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City of Centerville <br />City Council Work Session <br />May 21, 2008 <br />City Engineer Statz reported that the City of Farmington charges a $12 per quarter fee for people <br />who have a water main that is not hooked up. There is also another city (he could not remember <br />the name) that does something similar. <br />Councilmember Lee stated that everyone would need new wells eventually. <br />Councilmember Broussard-Vickers stated that she does not support not having the Drop dead <br />date unless we have in place some sort of base rate cost. She stated that part of the Drop dead <br />date was to move everyone toward sharing the cost. <br />Councilmember Lee inquired whether they will be able to do all of this in time for the street <br />project. <br />Councilmember Broussard-Vickers replied that she did not see why not. She stated that once <br />they know where they are going, they would have enough meetings to dedicate to this project. <br />Councilmember Lee reinforced that they need to determine what the scope of this project might <br />be. <br />Mayor Capra inquired whether they could do alternates; i.e., alternates 1, 2, 3 - or maybe just <br />two alternates. <br />City Engineer Statz questioned whether she was talking about big sections of the street. He <br />stated that the engineering cost would go up. <br />Councilmember Broussard-Vickers inquired whether they could design the whole thing like it is <br />done, in an effort to avoid doing more than one engineering plan. <br />Councilmember Lee replied that if he were the contractor, he would then go higher on the price. <br />Councilmember Lee stated that the citizen's two biggest complaints are that they do not want <br />forced water and that it would look like it is part of their front yard. <br />Councilmember Broussard-Vickers replied it is not that the people are objecting to the water, <br />they just don't want to pay a high cost. She stated that after hearing about what happened in <br />Circle Pines, she believes that now would be the best time for the City to do that, in terms of <br />gross cost for every citizen. She added that when the economy is better and everyone's <br />pocketbook opens up, costs will quickly go higher. <br />Mayor Capra stated that Councilmember Broussard-Vickers had asked about mill and overlay. <br />Mayor Capra inquired about what the cost would be to keep repairing the streets every year. <br />Public Works Director Palzar replied that the cost fora 1-inch overlay for 61ots was $13,000 and <br />that it will only last about 6 years. <br />Page 5 of 14 <br />