85-048
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RESOLUTION NO. 48-85
WHEREAS, on September 10, 1984, the City Council adopted
Resolution No. 60-84 concerning a policy for dealing with municipal
water service in the City of Shorewood; and
WHEREAS, such resolution conditioned the providing of water
by the City upon several factors, including a demand for municipal
water by the citizens and an economical basis for the provision of
such service; and
WHEREAS, the southeast portion of the City of Shorewood,
consisting of an area bounded by Vine Hill Road on the east,
Christmas Lake/Christmas Lake Point on the west, State Trunk Highway
No. 7 on the north, and the City limits on the south, is currently
under development and includes such projects as Trivesco/Waterford,
Covington Vine Ridge, Near Mountain, Silver Ridge and the Johnson
Lots; and
WHEREAS, such projects have made demand upon the City of
.Shorewood for municipal water service and have also made application
to the City of Minnetonka for water service; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Minnetonka has indicated it is in a
position to provide such water service to those areas currently under
development in the City of Shorewood providing such areas become
detached from the City of Shorewood and become annexed to the City of
Minnetonka; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota legislature in 1985 amended the
detachment and annexation statute, M.S. 414.061, to permit property
owners to initiate such detachment and annexation proceedings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that it is in the best
interests of the City of Shorewood to retain the southeast portion of
the City which is presently under development within the corporate
limits of the City of Shorewoodi and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that based upon the
Feasibility Report for the Southeast Area Trunk Water Facility, dated
August 13, 1984, prepared by the City Engineer, the City of Shorewood
can provide a municipal water service to the southeast area on an
economical basis by means of a Trunk Water Supply and Storage
Facility.
. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Shorewood:
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1. That Staff be and hereby is authorized to work on all
necessary procedures incidental to the installation and construction
of a Municipal Trunk Water Supply and Storage Facility to provide
water to the southeast portion of the City of Shorewood, consisting
of an area bounded by Vine Hill Road on the east, Christmas
Lake/Christmas Lake Point on the west, State Trunk Highway No. 7 on
the north, and the City limits on the south.
2. That negotiations be commenced immediately with the City
of Minnetonka to reach an agreement whereby the City of Minnetonka
will temporarily furnish water to the City of Shorewood on a
contractual basis for a period to be limited to such time as is
reasonably required for the City of Shorewood to complete the
installation and construction of said Municipal Trunk Water Supply
and Storage Facility, which period shall in no event exceed four
years, and which shall terminate automatically upon reaching a total
of 90 residential connections.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this action is being taken by
the City Council as a result of certain conditions which it perceives
to exist in the southeast portion of the City within the boundaries
described above, and the policy set forth herein is not to be
construed to include or apply to portions of the City not included
. within such boundaries.
Dated this 8th day of
July
, 1985.
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