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lower estimate, with the estimated cost now projected at $.44 (residential) per month for three (3) years; and a maximum for large industrial users at $1.76 per month for that same time period. Mr. Schwartz advised that the City Council approved a resolution to move forward, and that staff would negotiate and draft a cost-sharing agreement with the City of Little Canada. Mr. Schwartz advised that a public hearing was scheduled at the City Council meeting on May 10, 2010 related to the Fairview Pathway, with subsequent approval of plans and specifications. Churchill/Oxford Watermain Maintenance Project Newsletter Member Stenlund discussed the process for hydro-seeding as opposed to hydro- mulching to avoid confusion for the public. General discussion included the location of the utility undergrounding on Rice Street (from County Roads B to B-2 and inclusion of east/west lines on County Road B-2 as well); joint trenching for other utilities; next section of Rice Street scheduled for reconstruction in 2012 from north of County Road B-2 to Little Canada Road, with the design process anticipated this fall, at which time additional undergrounding would be considered; Public Utilities Commission (PUC) rules on community-requested facility surcharges, stacking and overlap of those charges on customers; and triggers to consider undergrounding of utilities. 5. Horizontal Directional Boring Safety Discussion Considerable discussion was held following presentation by Mr. Schwartz related to safety concerns of members related to horizontal directional boring due to recent explosions in the Cities of St. Paul and Edina. Mr. Schwartz provided a copy of the Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) Rules related to digging and trenching and excavator responsibilities for locating utilities. Mr. Schwartz reviewed the City's procedures related to locating and excavating for utilities by the City, as well as contractors working within the community. Mr. Schwartz reviewed how each utility marked their lines in rights-of--way as well as lateral lines up to the meter or building, but limitations for water and sewer lines marked only to the property line due to those laterals in most communities not owned by the city but the responsibility of the homeowner, with old limited location information available in most communities. However, since 2005, Mr. Schwartz advised that cities were responsible to keep records, even for private lateral lines. Mr. Schwartz reviewed average depths for utilities in MN, and noted that there were unfortunate exceptions, where excavators and contractors were forced to work with the best information available.