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TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator 4; DATE: December 4, 1985 SUBJECT: Metro Wa5te Control Commission/Orono Interceptor Project Attached please find a letter that I have addressed to Glenn Cook regarding Bonestroo's proposal to be the engineering consultant f irm for Metro Waste C,)ntrol Commission on the study of MWCC's Orono interceptor system. The interceptor system is the sys �m that. starts in the west end of Minnetonka Beach and runs up County Road 19 and east on County Road 51 to the old Orono French Lake sewer plant. This is the line that was originally put in during the Orono sewer construction and over the years has at times exceeded the capacity that it was designed to handle. This has resulted in sewage, not only in basements but raw sewage over flowing out of the lift stations and being dutaped into Lake Minnet Enka. MWCC has programmed to improve this for the past few years and is at present in the process of awarding the project to an engineering firm to determine the most appropriate way to correct the problem. Additionally they have programmed about two million dollars to actually fund the improvement project. Proposals were submitted by three engineering firms of width Bonestroo was one. We do have some concerns that a potential conflict of interest might exist, however, we have outlined those areas and if MWCC doss not have significant problems, we from a staff standpoint see that on balance, it is of benefit if Sonestroo were awarded the cunt- ct, because of their history with the system and knowing it has problems and having a vested interest to improve it to Orono's benefit. Should you have any furtht- questions please feel free to contact me. PROPOSED MOTION - Moved 'y , seconded by _ , that the City Council accept the i.nfc.)rmat ion from staff relating to the tiWCC/Orono Tnterceptor. Ayes Nays