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REGULAR MEETING OF THE ORONO COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 25 , 1980 Page 9 Dick Benson, City Administrator, presented the P•4INNETONKA BLUFFS, ORONO City Council with the following memo concerning LANE, WEST FERNDALE, #15 the 1980 Sanitary Sewer Construction plans PROPOSED SEWERS dated February 20 , 1980 , which states: The City of Orono is preparing to construct sanitary sewers in the Minnetonka Bluffs, West Ferndale Road, Orono Lane , County Road #15 , North Shore Drive, and Medina-Orono-Long Lake areas this summer. The projects, although separate in nature , can be coordinated in one construction year to reduce construction costs. We are discussing the projects with our fiscal people to determine available funding. The feasibility report submitted to the City for sanitary sewer improvements for the P�inne- tonka Bluffs , jaest Ferndale Road, Orono Lane, and County Road #15 is not complete and has to be reviewed by the City Engineer, City Public �aorY.s Coordinator, and the City Planner. Channel crossings, lift station applications , and force main applications have not been adequately reviewed for Council adoption. Statutory requirements will have been met in that the City Council on February 25, 1980 approves the feasibility report in order to call a public hearing. Final design, approving plans and specifications, will occur after our public hearing process is finalized. In order to adhere to a schedule , it would be timely to request the City Engineer by resolution to initiate a feasibility study of the proposed Hennepin County #51 sewer project. �ae can hold another public information meeting followed by a public hearing during and after the drafting and approval of that study. Council Meeting - February 25 , 1980 Glenn Cook, City Engineer, reviewed Alternate #1 and Alternate #2 of the Feasibility Report for Sanitary Sewer Improvements for r7innetonka Bluffs, West Ferndale Road, Orono Lane, and County Road #15. Diann Goetten, 1385 Fox Street, was present to review the proposed plan. Mayor Van Nest stated that the City wants to assure that all health standards are met. We want to be sure that the City is presented all of the facts to assure adequate review of all construction and future service costs to justify cost effective alternatives. The P7innetonka Bluffs, Orono Lane, West Ferndale Road, and County Road #15 have to be reviewed individually and wholly to explore unique characteristics (Continued)