08-19-1960VILLf~GE C}F RICHFIELD
Special Meeting
august 19, 1960
After due call and notice the coii~il of the Village of Richfield met in
special session, Friday, August 19, 1960 at 7;00 P.M.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Keldsen.
Presento Anderson, Schultz, Serstock, Shields and Keldseno
Absent: None.
Source of Water for the Vilia~e of Richfield
The attorney cornered provisions of the existing contract between Minnea=
polls and Bloomington with the qualification that he felt that it should not
have a bearing on the policy determined by this council, Points discussed weret
Surplus water; w~.ter on demand basisy indemnificatian and rates.
Anderson brought up the question of priority in case of a dearth of water6
The attorney said this could be covered in the agreemento
Keldsen q~zestioned if Minneapolis could discriminate against Bloomington
in case of a: shortage®®paragraphs 8 and 9 in the agreement covers that,
Shields asked whether it was the intention of Minneapolis to sell more than
surplus water, and if so, would we have ~;o share the cost in the event of eacpan®
sion. The attorney answered that the present agreement covers only the sale of
surplus water. Bloomington°s contract does not obligate them~to enter into costs:
of Minneapolis expansions
Harry Mayeron of Orr~S.chelen, consulting engineering firm, was present.
Keldsen questioned Mayeron as: to the difference in cost of the two sources
of water, his reply being that over the fax st 20 years the costs would work out
to be the scene.
Serstock asked What assurance do we have that 13 wells would be sufficient'?
Mayeron based his assumption on the Hub and Stadium wells; Richfield is on the
edge of the Jordan strata and used Prof. 5chwartz4s information on the geological
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survey of this area. At 100°x100' area is alI that is needed for a we1S and it
could be in a parks Need of two overhead tanl{s for either source of supply for
complete systems
Mayeron stated that one reason fo:r Blooma.ngton's using Minneapolis water is
that the Jordan strata ends at approximately 82nd Ste
Schulte asked whether there is a permit required for drilling deep wells
in this area`T Mayeron answered: A request must be filed with the state conserm
vation departments
Reldsen's questions Is there any basis to the fact that we should permit
ourselves flexibility in case there is a metropolitan syste~r Mayeron stated
that there very like ly will be some sort of metropolitan systems
Mayeron brought out that the system is not designed solely for either Minne~-
apolis water or municipal wells There is an economic point where the choice
would have to be madeo
Shields asked the question of the cost of the main supply of Minneapolis vs.
wells, Reply: The cost for a minimum supply of water would be the same and an
elevated tank would be needed in either instances
Reldsen: If we had three wells,-could we augment the Minneapolis supply`?
Anse Yes, in fact ~.9~oomington's contract permits thise
The central area of the system which is down Nicollet Aves, is where varia~
tion in design of distribution comes in on wells and Minneapolis supplys
The question of requiring people to hookWup and can they continue to use
their private wells was raiseds Mayeron stated that from an engineering standm
point the only thing that was necessary was to avoid an interconnection so t hat
no indiv~.~v~al well water could get into the municipal.systeme He stated that in
St, .Louis Park the residents are permitted to use their individual wells for
sprinklings
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Mayeron stated that a well can be constructed so no contamination can come
in from this well,
Councilman Anderson commended the Citizens ~Nater Fact-Finding Committee for
their work.
Motion by Schultz, seconded by Shields, that the council go on record as
unanimous.~_to the fact that the Village of Richfield needs a central municipal
water supply system.
Motion by Schultz, seconded by Shied s, that the meeting be adjourned.
Edward J. Moline Village Clerk
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APPROVED: Sept. 12, 1960
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"Irving R. el sen, Mayor
0. . an Kre elen, Manager