05-39RESOLUTION NO. 2005--�2
CITY OF OTSEGO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION STATING THE POLICY OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO AS TO
EXPANSION OF THE PLANNED RIVERWOOD NATIONAL WASTE WATER
TREATMENT PLANT AND EXTENTION OF SERVICE TO LANDS BEYOND
RIVERWOOD NATIONAL.
WHEREAS, the City Council approved a PUD Development Stage Plan
and Preliminary Plat for Riverwood National on 8 July 2002; and,
WHEREAS, these approvals allowed for approval of a final plat on 22
September 2003 for development of 157 single family dwellings and an 18 hole
golf course and ancillary facilities within Riverwood National; and,
WHEREAS, these approvals provide for the allowed uses within
Riverwood National to have sanitary sewer service by a wastewater treatment
plant to be constructed by the project developer;
WHEREAS, the design of the Riverwood wastewater treatment plant is
approved by the City Council to provide capacity only as required for the project
and is subject to approval by the City Engineer; and,
WHEREAS, upon construction of the Riverwood National wastewater
treatment plant and establishment of operations, said facility is to be dedicated to
the City for long-term ownership, operation and maintenance; and,
WHEREAS, the project developer has yet to begin construction of the
proposed Riverwood National wastewater treatment plant to provide service to
the development; and,
WHEREAS, the City has adopted a Comprehensive Plan that includes a
staging plan for expansion of sanitary sewer service and extension of sanitary
sewer to lands adjacent to or in proximity of Riverwood National would be
inconsistent with these plans and would negatively impact the City's service
capabilities; and,
WHEREAS, the lands adjacent to or in proximity of Riverwood National
would be anticipated to be provided sanitary sewer service from the City's
established West wastewater treatment plant and the operation and maintenance
of two wastewater treatment plants where one facility is adequate is inherently
inefficient; and,
WHEREAS, the City cannot collect additional fees or assess charges to
existing users of the Riverwood National wastewater treatment system for
construction of capacity at the West wastewater treatment plant at such time as
the Riverwood National wastewater treatment system is integrated with the West
wastewater treatment system; and,
WHEREAS, the expansion of the Riverwood National wastewater
treatment plant and its collection system to service additional users beyond
Riverwood National increases the future costs to the City to integrate the
Riverwood National wastewater treatment system with the West wastewater
treatment System; and,
WHEREAS, the City has received numerous informal inquiries as to the
potential to expand the capacity of the Riverwood National wastewater treatment
plant and its collection system to provide service beyond the Riverwood National
project; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council is to definitively memorialize its policy and
intent regarding the potential expansion of the capacity of the Riverwood National
wastewater treatment plant and its collection system to provide service beyond
the project by this resolution.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Otsego that:
1. At such time as the City's established West wastewater treatment plant
and collection system are expanded to include Riverwood National in
accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, the Riverwood National
collection system is anticipated to be connected to the West wastewater
treatment system and the Riverwood National wastewater treatment plant
decommissioned; and,
2. Expansion of the capacity of the Riverwood National wastewater treatment
plant and its collection system to provide service beyond the boundaries of
the Riverwood National development approved on 8 July 2002 by this
resolution shall be allowed ONLY under the following conditions:
a. Extension of sanitary sewer service mandated by public health
safety concerns related to failed or failing on-site sewage treatment
systems servicing existing developed parcels.
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b. By petition of owners of existing developed properties served by
existing on-site sewage treatment systems.
C. Benefiting property owners shall assume all of the improvement
and service costs.
ADOPTED by the Otsego City Council this 25TH day of July, 2005.
CITY OF OTSEGO
ATTES
J d Hud o , Zoning A minis rator/City Clerk
Aye/Nay:
Fournier:
Heidner:
Scharber:
Stockcamp:
Thorstad:
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�urnier, Mayor