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e e . City Council Work Session Meeting February 21,2006 6 Mayor Aplikowski said that the developer deserves a second chance to purchase and develop the property. City Administrator Wolfe asked the City Council if they were still comfortable with the office condominium concept. City Council agreed to considcr proposals for an office condo project at 1450 West Highway 96. Mayor Aplikowski requested that future comments and concerns be addressed by the Royal Oaks Company at a future meeting. elF Discussion City Administrator Michelle Wolfe provided the City Council with an overview of the 2006- 2010 CIP discussion. She noted that this is a very complex issue for City staff to address. The memo included in the work session packet outlined a number of different scenarios for the City Council to consider, Members of the City Council were asked to address the status of the sanitary sewer fund, possibility of purchasing a SCADA system, and concerns about the Inflow and Infiltration (III) problems in the City, The CIP items for 2006 were approved as part of the budgeting process. City staff is seeking guidance from the City Council regarding fund balances and prioritizing future improvement projects, City Administrator Wolfe also noted that state aid funding is available, but the City did utilize MSA dollars for the Lexington Avenue and Red FoxlGrey Fox PMP project. If the City utilizes MSA dollars for the proposed Snelling Avenue PMP project the City may have to borrow ahead from the State of Minnesota to pay for futurc construction costs, depending on other project decisions, Or, the Snelling Avenue project may need to be delayed. Sanitary Sewer Fund- If the proposed lift station project was eliminated from the 2006 CIP budget, the fund balance would be about $900,000 at the end of 2009. If the City Council decides to construct the lift stations, the fund balance would drop to $500,000. While it is difficult to acquire parts for the older lift stations, the Operations and Maintenance Department feels that the current lift stations can be maintained and operational for the next few years, With the newly identified inflow and infiltration issues for the sanitary sewer system, staffrecommends that Council reject the bids for the 2006 lift station project. SCADA Svstem- The City of Roseville is currently in the process of meeting with vendors to explore the options of upgrading their sanitary sewer system with a SCADA system. As has been discussed in the past, Roseville and Arden Hills may be able to jointly purchase the SCADA system, The joint purchase could result in some cost savings and benefits for both communities, City staff is currently reviewing the liability concerns to the City in regards to lift station failure.