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..... ,1, The property owner will then be billed for actual and administrative costs. If charges are not paid, staff 25 is to recover costs as specified in Section 407.07B. Costs will be reported to Council following the 26 abatement. 27 However,, the Nellessen's have requested that the City help pay a portion of the repair costs contending 28 the City should have provided them with sewer service by gravity feed when the City main was 29 installed back in the 196(x's,, and/or,, allow them to repay the charges over a five year period. A copy of 3 ('_) their request is attached. 3 'i At the time of this sanitary sewer installation, Mr. Nellessen contacted the Village Engineer with 32 concerns about not having basement sewer drainage. The consulting engineer, Roger Short, Banister 33 Engineering, responded to Mr. Nellessen's concerns with the attached letter dated June 13, 196 1. 34 The letter states that at least 4 homes did not receive full basement drainage. There were also 35 unimproved properties that did not get regular or full service. 36 "The reason for that was that the sewer would have to have been considerably deepened for a long 37 distance for all of these homes,, and this was not considered to be economically feasible under the 3,',i circumstances of the use of the land."' The letter goes on to state that "it has been the previous policy of 39 the Village or Roseville to make a partial or approximately one-half assessment against properties 4�,,:-)� receiving only first floor drain."' 4 'i At the Public Hearing held on October 7, 196 1, Mr. Nellessen objected to the assessment. The 42 resolution amending assessments for sanitary sewer improvement No. 3, show that Mr. Nellessen 43 received a reduction in his assessment amount in consideration for not receiving basement drainage. lrvlr% 44 Mr. Nellessen installed an ejector station to provide his home basement drainarn�-,. 45 City Code dictates that ownership and maintenance of service laterals lie with the property owner. The 46 city maintains the trunk utility lines. The City has only participated in repair of private sewer laterals in 47 cases where the city's contractor had caused damage to the line or in extremely unusual circumstances 4,', where original design considerations did not consider replacement implications on the homeowner. 49 Public Works staff does not feel that either of these circumstances apply in this instance, since in 1961, the City reduced Mr. Nellessen's assessment in consideration of not receiving basement drainage. STAFF RECOMMENDATION 52 Staff recommends that the Council direct Community Development staff to abate the above referenced 53 public nuisance violation located at 411 Owasso Boulevard South and to assess the charges over a five 54 year period at an interest rate determined by the Finance Director. 55 REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION 6 Direct Community Development staff to abate the above referenced public nuisance violation at 411 "7 Owasso Boulevard South by hiring a general contractor to repair or replace the sewage holding tank. 58 The property owner will then be billed for actual and administrative costs. If charges are not paid, staff 59 is to recover costs as specified in Section 4�07.07B, and to assess the charges over a five year period at 64,:,) an interest rate determined by the Finance Director. Costs will be reported to Council following the 6�'i abatement. 0 Prepared by.- Don Munson, Permit Coordinator Attachments.- A.- Map of 411 Owasso Boulevard South Page 2 of 3