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<br />2/6/2009 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Revisions to Reimbursements to Property Owners <br />The initially proposed ordinance provided for the reimbursement of a property owner for $25.00 <br />of the cost of hiring a licensed plumber to perform an inspection, if the property owner chose not <br />to have the inspection performed by a representative of the City. It was the consensus of the <br />Council, at the December 15 work session, that if a property owner chose to hire a licensed <br />plumber, the property owner should pay the full cost of the plumber. <br /> <br />The initial ordinance also provided for the reimbursement of a property owner for 75% of the <br />cost of removing or correcting an illegal connection, to a maximum of $400.00. The revised <br />ordinance provides for the reimbursement of 50% of the cost to a maximum of$300.00. <br /> <br />Sump Pits <br />At the work session, the Council also questioned whether the New Brighton sump pump <br />ordinance includes a prohibition on sump pits without sump pumps and legal discharge piping. <br />The New Brighton ordinance does not prohibit sump pits, and their inspection program does not <br />appear to flag sump pits without sump pumps. The ordinance proposed for Council adoption <br />includes the prohibition on sump pits, because a sump pump and illegal connection could easily <br />be added to a sump pit at any time. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br />It is recommended that the attached sump pump ordinance be adopted to enable the City to begin <br />a sump pump inspection program. <br /> <br />Council Action Requested <br />A Motion to adopt the attached ordinance amending Chapter 10, Section 1010.10 of the Arden <br />Hills City Code to provide for the inspection of illegal connections to the sanitary sewer system. <br />