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lower estimate, with the estimated cost now projected at $.44 (residential) per <br />month for three (3) years; and a maximum for large industrial users at $1.76 per <br />month for that same time period. Mr. Schwartz advised that the City Council <br />approved a resolution to move forward, and that staff would negotiate and draft a <br />cost-sharing agreement with the City of Little Canada. <br />Mr. Schwartz advised that a public hearing was scheduled at the City Council <br />meeting on May 10, 2010 related to the Fairview Pathway, with subsequent <br />approval of plans and specifications. <br />Churchill/Oxford Watermain Maintenance Project Newsletter <br />Member Stenlund discussed the process for hydro-seeding as opposed to hydro- <br />mulching to avoid confusion for the public. <br />General discussion included the location of the utility undergrounding on Rice <br />Street (from County Roads B to B-2 and inclusion of east/west lines on County <br />Road B-2 as well); joint trenching for other utilities; next section of Rice Street <br />scheduled for reconstruction in 2010 from north of County Road B-2 to Little <br />Canada Road, with the design process anticipated this fall, at which time <br />additional undergrounding would be considered: Public Utilities Commission <br />(PUC) rules on community-requested facility surcharges, stacking and overlap of <br />those charges on customers; and triggers to consider undergrounding of utilities. <br />5. Horizontal Directimnal boring Safety Discussion <br />Considerable discussion was held following presentation by Mr. Schwartz related <br />to safety concel•~ls of members related to horizontal directional boring due to <br />recent explosions in the Cities of St. Paul and Edina. <br />Mr. Schwartz provided a copy of the Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) <br />Rules related to digging and trenching and excavator responsibilities for locating <br />utilities. <br />Mr. Schwartz reviewed the City's procedures related to locating and excavating <br />for utilities by the City, as well as contractors working within the community. <br />Mr. Schwartz reviewed how each utility marked their lines in rights-of--way as <br />well as lateral lines up to the meter or building, but limitations for water and <br />sewer lines marked only to the property line due to those laterals in most <br />communities not owned by the city but the responsibility of the homeowner, with <br />old limited location information available in most communities. However, since <br />2005, Mr. Schwartz advised that cities were responsible to keep records, even for <br />private lateral lines. Mr. Schwartz reviewed average depths for utilities in MN, <br />and noted that there were unfortunate exceptions, where excavators and <br />contractors were forced to work with the best information available. <br />Page 3 of 9 <br />