MWCC staff has indicated that if Orono were to approach the Metropolitan Council for a determination regarding this issue, the MWCC would have no problem if the Council made a determination that the payment is not required. This is the determination the City is requesting the Metropolitan Council to make. Please let me know what process the City needs to follow to obtain this determination. If you have any questions regarding this request, please call me. Sincerely, Ronald J. Moorse City Administrator RJM/lsv