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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 11, 2016 Page 39 Nays: None. 13. Budget Items 14. Business Items (Action Items) a. Receive Feasibility Report and Order Public Hearing for South Lake Owasso Private Drive Storm Sewer Improvements Assistant Public Works Director Jesse Freihammer briefly summarized this re- quest as detailed in the RCA and related attachments. Mr. Freihammer presented staff's analysis of the proposal for these seven property owners seeking this im- provement; and reviewed assessment methodology and outlined financing for the project. Given direct drainage of this area into Lake Owasso, Mr. Freihammer advised it was high on the priority list for Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District and therefore this best management practice (BMP) project would qualify for some gant funding from them, and therefore further reduce the city's cost. Mr. Freihammer specifically addressed City Council questions since their last dis- cussion as part of the benefit appraisal study and maximum assessment rate for those eight parcels and related cost breakdown based on the feasibility study until actual costs are known if and when bid (Attachment B). Mayor Roe clarified that tonight's action is only to receive the feasibility report and schedule a public hearing for August 8, 2016. At the public hearing, Mayor Roe noted specific plans would be reviewed at that time, and as part of the pro- cess, the decision made whether or not to proceed with the project at that time, or subsequent to the public hearing. Councilmember Etten opined this was an important project, understood well by the neighbors, and addressed private versus public roads and cost sharing accord- ingly. However, Councilmember Etten asked staff to address the rationale for considering the project and any precedents for private road projects such as this. Also, Councilmember Etten noted the goal to reduce phosphorus currently going into Lake Owasso as part of this project; and asked the source of that drainage right now. City of Roseville Environmental Specialist Ryan Johnson Mr. Johnson advised that the phosphorus source is a combination of overland runoff from yards, the adjacent railroad rights-of-way, atmospheric and sediment tracking from cars, and other sources in this area. While there wouldn't be a con- siderable reduction in phosphorus loading as a result of this improvement, Mr. Johnson noted even an estimated reduction of pounds annually could be consid- ered a forward step.