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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,January 26,2015 <br /> Page 27 <br /> By consensus, there was no objection to staff proceeding with these efforts. <br /> c. Discuss Utility Programs <br /> Mayor Roe advise that he had requested a staff comparison report on sewer back- <br /> up and water freeze-ups to-date along with staff's general impressions and com- <br /> ments. <br /> Mr. Schwartz addressed that data for water freeze-ups and sewer back-ups, as de- <br /> tailed in the RCA dated January 26, 2015. <br /> Discussion included annual and repeat running water credits that were not includ- <br /> ed in this summary; favorable comments received from the public; reductions in <br /> damage claims; and preventative maintenance efforts continuing. <br /> Councilmember Willmus questioned if backflow preventers were required; with <br /> Mr. Schwartz responding that staff recommended them, but to-date was not re- <br /> quiring them. Councilmember Willmus questioned if the City was in a position to <br /> require them when new laterals were installed for residential or commercial prop- <br /> erties, and asked that staff report back to the City Council on that in the near fu- <br /> ture. <br /> At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Schwartz reported on reduced <br /> incidents in areas with relined sewer pipes. In addition to the information re- <br /> quested by Councilmember Willmus, Councilmember McGehee asked that staff <br /> also include information on costs for digging up basement floors to install back- <br /> flow preventers and how that works when the line was cleaned out. <br /> Mayor Roe thanked staff for their report on impacts to the City with this new pol- <br /> icy. <br /> 16. City Manager Future Agenda Review <br /> City Manager Trudgeon briefly reviewed upcoming preliminary meeting agendas <br /> 17. Councilmember-Initiated Items for Future Meetings <br />