2025-11-13 WS & CC Meeting Minutes - Approved

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City of Centerville City Council Work Session & Meeting Minutes November 13, 2024 Motion by Council Member Sweeney, seconded by Council Member Taylor to approve the SCORE Funds Agreement as presented. All in favor. Motion carried. 5. First Reading – Ordinance #XXX, Second Series – 2025 Fee Schedule Administrator Statz stated that a public hearing was held earlier in the meeting with no public comment received. He stated that modifications that had been proposed with this being on the next meeting’s Consent Agenda. 6. Res. #24-0XX – Acknowledging Program Guidelines and Authorizing City Administrator to Apply for & Execute the Agreement for the Private Property Inflow & Infiltration Grant Program through the Metropolitan Council Administrator Statz stated that the grant is for Inflow and Infiltration and our sanitary sewer system which is to be a sealed system in which only sanitary sewer goes into. He explained that years ago, that was not the case where Minneapolis and St. Paul were a combined system where your storm water and wastewater went into the same pipe, and that was purposeful, and the product was not allowed to go into the river, we sent everything to a treatment plant which was good for the river but wildly inefficient due to the ratio of stormwater to wastewater is 10 to 1 if not more with it coming in big surges. He explained that over the years Minneapolis and St. Paul separated their sewers and as the suburbs built out, they were all built to the standard that we are. He stated that we have separated sewers and always have. He also stated that but what happens is as those sewers deteriorate and as people put perhaps illegal connections into the pipe from say a drain tile around their home or their sump pump directly piped into them those items add fresh water/ground water to our sewer system. He reported that a rain event will elevate the amount that is being enter into our system and recently a letter was received stating that the city exceeded the 80% threshold which Met. Council sets during rain events for communities. He stated that that action puts the city in as a qualifier for this grant to attempt to abate some of this improper drainage. He stated that the program is similar to the Smart Irrigation Program/Grant where is it a reimbursement program for citizens to participate in hiring a plumber to fix their drain that goes out from their basement out to the street, or they could have their sewer line televised to see if there are any problems in the line. Some rules or certain areas of town with older housing stock will come back and there is no cost to the city as it is 50% Met. Council and 50% to property owners. Council Member Mosher stated that with a previous home he owned in the city, sump pump inspections were completed but he does not see that happening any longer. Administrator Statz stated that the inspection is completed with the new home permit and the city has not completed inspections in 20+ years of door-to-door sump pump inspections. He did state that it may be something to consider at some point, but it is a major undertaking to get into everyone’s basement and it may be invasive to residents. Council Member Mosher stated that you can drive through town and see streaming of water coming from individual’s sump pumps. Administrator Statz stated that is why staff wants to continue to advocate for back yard drainage funding. He felt that the more that was completed in individuals’ yard to keep them dry there would be less likelihood of people piping the water into the sanitary sewer. Council Member Mosher asked if residents where aware that piping into the sanitary sewer was illegal and City Administrator Statz stated that from time to time we place articles in the newsletter providing public education. Administrator Statz stated that information would be forwarded to property owners regarding the program and language could be contained regarding the proper piping of the sump pump outdoors. Council Member Koski stated that he felt it was education and identifying those that needed assistance. Page 8 of 11