Item 7B, Inflow and Infiltration Update

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1&1 5/8/2008 Page 3 Staff time involved The Public Works Department crew consists of eight full time maintenance employees who are cross trained to work in all areas of the department to include: Sanitary and Storm Sewer, Water, Parks, Streets, and General Facility and Building Maintenance. Work load is generally spread into the following categories: Sanitary/Storm 2.5 FTE Water 1 FTE Parks 2.5 FTE Equipment/repair/misc. 1 FTE Streets 1 FTE Traditionally, we have hired six (6) seasonal part-time workers; they are distributed as follows: Sanitary/Storm 1 Water/Street 1 Parks 4 In order to accelerate the 1&1 study, staff would like authorization to hire a seventh part-time employee for the summer. This additional employee would assist with the televising crew, or be the second person on the manhole inspection crew. It is anticipated that the cost to add an additional seasonal employee for 15 weeks will not exceed $7,200.00. Proposed improvement proiect timelines: Sanitary sewer lining proiects: This will be a joint project with Roseville. Both Cities are currently reviewing their records and videos, identifying candidates for this project, and will coordinate to have areas determined by early June, so the project can be advertised and a contract awarded in July. Manhole rehabilitation proiect: Manhole inspections have been completed for approximately one-third ofthe City, or the area that flows to Met Council meter 059 (Round Lake). Ofthe approximately 300 manholes, some level of repair is needed to about 100. Needed repairs vary from replacing casting rings and installing a chimney seal to regrouting manholes and repairing structural cracks or leaks. In an effort to allow our staff to focus on identifying the source ofI&I, we propose to assemble a manhole rehabilitation project that incorporates all levels of repair. Staff anticipates that this project would be ready to advertise in July; this project will be brought back to council to award the contract. Sump Pump Inspection Program: City Staff has received printed information and had follow up conversations with the Cities of Mounds View, New Brighton, and Little Canada regarding their sump pump programs. All three of these Cities' programs are different; staff from each City has provided us with excellent feedback on what worked well and what did not work well. Our first