1991 Receipts, Disb., Resolutions & Minutes

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City Council Meeting Minutes December 23, 1991 page three The City Attorney will then draw up the an appropriate agreement to be forwarded to ~he City Council at the next appropriate meeting for consideration of final approval for the plan, temporary drain line and/or final approval of the agreement; It appeared that the responsibility of the installation would be the property owners; The City would absorb inspection and staff time costs; The agreement would also address release of liability for the City of Centerville in exchange for approval of the use of the City property (right-of-way), motion carried unanimously. Metrooolitan Waste Control Commission Inflow/Infiltration It was noted that the City Engineer and the Clerk/Administrator attended a meeting by the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission regarding Inflow and Infiltration. It appears that it is possible in the near future that surcharges could be charged to cities with high inflow/infiltration. In addition to surcharges, additional penalties could be denial of Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) extensions. One of the sources of the inflow could be sump pumps from individual property ownersa The Clerk/Administrator advised that it appears that Farmington and Waconia have aggressively pursued disconnection of sump pumps from the City Sewer Systems in the form of monthly surcharges from $75.00 to $100.00 per resident. It was noted that this is not an option being considering by the City Council at this time and that the information was provided as an update. The City Council requested that the City Staff contact Farmington and Waconia to obtain information on the surcharges to individual property owners regarding sump pump disconnection, the dollar amount, the policies, implemention, correction inspection and follow up. Municioal Facilities It was noted that the Building Task Force met on December 18, 1991. At the end of the meeting they were given a tour of Station #2 in Lino Lakes. It was noted that the site plan options will be available at the Task Force's next meeting on January 15, 1992. It was noted that March would an appropriate time frame to begin the process for Rice Creek Water Shed Permit for the building. It was also noted that the building construction could not begin until the Rice Creek Water Shed Permit were obtained.