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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL-April 13, 2009 5 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Motion to Approve Ordinance No. 2009-005 - An ordinance to provide for the inspection of property to determine illegal connections to the sanitary sewer system, to provide for certain reimbursements to property owners of expenses related to comuliance with connection requirements, and to provide a surcharge for noncompliance with inspection and connection requirements. City Administrator Moorse stated that this was an ordinance that provided for inspection of illegal connections into the sanitary sewer system. This ordinance had been before the Council at the February 9, 2009 meeting and there were two areas which needed additional information. These were the handling of a sump pit without a sump pump and the cost of a sump pump inspection program based on the provisions of the ordinance. The current building code requires all new homes to have a drainage system which generally include a sump pit. There may be homes that have a sump pit but do not need a sump pump. He suggested that since a sump pit without a sump pump does not have an illegal connection to the sanitary sewer system, it was not necessary to take any enforcement action. The language related to sump pits has been deleted from the proposed ordinance. The two main costs of the inspection program are the cost of reimbursing property owners for a portion of the cost f bringing non-compliant connections into compliance, and the cost of the inspections. The total cost of the 2009 inspection program is projected to be approximately $3 1,000 and the 2009 I&I work plan budget includes $50,000 for the sump pump inspection program. MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Mayor Harpstead seconded a motion to Approve Ordinance No. 2009-005 - An ordinance to provide for the inspection of property to determine illegal connections to the sanitary sewer system, to provide for certain reimbursements to property owners of expenses related to compliance with connection requirements, and to provide a surcharge for noncompliance with inspection and connection requirements. MOTION: Mayor Harpstead moved and Councilmember McClung seconded a motion to change Subdivision 10, the first paragraph, the last sentence to read "to a lifetime maximum of$300.00". Councilmember Holden asked if this was in reference to the lifetime of the property or the lifetime of the owner of the property.