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the map and pattern of freeze-ups was that the contractor for that area had installed the lines too shallow. Mr. Culver expressed his hesitation in making that assumption without further investigation, even though some road projects were lowered and thereby reduced the depth. Mr. Culver confirmed that the freeze-ups were occurring under roadways, driveways or other paved surfaces; and during this episode, were happening on the long end when the water main installation was located on the other side of the road and frost going deeper given this year's ongoing cold weather. Mr. Culver noted that water mains generally were installed 10' deep, and sometimes lower and sometimes not that depth based on a variety of reasons; and further noted that it was difficult to install the service line deeper than the main, depending if the home was lower or higher than the roadway. Mr. Culver opined that there were a number of contributing factors for shallower services at a particular point along that run beyond simply assigning blame to negligence in the initial installation. Beyond those issues, Chair Vanderwall suggested the discussion should be more general in nature to consider whether there was something fair to be done to address these unusual circumstances. Chair Vanderwall suggested that the City Attorney may want to provide his thoughts on potential liabilities as part of this discussion and how the City can strategize against future issues possibly as part of future road construction projects. Chair Vanderwall suggested that information from the League of Minnesota Cities may also be helpful as part of that discussion. • Asset management update Chair Vanderwall requested an update from staff on the status of the asset management data, whether fully implemented or the percentage completed to- date. Mr. Culver noted his favorable impressions with the work done to-date in Roseville and how extensive its use was for time tracking different tasks. Mr. Culver noted the many opportunities remaining as individual assets came on line and expanding the tracking and data collection available with that software system. • Staff Reflections on the 2013/2014 Snow Management Process Chair Vanderwall suggested that staff may wish to provide their comments and reflections on this past winter and advise the PWETC of lessons learned for future application (e.g. ice-control storage and material availability; staffing and financial resource issues, etc.). Mr. Culver suggested that snow control and trail maintenance be included in that discussion as well. Mr. Culver advised that, when the City ordered salt through the state contract, they were contractually obligated to take delivery Page 12 of 13