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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — NOVEMBER 27, 2023 5 Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said they can replace. Councilmember Holden asked if it had to be 50% or could the city say 25%? City Administrator Perrault said they can clarify that, but the documents say "shall be" 50%. Councilmember Fabel wondered if the award from Met Council would be proportionate to the size of the community. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen thought if the program moved on to future years they might look at applying something like that, but for now as a pilot program they're gathering interest and distributing it equally. Councilmember Fabel asked if they could put a cap on the assessed value of the home that would be eligible for a grant. Mayor Grant thought Met Council may have guidelines. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said it would be up to the City to determine how they want to define the program. He didn't think we would get a large amount of money for the pilot program, so the amount of homes might be less than 10. Mayor Grant thought it might be best to see how much money they get before they start defining the program. Councilmember Holden stated the main thing is to lower the FI. So, if they are a small city but have high I/I they may give you more grant money than a larger city that doesn't have the same conditions. She said there are several homes that share sewer lines, could they create a second line and have it covered, or do they just have to fix the broken one. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said it would depend on how the shared lines are connected. There would have to be coordination between the two property owners and how they'd like to handle it. If they are split at the main there is a way for them to do the lining and cut out the other persons property; the property owner that is pursuing it would have their line lined. There's a way to coordinate it but it would have to be done between the private property owners and the contractor. Councilmember Monson thought they should apply for the program. Mayor Grant felt Met Council just wanted to give the money and staff would do the administrative duties. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said he was hearing Council say was to apply for the program and if there is an equity component after applying to bring that back for discussion of terms. Councilmember Fabel thought they should establish eligibility requirements early on.