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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - APRIL 9, 2001 6 . Councilmember Rem asked if there are subsections in the fund. She questioned what the difference is between option two and three. Mr. Post responded three is a split between the Land and Municipal Buildings Capital fund and the General Fund. Councilmember Rem asked if the funds are held for specific items. Mr. Post responded it is placed in the fund for the general capital purposes of municipal land and buildings. Councilmember Grant asked if they could choose not to move it and later in mid-summer decide to move it. Mr. Post responded that is an option. Mayor Probst stated the issue is about what the year-end audit would look like. He noted that historically they have rolled any General Fund operating surplus to a capital fund. Councilmember Grant asked that if once the money goes into Land and Municipal Buildings Capital Fund do they ever roll it out again. Mr. Post responded he is not aware of any such past transactions. Mayor Probst asked if they need more discussion or were comfortable with it going to the capital fund. Councilmember Grant stated he is in favor of leaving it in the General Fund. . Councilmember Aplikowski stated it seems more discussion is warranted. She suggested it be a ten-minute item on the work session agenda. COUNCIL COMMENTS A. Sump Pump Letter Councilmember Grant stated he had spoken to a resident that had received a certified letter stating his sump pump was in violation of code based on an inspection performed last year. He noted the letter indicated this had to be corrected by August 1, or a $100 per month surcharge would be charged. He asked why this letter was not reviewed and why the Council was not made aware of this. Mr. Lynch stated they did bring forward the concern that there was a gap of people they were not sure had complied with the sump pump regulations. He noted that at that time they estimated the number to be about 50 people. He added they talked about the surcharge and had authorized staff to notify those people if no inspection was done. He stated that list grew to more than 50 people. He noted the contractor did not give the city good information on a pass or fail of the sump pumps. He added that they have been contacted by over 100 people that either have no sump pump or had the test and passed. He stated they included all those whom they did not have adequate records on. He noted staff is doing follow up to verify that. . Councilmember Grant stated the Council authorized and reviewed a letter regarding the radio meter installs. He noted he did not recollect the City Council authorizing a letter relative to