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2003-07-17 CC JointCITY OF OTSEGO CITY OF ALBERTVILLE JOINT CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING NOTES July 17, 2003 1. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - ADOPT AGENDA Mayor Peterson called the Joint City Council Workshop to order. PRESENT: Otsego City Council: Mayor Larry Fournier, Councilmembers Jerry Struthers, Vern Heidner, and Virginia Wendel; City Staff. City Administrator Michael Robertson and City Engineer Ron Wagner Albertville City Council: Mayor Don Peterson, Councilmembers LeRoy Berning, Ron Klecker, Tom Fay, and Tim Sweeney; City Clerk Bridget Miller, and City Engineer Pete Carlson. Amend the agenda — Add Item 3.c. I-94 Interchange Albertville Councilmember Klecker made a motion to approve the amended agenda. Albertville Councilmember Sweeney seconded the motion. All voted aye. 2. SHARED SERVICES a) Sewer and Water from Otsego to Albertville Albertville City Engineer Carlson noted that the only way Albertville could currently serve the Greenhaven Estates area with sewer is with a lift station and a line coming under the freeway. He said it would be cheaper for Otsego to extend its' new sewer to the area or for Albertville to run a line from its sewer plant through Otsego to the area. Mayor Peterson said that there are currently about twenty (20) homes in the area on septic systems and that there does not seem to be a demand now for sewer. b) Water from Otsego to D'aigle Property City Engineer Carlson said the only way Albertville could serve the D'aigle property is with a looped water system would be to run a waterline under Mud Lake. He said it would be cost effective to have that property served with water from Otsego. c) Sewer from Albertville to Otsego E4 District Otsego City Engineer Wagner said that for Otsego to serve this area would require a very deep sewer line. Albertville could serve the area with a line running east from its sewer plant at less cost. City Engineer Wagner estimated the area that Albertville could serve cheaper than Otsego would be approximately 480 acres. CITY OF ALBERTVILLE Joint Otsego -Albertville City Council Workshop July 17, 2003 Meeting Notes Page 2 of 3 d) Sewer from Albertville to Otsego, South of I-94 (Golden Triangle) City Engineer Carlson said that Albertville currently has a sewer line stubbed at the "Golden Triangle" area and they could serve is quicker and cheaper than Otsego. Otsego would have to run a line under I-94 from the north and construct a lift station. Councilmembers noted that most of the traffic from this area would access I-94 by way of County Road 37. City Engineer Carlson said the main reason for sharing services, outside of saving money due to efficiency, would be that Albertville could use the difference created by Otsgeo's higher SAC costs to provide some funds for road improvements 3. SHARED ROADS - COST AND TIMING FOR IMPROVEMENT a) 70th Street City Administrator Mike Robertson said that Otsego is looking at blacktopping 70tn Street in 2004 or 2005 due to development. Citty Engineer Carlson said that the Towne Lakes development covers only a portion of 70' Street and that he doesn't think they have the ability to assess 50% of the costs. Mayor Peterson said that Towne Lakes plans don't have them accessing 70th Street for three years. City Administrator Robertson suggested that the two cities explore an agreement whereby Otsego could construct the road and Albertville would agree to pay it's share at some point in the future. b) MacIver Avenue City Engineer Wagner described Otsego's plans to construct MacIver as an arterial road, which would eventually fun from County Road 37 north to County Road 39. City Administrator Robertson said that this road was intended to relieve pressure on County Road 19 and to provide a way for all the new residential development in Otsego to reach I-94 without going through County Road 37 in Albertville. Councilmember Berning said that it makes sense for Albertville to support MacIver to reduce the strain on County Road 19. Mayor Peterson agreed but said the issue is that Albertville has little funding for roads. Albertville is not a State Aide City such as the City of Otsego is. c) I-94Interchange Mayor Peterson said that County Road 37 is Albertville's major traffic problem. They are asking MnDOT for authority to construct a full interchange at I-94 and County Road 19 to relieve County Road 37. They would like support and assistance from Otsego. Councilmember Wendel asked if there was any change of running a road north from the outlet mall to 70th Street to prove another access to the mall. City Engineer Carlson said it was too late, there was no room. City Engineer Wagner stated some concerns Otsego had about County Road 19 and I-94 becoming a full interchange. Mayor Larry CITY OF ALBERTVILLE Joint Otsego -Albertville City Council Workshop July 17, 2003 Meeting Notes Page 3 of 3 Fournier spoke of the advantages of a full interchange at Kadler Avenue and I-94 for access to the Outlet Mall. 4. OTSEGO CREEK Councilmember Wendel asked if the MPCA still plans to make Albertville eventually run its sewer to the Crow River. City Engineer Carlson said "no", the Crow River's flow is too low and the Albertville would be discharging to Otsego Creek for the foreseeable future. City Administrator described Otsego's plans to dig out and improve Otsego Creek using developer fees. City Engineer Carlson described his plans to build a new control structure at the outlet of Mud Lake. He indicated the DNR had told him it would approve this if the two cities agreed. Councilmember Berning said that even though the developers are paying to improve the Creek it would be up to both cities to maintain it. Both Councils agreed to set up an Otsego Creek Authority meeting soon. Mayor Fournier thanked the Albertville Council for the meeting and said that Otsego would discuss all of these issues at its next City Council meeting and get back to Albertville. Mayor Peterson also stated that Albertville would discuss the issues at its next City Council meeting. 5. ANY OTHER BUSINESS There was no additional business. 6. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Klecker made a motion to adjourn. Councilmember Fay seconded the motion. All voted aye. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.