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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - February 9, 2009 <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead stated that the intent of this ordinance was to not dump water <br />into the sanitary sewer system and if an illegal connection is found it should be <br />corrected. If a resident is not illegally connected then follow up by the City should <br />not be any different than follow up for other residents. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden stated that she would like to know what other cities have <br />done <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead stated that the City should have regular inspections for all <br />residents. The City should enforce correction for those residents who are illegally <br />connected to the sanitary sewer system and if there is no illegal connection found <br />they should not be subject to additional inspections that other residents are not. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant asked City Administrator Moorse to clarify if the resident <br />who has a dry pit would be responsible for the pump, the piping, and the connection <br />whereas the City would pick up 50% of the costs for those residents that are <br />illegally connected. <br /> <br />City Administrator Moorse stated that this was incorrect. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant stated that all residents needed to be treated the same and <br />the language in section 12 needed to be cleaned up. <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead stated that the example that Arden Hills has is New Brighton, <br />which did not enforce the absence of a pump. He asked if Staff had found other <br />examples from other cities that required the pump and piping be put in place. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Hoag stated that Staff had not found an example of <br />requiring a pump and piping but he would check with other cities and find out what <br />they have done. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant asked if it was code that every house had a pit in it. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Hoag stated that he would check into this and get back to <br />the Council. <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead stated the intent of this discussion was to in some way find <br />illegal connections and correct them with the understanding that this inspection will <br />not identify illegal connections that are external. <br />