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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~~HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />Agenda Item 8B <br /> <br />November 6, 2002 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Joe Lynch, City Administrator -rL <br /> <br />Thomas J. Moore, Director of Operations & Maintenance I ~. ~ <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Replacement of the Three Water Meters that Monitor the Water <br />Flow from the City of Roseville to the City of Arden Hills <br /> <br />Backl!round <br />Staff recently received a phone call from Mr. Dan Hansen, Utility Maintenance Supervisor for <br />the City of Roseville, informing us that one of three water meters that monitor the water sent <br />from the City of Roseville to the City of Arden Hills was broken. The three meter pits are <br />located at: <br /> <br />. County Road D & Cleveland Avenue <br />· County Road D & Fairview Avenue/Lake Johanna Boulevard <br />· Hamline Avenue & Hamline Avenue (south of Lift Station #8, in the Ingerson <br />neighborhood) <br /> <br />He indicated that the broken meter was 31 years old and it could not be repaired. Mr. Hansen <br />further indicated that the other two meters were of the same vintage and were showing signs of <br />failing. The City of Roseville can not accurately read the amount of water they are sending us, <br />thus they are estimating the amount, and billing us accordingly. <br /> <br />The 1968 Water Contract <br />A Contract for water service between the Village of Rose vi lie and the Village of Arden Hills was <br />made and entered into on June 14, 1968. Section VIII, Capital Costs, states that all additional <br />capital costs incurred in Roseville or Arden Hills by reason of service to Arden Hills shall be <br />borne by Arden Hills. <br /> <br />Equipment and Installation <br />City Staff and City of Roseville Staff agree that all three meters should be replaced at this time. <br />There will be an economy of savings if all three meters are purchased and installed at the same <br />time. hI addition, the other two working meters are of the samc vintage as the one that failed and <br />they both are showing signs of failing.; Both City Staffs looked at and accepted bids from three <br />different meter vendors. The low bidder was Mid America Meter, Inc. of Minneapolis. The new <br />