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egular Ci ®neil eeti M®nday, ay 21, 2007 Page 22 c. Contract Proposal -Authorize Staff to Contract with ~onestroo for an Infiltration and Inflow Study City Engineer Debra Bloom and Public Works Director Duane Schwartz reviewed the staff report dated May 21, 2007, seeking Council support for approving a proposal for an Infiltration and In- flow Study for the City's sanitary sewer system, and implications to Metropolitan Council Environmental Services {CES} billings for ex- cessive flow. Ms. Bloom reviewed the infiltration and inflow definitions; the new MCES metering Plan; scope of the study; data gathering and evalua- tion; development of a metering program to isolate flows; and identi- fying sources of Infiltration. Ms. Bloom noted that four of the firms contacted had responded to the City's request for proposals. ~1ecZ?cci~r~ in~l~i~led types of inf~ltral-~nn pract,ces and violations of sanitary sewer use versus storm sewer use and environmental impacts; anticipated cost for a study; sump pump hook-ups; impacts on the sys- tem; potential problem areas; and educational efforts by staff to the public regarding infiltration issues. Pust moved, Ihlan seconded, to authorize the City to contract with Bonestroo to complete the Infiltration and Inflow Study, as per the terms outlined in the staff report dated May 21, 2007, on a direct cost basis, to be funded by City Sanitary Sewer Funds budgeted for inflow and infiltration reductions; with findings brought to the City Council for "next step" considerations once the Study has been completed and received. Mayor Klausing spoke in support of the motion, expressing interest in the report for its educational value. Roll Call Ayes: Roe; Kough; Ihlan; Pust and Klausing. Nays: None. d. Agreement -Consider an Agreement with Geo-Xergy for $14,300 to Conduct a Feasibility Study of Energy Sources for the Skating Center