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Approving the Establishment of the Como-Eustis Special Sanitary Sewer Availability Connection Charge District. Determining the Como-Eustis Special Sanitary Sewer Availability Connection Charge for Phase 1 and 2 Sewer Capacity Improvements (Ward 4, District 12).
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul (the “City”) is a home rule charter city organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Chapter 76 of the City’s Legislative Code, the City’s sewer utility manager has submitted to the City Council a report with a recommendation (“Report”) that an area of the City known as the Como-Eustis Sanitary District Service Area and described and shown in the attached Exhibits A and B (“Como-Eustis Area”) lacks sufficient sanitary sewer capacity or requires sanitary sewer infrastructure improvements to meet sewer demand caused by development/redevelopment or uses on the parcels of land located within the Como-Eustis Area; and
WHEREAS, to meet the expected demand on the sanitary sewer capacity in the Como-Eustis Area caused by new development or uses, the City intends to improve the sewer capacity or infrastructure (“Improvements”) of the Como-Eustis Area in two phases; Phase 1 Capacity Improvements (“Phase 1 Improvements”) to support imminent and likely development/redevelopment of properties generally located north of Como Ave. east of Eustis St. and west of Grantham St., and Phase 2 Capacity Improvements (“Phase 2 Improvements”) to support unknown future development/redevelopment of properties generally located south of Como Ave. east of Hunting Valley Rd St. and west of Fulham St. as shown in Exhibit A.
WHEREAS, Phase 1 Improvements has been included and approved in the Sewer Utility budget for fiscal year 2026, by corresponding reductions in sewer capital maintenance expenses; and
WHEREAS, the City intends to fund the engineering design, construction, and construction inspection for Phase 1 Improvements, using 2026...
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