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.. '-".-1 CONSULTING ENGINEERS . Maier Stewart & Associates Inc. May 18, 1992 File No: 520-026-20 Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Arden Hills 1450 W. Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112 RE: ARDEN PLACE DRAINAGE ISSUES Dear Council Members: As you recall, a drainage concern behind the home at 1553 Arden Place, built by Wally Bauer, . was discussed at a public hearing on October 28, 1991. This drainage problem ponds water on the backyards of both 1553 Arden Place, owned by Mr. Warren McGuire and 3505 Ridgewood Road, owned by Mr. Dale Noyed. With the early winter, further discussion regarding this issue was delayed until this spring. . Plans presented at the public hearing were to extend a 12" pipe from the rear of 1553 Arden Place to the south toward Lake Johanna, in the same manner as an existing storm sewer pipe. Discussion at the public hearing from residents on the south side of Arden Place opposed the project as disruption to their property and the fact that very little water currentll drains in the existing pipe. Also, several residents raised concerns about discharge of fUnof containing herbicides or other lawn chemicals toward Lake Johanna. Discussion was also heard regarding the possibility of draining runoff to the east of Ridgewood Road to an existing ponding area owned by the Lake Johanna Island Beach Club. We have reviewed this possibility and offer the following comments. We have field reviewed the possible routes to install storm sewer from the low area behind 1553 Arden place to the east. These routes include going directly from the low area to the east, between 3487 and 3505 Ridgewood Road, or extending pipe to the south to Arden Place, then easterly within the north right-of-way of Arden Place across Ridgewood Road. Option 1 would require extensive removal (or trimming) of existing trees and would present construction difficulties due to the existing ground elevations and depth of pipe. Option 1, however, is the most direct route. Easements to contain the pipe would also have to be obtained. Option 2 is more favorable from a construction standpoint, since the work would be within City owned right- of-way. Disruption to existing trees would also be minimized, but it would be necessary to cross the driveway at 3487 Ridgewood Road. It is our opinion that if storm sewer were to be extended to the east, Option 2 would be the preferred option. The estimated construction cost for this option is $24,000. This estimated costs exceeds the cost of $17,000 for the direct route to the south across Arden Place due to an additional 140 feet of storm sewer pipe, one additional manhole and driveway restoration work. . 1959 SLOAN PLACE. SUITE 200. ST PAUL, MINNESOTA 55117 612-774-6021 9800 SHELARO PARKWAY, SUITE 102. MINNEAPOLIS. MINNESOTA 55441 612-546-0432 . Equal Opportunity Employe,