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,- . , . . . Arden Hills Council 3 June 28, 1993 Bergly noted that the outcome of the June 7 meeting was that a recommendation was made to Council to approve an alignment, referred to as Option #2, which would allow Nelson's hookup to existing manholes and would include sharp angles in the sewer line, but would not affect the existing Klawiter sewer hookup, therefore, not require their consent. He emphasized that Option #2 is certainly not the preferred option from an engineering standpoint, but it would be workable without disturbing the Klawiter property, and the applicant would agree to it. Councilmember Probst asked how Option #2 would affect existing trees. Bergly stated that the Option #2 alignment would likely disturb a large oak which has already been damaged in that its top is broken out, and Nelson's proposed construction would likely also disturb a large maple on the Nelson property. Councilmember Hicks noted that the only reason the City would even consider Option #2 is to satisfy the Klawiter's objections, that Option #2 is not a desirable alignment. Councilmember Malone commented that the ideal sanitary sewer situation would be for the Nelson property (and eventually the McCloskey and Klawiter properties and perhaps others on either side of the Nelson property) to be serviced by sanitary sewer from the street side of the properties rather than from the lakeside of the properties. He added that regardless of who pays for a realigned sewer line, the new creation would be the responsibility of the City, so the City should require a well-engineered alignment which is the most appropriate from the City's standpoint. He commented that sanitary sewer was made available from the lakeside of these properties many years ago, but since service from the street side would be far desirable, perhaps the City should consider correcting the entire situation rather than exacerbating the existing situation by approving Option #2. Mayor Sather commented that the City could vacate the existing easement and require Nelson to hook up to the sanitary sewer service on the street side of his property, and over a period of time, require Nelson's neighbors to also hook up to service on the street side. Nelson advised that he has considered hooking up on the street side, and would agree to do so even though the cost would be considerably more than hooking up to the lakeside service.