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Page 3 of 10 <br />78These implemented actions totaled an ongoing annual increased capital funding for Vehicles, <br />79Equipment, and Facilities of $800,000, creating a sustainable funding mechanism for at least the <br />80next 20 years. Approximately 40% of the increased funding came from permanent operating <br />81spending cuts and 32% from increased property taxes (the rest was from re-purposing of existing <br />82levy funding. <br />83 <br />84 <br />85Utility Needs. <br />86 <br />87Background. The fee-supported Utilities in the City with significant un-funded capital needs are <br />88the Water Utility, the Sanitary Sewer Utility, and the Stormwater Uitility. These utilities all <br />89consist largely of underground piping systems that were installed over a period from the 1940’s <br />90to the 1970’s as the City developed. In addition, the Water Uitilty includes the City’s water <br />91tower, and the Stormwater Utility includes a number of City-maintained stormwater management <br />92ponds. This capital infrastructure is provided by the City to deliver safe drinking water to the <br />93homes and businesses in the City, to take away sanitary sewer wastewater to the Metropolitan <br />94Council’s sewer system and treatment facility for safe treatment, and to safely collect stormwater <br />95run-off, treat it, and deliver it to the environment via the streams, lakes, and other waterways of <br />96the area. <br />97 <br />98Much of the piping in these systems is approaching 50-60 years of age, and was made of <br />99materials that have been found to not last much longer than that, if even that long. The cast iron <br />100of the water mains is brittle and subject to leaking and breaks as the result of ground shifting, <br />101tree roots, etc. The clay tile of the sanitary sewer lines is similarly subject to leaks and breaking. <br />102Since the City pays St. Paul for drinking water, each leak or break in a line costs the City’s <br />103residents and businesses in higher rates to account for that un-used water we purchase. Leaks of <br />104raw sewage into the ground pose a danger to the environment. <br />105 <br />106In an effort to keep current and future costs down, the City is using new materials and <br />107technologies to replace or repair existing water and sewer mains. Where City streets are being <br />108completely replaced, the water and sewer lines are being replaced (as needed) with more durable <br />109materials. Where streets are not programmed for replacement for many years, the City is using <br />110re-lining technology that puts a new plastic pipe inside the existing pipe, and does not require <br />111excavation of the street. <br />112 <br />113The capital infrastructure funding gap over the next 20 years in these Utility funds was about $47 <br />114million out of total projected costs of $65 million in 2011. In other words, 72% of the projected <br />115costs were then un-funded. <br />116 <br />117Recommendation. The subcommittee recommended, and the City Council implemented, a long- <br />118term solution for funding the significant capital replacement needs of these Utilities that was <br />119based on additional revenues. <br />120 <br /> <br />
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