ADMNISTRATION - Bob Therres, Public Services Manager/Assistant City Manager
Title
APPROVING UTILITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BLAINE AND CIRCLE PINES UTILITIES TO PROVIDE UTILITY SERVICES TO ELLIES COVE
Background
Recently, the Ellies Cove subdivision was platted along North Road near Centennial High School. The development is a 12-lot in-fill plat with a single cul-de-sac that accesses North Road. When the developer, Mark Olson, of Ellies Cove started to bring utilities to the property he realized he would need to lose one of the 12 lots or incur significant costs to open up North Road to connect to the City of Blaine’s sewer line.
Because of the significant costs the developer looked at the feasibility of connecting the utilities to the City of Circle Pines, which are located on the south side of North Road. It is less expensive to connect to the City of Circle Pines’ utilities than Blaine’s.
Staff has had discussions with Circle Pines and they are willing to provide utilities to this subdivision. The subdivision would still be in the City of Blaine and the taxes would be paid to Blaine. Their water, sewer and natural gas bills would be paid to Circle Pines.
Attached is a Utility Agreement for the Council’s consideration to allow Circle Pines Utilities to provide sewer, water, and gas service to the 12 lots in the Ellies Cove subdivision.
Staff is working on a separate agreement with Circle Pines that addresses how utilities will be billed and paid. That agreement will come before Council in the near future.
Recommendation
By motion, approve the Utility Agreement between the City of Blaine and Circle Pines Utilities to provide for the installation of utility services to Ellies Cove.