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..""" -,~........ I I I Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 1987 Proper reviewed the manner in which the fees would be broken down for residential, small general business, large general business, and public authorities. Proper recommended a franchise fee to only fund the Long Lake Road undergrounding cost; and, when the next applicable project is proposed, staff would come back to council for another agreement. Benke stated it appears that $5 million for a 40-year period of time is over-estimated because several roads (County Road D and Silver Lake Road) were recently redone. If a road is never redone, Benke asked if the utilities would never go underground; Proper said utilities on an unimproved street could be placed underground if council decides to go further with the program. Benke asked if prior councils utilities be undergrounded; stated the ordinance says all specific date. had mandated all new developments's Proper responded affirmatively and utilities will be underground by a Gunderman asked if there were any facts and figures indicating the cost of undergrounding utilities at a time when road reconstruc- tion was not taking place; and asked how much of the $600,000 for undergrounding utilities on Long Lake Road would go to NSP. Proper indicated it would be significantly more expensive to underground utilities when a road was not undergoing reconstruc- tion, although he did not have figures available; and stated the city has to pay NSPas soon as the project is completed in the Fall of 1988; LeFevere indicated there is about $100,000 in inter- est involved. Williams asked if there is any evidence that undergrounded utili- ties are less likely to be interrupted during a storm; Proper sta- ted he had heard comments both ways, but noted underground utili- ties would be protected; Benke stated above ground power lines, when down, are very dangerous. Proper stated the residents on Long Lake Road who currently have aerial service would pay an additional $2.00 per month charge if the service is placed underground. Benke asked for the 1970's councils' rationale for the ordinance; Proper stated their rationale paralleled the rationale of the current council. Gunderman stated telephone lines and cable lines would be buried at no cost to the residents; Proper confirmed. Benke asked City Manager if there had been any discussion by the Suburban Rate Authority on the $2.00 ongoing monthly charge; Sinda indicated he has heard it is a method NSP uses to pay for the de- velopment cost and it a continuous charge to cover the cost of re- placing worn or faulty lines. Page 4