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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, November 8, 2010 <br />• 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT <br />*7. REQUEST TO OPT OUT OF ASSESSMENT FOR NORRTH FARM ROAD SEWER <br />IMPROVEMENTS <br />Murphy moved, Franchot seconded, to approve the request from Philip Kaufman, 1680 North Farm <br />Road, to opt out of the North Farm Road Sewer Improvement assessment. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />8. FOREST LAKE DRIVE/FOREST ARMS JOINT DOCK — DRAINAGE AND SILTATION <br />ISSUE <br />Gaffron stated the siltation problem was first brought to the attention of Staff in February 1993 and was <br />discussed approximately one month ago. A city storm sewer carries sediment -laden runoff from Forest <br />Lake Drive toward the lake through a pipe along the boundary between two private properties, and where <br />the pipe discharges, the sediment settles out in a small delta and is causing some problems as it relates to <br />the docks. In 1993 this became an issue for the Forest Arms Association because the LMCD would not <br />approve their request to expand the sizes of their joint dock slips. The alternative was to reconfigure the <br />docks to take advantage of the area near the shore, but this is where the water depth was reduced due to <br />siltation. <br />It was determined that a two -part solution would be necessary: First, to remove the accumulated sediment <br />• from the lake bottom and constructing a sedimentation basin on land, requiring easements from the <br />association and/or the adjacent neighbors. It was noted that this type of project was not currently funded, <br />but would be a candidate for funding if the City created a storm water utility at some future time. Council <br />reviewed the matter on April 12, 1993, and tabled it for additional information. By July 1993, the <br />Association's concern waned due to high water levels and because they had reached an agreement with the <br />LMCD regarding dock layout. <br />The issue again arose in 1998, brought forward by the Kalweits, the adjoining property owners. The City <br />responded by suggesting that the neighborhood petition for an assessment project as there was no city <br />funding available. No petition was submitted. <br />Kellogg noted the City recently received final approval for their Surface Water management Plan from the <br />Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. In the SWMP is a 10 -year CIP that includes storm water <br />improvement projects to be completed over the next twenty years. The estimated cost of those <br />improvements exceeds the funding the City currently anticipates generating from their storm water utility <br />fund over that time period. For that reason, the City will need to prioritize the projects they complete over <br />the next years. <br />At this point it is difficult to determine an estimated project cost without further investigation. It appears <br />that the City does not own any land outside of a street right -of -way in the area and that any BMP <br />installation would require cooperation from the Forest Arms Association or neighboring properties. <br />Additionally, dredging will require permits from the Minnesota DNR, LMCD, the MPCA, and the MCWD. <br />It is likely testing of the sediments will also be required and it may turn out that the dredging will need to <br />be disposed of at a regulated landfill depending on the testing results. <br />• Previously funding for an improvement project to resolve these issues involved assessing the residents <br />within the drainage area. Since this item was last reviewed by the Council, the City has created a storm <br />Page 5 of 13 <br />