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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 10, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 24 of 30 (10. WATERTOWN ROAD FEASIBILITY STUDY – PRESENTATION, Continued) Struve stated as long as the City stays below the 20 percent, they will not need to obtain a variance. Struve stated presently they are anticipating they will be well below the 20 percent. McMillan stated she likes the idea of the reclamation but that she does not want to rule out the mill and overlay since that may be more affordable. Printup stated whenever a large scale project potentially happens and the City has different neighborhoods with private roads off of it, questions come up now and then on whether the residents have the option of redoing their road at that time. Printup asked whether the City has ever been asked to give the residents information about those projects. Loftus noted with the Willow Drive project, the City allowed the neighborhood to join on to the City’s contract for the work. Struve stated the residents explored the option but ultimately chose not to move forward with it. Struve indicated there will be neighborhood meetings well in advance of the project starting where they will discuss the details of the project. Loftus indicated the City is always willing to explore that option with the residents. McMillan suggested the City Engineer check on Deephaven’s policy dealing with their private roads. The City Council took no formal action on this item. 11. WATER SYSTEM STUDY/WATER SYSTEM MODELING – PRESENTATION Martini noted Bolton & Menk were authorized by the City Council to perform a comprehensive review of the City’s entire water system. The City has four separate water systems consisting of Navarre, Highway 12, the Wayzata extension, and then some extensions out of Long Lake. From a water supply standpoint, the Navarre area is supplied by Wells 1 and 2. The total well capacity of those two wells is 1.8 million gallons a day currently, with a firm capacity of .6 million gallons a day. Martini indicated the firm capacity is basically calculating how much water can be supplied to the system if the major pump went out. Martini stated the Highway 12 system is supplied by Well No. 3 and has a total capacity of 6 million gallons and a firm capacity of zero. Martini indicated the City would not able to supply water to the system if anything happens to that well. The Navarre system has a filtration system to filter while the Highway 12 system utilizes chemicals to purify the water. From a storage standpoint, the Navarre system consists of a 200,000 gallon elevated water tower which was constructed in 1971 and the Highway 12 system consists of a 400,000 gallon elevated tower which was constructed in 1991.