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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — September 16, 2019 4 Councilmember Holden wondered if they could ask a homeowner to let the City take the pump out from their property. Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom said the force main comes out of a wall that the pump is connected to, and the panel sits on top of the retaining wall. Councilmember McClung felt being as the City is a property owner on the lake we should pay for a portion of the improvements that benefit our property. Finance Director Bauman said the city can't tax themselves, so it would be like a street assessment and the City's cost would be built into the costs the City is putting into the project. Councilmember McClung said he would support an amount percentage equivalent to the amount of property the City owns. Councilmember Holmes felt because the retaining wall is on City property but the residents at large can't use the lake, the City should pay a small percentage of the cost of the retaining wall. Mayor Grant said we would have to determine if the City is part of the taxing district. Councilmember McClung said he is willing to pay an amount based on the percentage of land the City owns on the lake, not the full amount of the retaining wall or the pump. Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom noted that oftentimes there is a cost sharing arrangement because the City and people not adjacent to the lake have created development that has increased runoff to the lake thus increasing the water level of the lake. The District could pose the argument that is a contributing factor so the City should pay a share of the cost. Councilmember McClung felt the majority of the cost should be born by the members of the District. Mayor Grant asked if the control panel was bad enough to need replacement. Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom responded that the newer modern pumps need new controls and the wire from the cabinet to the pump needs to be replaced. The shell of the cabinet is beat up but doesn't necessarily need to be replaced. Replacing the controls would be done when the new pump is installed. He estimated the pump could be up and running for a year before the retaining wall would need to be replaced. If there were another place to put the float in and they removed the pump and retaining wall, slope stabilization would need to be installed. Councilmember Holden noted that Council agreed the Karth Lake Improvement District should be asked if someone would give the City an easement to put the pump in and out of the lake. Councilmember Holmes felt that a 50/50 split on cost would be more equitable because of the runoff going into the lake.