09-22-04 WSITEM 3.2
CITY OF OTSEGO-CITY OF ST. MICHAEL
JOINT COUNCIL WORKSHOP
September 22, 2004
R9.11_-Ca11: Otsego City Council: Mayor Larry Fournier,
Councilmembers Jerry Struthers, Dan Scharber, Virginia
Wendel, and Vern Heidner.
City Staff: City Administrator Michael Robertson.
St. Michael City Council: Mayor Wayne Kessler,
Councilmembers Tom Hagerty, Drew Scherber, Cindy Weston, and
Joe Hagerty.
City Staff: City Administrator Bob Derus, Community
Development Director Mark Weigle, City Engineer Steve Bot.
The workshop was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
HIGHWAY 101 IMPROVEMENT LOCAL FINANCING
St. Michael noted their local share of the Highway 101
Improvement was estimated at $300,000. They don't want to
stop the improvement but every spare dollar they can raise is
going into the Highway 241 improvement and Highway 101 is a
low priority for them. Otsego stated that preliminary
indications were that they had more than enough right-of-way
dedicated to make up their local share and if it were allowed
they would be happy to use any extra right-of-way to pick up
St. Michael's share.
NABER INTERCHANGE FINANCING
St. Michael indicated the proposed Naber Avenue Interchange
is estimated to cost up to $15 million dollars. The State
would not be paying any part of the cost. They feel this
interchange will provide some benefit to Otsego and would be
happy with any assistance they could receive. There was
considerable discussion of financing options such as
assessing benefited properties, bonding, MSA funds, ISTEA
funds, and begging the State and Feds for money. St. Michael
thought it would be somewhere between 5-10 years before the
interchange could be built. Otsego agreed to work with St.
Michael on planning issues related to the interchange, and to
look at potential cost sharing arrangements.
LAND USE PLANS IN THE NABER INTERCHANGE AREA
Both cities reviewed their future land use plans for the
Naber Interchange area.
FUTURE SEWER SERVICE AT HIGHWAY 101 & COUNTY ROAD 36
Otsego indicated it was willing to provide sewer to St.
Michael for the west side of the Highway 101 and County Road
36 intersection. There was considerable discussion of how
St. Michael would pay for the sewer. Otsego will have its
City Engineer estimate costs and St. Michael will provide an
estimate of amount of capacity needed.
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Both cities updated each other on projected residential
growth. Otsego indicated that none of the initial growth on
the west side of Otsego would be in the St. Michael -
Albertville School District. St. Michael said they were
working very closely with the St. Michael -Albertville School
District to plan for the growth that was occurring.
Both cities agreed that the meeting was very useful and that
they should meet at least once a year in the future. With no
other business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Aiel i:Rertson
City Administrator