11a. SW Coalition of Communities CITY OF I icIL
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3- 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317_.,,
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager g` -
FROM: Barbara Dacy, City Planner ikos 1,41c4
DATE: September 8 , 1988
' SUBJ: Southwest Coalition of Communities Update
This is to brief the Council on the issues currently facing the
' Southwest Communities Coalition as well as future issues that
will occur in 1989 .
1 . Transportation Plan. The Metropolitan Council is finishing
its review of the Transportation Policy Plan. John Boland
will be providing the stafif planners with an update at an
upcoming meeting on September 15 , 1988 .
2 . At our recent staff meeting with Mr. Boland on August 18,
1988, (Marcie Waritz and Dirk Devries were also present)
press releases were distributed regarding the Metropolitan
1 Waste Control Commission action on its 1989 budget.
Important in the Commission' s budget approval was that a $5
million dollar cut was made in the allocation for the Blue
' Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant. Initial reaction from MWCC
staff was that it "will not delay necessary expansions for
the plants" nor will it "affect the plant' s ability to meet
water quality standards" . The planner' s group has scheduled
1 a meeting with the MWCC representative for this area, Jo Ellen
Herr, Thursday, September 15th, to discuss the MWCC 1989
budget as it relates to the Blue Lake Treatment plant.
3 . Council representatives , Waritz and Devries , briefed the
group at its last meeting regarding future issues to be con-
sidered by the Council. Two issues would necessitate review
by the Southwest Communities Coalition: the "Major River
Crossing Task Force Report" and the Solid Waste Policy Plan
which will be amended in 1989 .
The upcoming issues identified in item #3 will warrant continuing
review by the coalition. In the past, participating communities
have contributed toward Boland' s contract of $1,000 per month.
By the end of this year, it is hoped that the planners group will
have a better idea as to the extent of the two issues identified
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September 8 , 1988
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in item #3 to look at a recommendation for continuation of
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Boland' s contract. Please note, however, that the 1989 budget
does reserve monies for Chanhassen' s participation ( $2,000) in
the contract. 1
ATTACHMENTS
1 . Press release from MWCC dated August 3 , 1988 . 1
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Metropolitan Waste Control Commission
Mears Park Centre, 230 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
612 222-8423
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Deborah Ely
' (612) 229-2109
' MWCC APPROVES 1989 BUDGET
ST. PAUL, August 3, 1988 -- The Metropolitan Waste Control
Commission (MWCC) Tuesday approved an operating budget of
$110 . 5 million (a $2 million increase over the 1988 budget) ,
and capital budget appropriations of $123 .2 million.
After rejecting proposed budgets at high expenditure levels,
the MWCC' s commissioners unanimously approved the two budgets
which include an innovative capital expenditure plan designed
' to control spending. The plan calls for deferred and reduced
spending in areas of treatment plant and interceptor sewer
construction. (Interceptor sewers are shared by two or more
communities and carry sewage from the communities to MWCC' s
plants for ter..eatment
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"Communities should be pleased with this plan, " said MWCC' s
Director of Engineering, Ed DeLaForest. "We' ve trimmed an
' estimated $39 million from capital budget spending over the
next three years without any major impacts to our users;
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we' ve avoided potential restrictions on community growth; the 1
ability to meet effluent (treated wastewater) standards has
not been affected; and we' re going ahead with projects that
if otherwise delayed would have allowed bypasses of untreated 1
sewage into area lakes and rivers. "
MWCC commissioners directed finance and engineering experts
at the commission to outline a plan that would considerably
trim construction costs . Among other projects, costs were 1
cut from the Blue Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in
Shakopee; the Seneca Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in
Eagan; and the Empire Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in
Farmington. This reduced spending, however, will not delay
necessary expansions for the plants, and it will not affect
the plants' ability to meet water quality standards . 1
-The capital expenditure plan also calls for a delay in
construction of phase II of the Minneapolis East Interceptor 1
(MEI) Project, a $26-million project that, when completed,
will add capacity to the current system of sewers and replace 1
a 100-year-old sewer.
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The MEI Project had been scheduled for completion in 1990;
' that date has now been changed to 1992 . DeLaForest said
there is no major impact associated with the delay to metro
' area communities.
Projects that are unaffected by the approved budget, and
' therefore remain on schedule, are: the Orono Interceptor
' Improvements project; the Stillwater Wastewater Treatment
Plant expansion; and the Plymouth and Blaine Interceptor
Sewer projects.
' The Metropolitan Waste Control Commission was established by
' the Minnesota Legislature to efficiently collect and treat
the wastewater of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, while
' preserving and protecting the environment . The MWCC serves
' 105 communities in seven counties and treats more than 275
million gallons of zewayc p.r•-daY.
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