Letter to Chaska requesting utility services 6/14/2011 Bill Monk, City Engineer City of Chaska Chaska City Hall One City hall Plaza Chaska, MN 55318 Dear Bill, The purpose of my letter is to follow-up on our rec ent discussion on the feasibility of the Chestnut Group connecting their proposed assisted l iving facility to the Chaska water and sanitary sewer systems. The proposed senior fa cility would be located in Chanhassen on a parcel north of Pioneer Trail adjac ent to the Chaska border. The following is a map of the parcel: The reason for the request is that connecting to th e Chanhassen sanitary sewer would require constructing a pipe through the wooded ravi ne located to the north of the property and would require construction of a privat e lift station. Not only is the Chanhassen connection cost prohibitive, it would re sult in significant damage to the environment. Based on our discussion you indicated that Chaska w ould likely, based on past practices, be supportive of an agreement with the C ity of Chanhassen relative to utility service to this property based on the following con ditions: · Chestnut Group would reimburse Chaska for all cost s associated with upgrading the existing Shadow Wood lift station if such upgra des are determined necessary COMMUNITY ASSET DEVELOPMENT GROUP 1403 Valley View Rd Chaska, Mn 55318 952-448-4444
· Chestnut Group would have plans prepared by a regi stered engineer with these plans reviewed and approved by the City of Chaska. The plans shall comply with Chaska standard details for sanitary sewer and wate r mains. · Chestnut Group would be required to pay 100% of th e cost of constructing the new lines and would agree that the portion of the l ines located in Chanhassen are considered services to a single parcel and thus are the maintenance responsibility of the property owner · Chestnut Group would pay the normal connection fee s to Chaska that are charged to other properties in the community · Normal monthly utility charges would be paid based on Chaska’s utility rate structure · To assure consistency in billing the site would be required to connect to both Chaska water and sanitary sewer systems · The connection and use agreement would need to be approved by the City of Chanhassen The general location of the proposed service lines is shown in the following plan: After you have had an opportunity to review these i tems, please contact me so we can arrange a time to review these concepts and alterna tes l. Thank you for your continued support and guidance. Sincerely, Dave Pokorney Community Asset Development Group