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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — JULY 17, 2023 8 LJFD Capital Items are the City's share of the fire department budget. Lift Stations #5 and #2 costs will come out of the Sewer Fund. Discussion ensued regarding past and future lift station repairs and Sewer Fund expenses. Finance Director Bauman continued with the Sewer Lining/Rehab project that was moved to 2024 because that is when I&I will be available again to help cover part of the cost of that project. The 2024 PMP will be covered by PIR Fund, Utilities and assessments. The south water tower maintenance is covered by the Water Fund. Councilmember Holden asked about water tower security. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said he was anticipating bringing that forward to a future meeting. Finance Director Bauman said Water Meter Replacement is being proposed over two years, 2024 and 2025. That project can be re-evaluated as it gets closer. Trunk Water Main Improvements to upgrade the Roseville water main to support future TCAAP development will hopefully be paid back through WAC charges from the TCAAP site. MN-51 Water and Sewer Crossings project will be over two years, 2024 and 2026 and money will come from the Water and Sewer Funds. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen explained the first year would be a feasibility study to see the actual needs and the amount in the budget is assuming all of the crossings would need to be replaced or rehabilitated. Mayor Grant asked if the WAC charges from the Thumb parcel at TCAAP would be able to cover the expense of upgrading the Roseville water main. City Administrator Perrault said WAC is estimated for the whole TCAAP property but he can check on how many they can expect for that area. Finance Director Bauman said they could take questions on the 2024 Equipment purchases list. Councilmember Holden asked why the Ford Escape needed to be replaced. Public Works Superintendent Frid said there was some corrosion but if the Building Department was OK with it he had no problem waiting to replace it. He explained the equipment replacement guidelines and cycles. Mayor Grant said they have essentially doubled the CIP budget for equipment. He asked what they would do on the Equipment Replacement list if they were told to maintain the previous budget amount from 2023-2027. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said the biggest difference between the years is they have a Fleet Management Lead so there is someone dedicated to looking at every piece of equipment and organizing it on a spreadsheet, so they have something they didn't have last year.