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Page 2 replaced, Presbyterian Homes shall pay to the City the cost of the replacement Chopper Pump within 30 days of being notified thereof by the City. Presbyterian Homes agrees to implement a program that will educate its employees and residents about the adverse effects of discharging objectionable materials, including, but not limited to, cloth, rags, or similar materials into the municipal sanitary sewer system. Presbyterian Homes shall also cooperate with the City regarding the monitoring of the discharge of objectionable materials into the municipal sanitary sewer system, the monitoring of the chopper pump operations, and the determination of an optimal, long term solution. The cost to repair the chopper pumps is $12,000 each. The cost to replace the chopper pumps is $18,700 each. Based on the agreement, the City could require Presbyterian Homes to pay for the cost of replacement, which would be $37,400. Because the chopper pumps have been shown to be an inadequate solution, and because the cost of replacement is very high, the recommended action is to replace the chopper pumps with regular 10 HP pumps (cost of $18,000 for both), and install an in-line grinder (cost of grinder is $27,000) to pre-process the Presbyterian Homes material before it gets to the City’s lift station. Per City Ordinance 10-33 Subdivision 4, which states: Objectionable Material. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or cause to be discharged, or for any property owner to allow the discharge of, any objectionable material, including, but not limited to, cloth, rags or similar materials, into the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System. In those cases where it can be determined that the objectionable materials are being discharged into the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System from a private sanitary sewer line, the City’s Plumbing Inspector shall notify the property owner to either discontinue or cause to be discontinued the practice of discharging objectionable materials into the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System or, in the alternative, at the property owner’s sole expense and cost, the property owner shall install and maintain traps, grinders, and/or interceptors within that portion of the private sanitary sewer line which connects to the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System. The notice shall be sent by certified mail. If the property owner fails to discontinue or cause to be discontinued the practice of discharging objectionable materials into the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System or fails to install and maintain traps, grinders and/or interceptors, the City may assess the costs incurred by the City for excessive maintenance or repairs to the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System, and may pursue other legal or equitable remedies against the property owner. It is the City Attorney’s opinion that Presbyterian homes would be responsible for the costs related to the installation of an inline grinder, and the City may initiate a project and assess it to the property owner.