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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 22, 2015 Page 9 Mayor Roe clarified that the main issue involved the choice to leave lateral own- ership as is with property owners responsible for anything up to the main and in- cluding the laterals; or to change that defined ownership to something else. Councilmember Willmus agreed with those choices; stated he was not going to di- rect the PWETC one way or the other, as he wanted to review their discussion and subsequent recommendations. Councilmember McGehee stated she saw it as a multi-faceted issue and used the example of residents able to negotiate with a contractor performing work for the City to have their private driveways replaced. Based on her past research of other metropolitan communities as part of her work with the League of Minnesota Cit- ies, Councilmember McGehee agreed with Councilmember Willmus that the PWETC provide options. Councilmember McGehee expressed confidence in the PWETC performing their typical thorough research and coming forward with a well-thought out recommendation or recommendations. Councilmember Laliberte noted the variables with certain situations treated dif- ferently in Roseville, based on the jurisdictional ownership of the road, as well as which side of the road on which the main was located. Councilmember Laliberte suggested a comparison with other communities of the same or similar age to Ro- seville, and comparison of their policies compared to that currently in Roseville. Councilmember Laliberte noted, when the HRA had recently met with the City Council, the availability of loan funds, and questioned if assistance to property owners may be considered as part of one of their loan programs. Member Cihacek suggested the PWETC also look at other circumstances beyond ownership, including bid format, financial impacts, unfunded liability issues, op- tions and other considerations that would prove productive and forward thinking in an effort to provide the best guidance for the City Council,. Mayor Roe opined that a key part along with those other considerations would be the educational component, since most residents were unaware of the ownership of those connections until they developed a problem, at which time they became intimately aware of them. Mayor Roe opined that, if upfront education can be provided, the better for all. Councilmember Laliberte concurred with Mayor Roe, opining that preventative measures were an important component to alert homeowners. Councilmember McGehee concurred, noting the educational efforts provided in the past by the City related to backflow preventers for sewer lines. As an addi- tional part of the educational efforts for this issue, Councilmember McGehee not- ed the disparity among homeowners in the City and lack of awareness as to the location of mains on one side of the street or the other. Councilmember McGehee