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for those residents, and could prove beneficial for all if there was ever a repeat of that type of situation. Mr. Culver provided his initial understanding of the coverage if the city were to endorse this service in Roseville, with a resident able to pay the premium and get coverage within 3 working days. However, Mr. Culver admitted he saw some flaws in the program related to coverage and premiums, with no minimum contract; but if missing one month's premium, you no longer had coverage. Mr. Culver advised that the representative stated they paid 97% of their claims, and the vast majority of the 3% of claims not paid were due to those customers not being current with their premiums. Mr. Culver noted there was apparently an option for annual payment of premiums. However, Mr. Culver clarified for the benefit of the public that the City is not currently endorsing this option, and only researching it as a potentially interesting option that may be available. Acting Chair Wozniak opined that he found it an interesting proposal that he had not been aware of before. However, on the surface, Member Wozniak further opined that it didn't seem like a good business plan for this firm, and admitted that he had a number of questions to ask of the representative when they attend the PWETC meeting. Member Wozniak noted that this coverage didn't apparently provide for lateral problems that may affect service on an intermittent basis and only paid if a failure occurred. Mr. Culver noted that, apparently if you have a backup or clog consisting of roots, the firm would pay for cleaning out those roots, but clarified the firm was not offering coverage for preventative maintenance (e.g. lining services), which may cause repeat problems in the future. While not being proactive about lining services, Mr. Culver advised that the only time the firm would make a physical repair was if a structural issue was found with the line. Since most residents aren't aware of the condition of their service lines, Mr. Culver opined that, like any other insurance program, the intent was to get as many subscribers as possible for the offered coverage. While recognizing that PW ETC Member Cihacek has been strongly advocating that the city change its policy and require clean -outs at the property line for sanitary sewer lines, from the city's perspective, Mr. Culver said that the city would most likely not agree or staff recommend that this be done. Mr. Culver advised that on average the typical clean-out cost is $1,000; and that staff would most likely recommend and advocate that ownership be limited to service lines for sanitary sewer lines, even if requiring clean outs due to long-term clean-out scenarios for most properties in Roseville. To clarify, Acting Chair Wozniak stated that staff wouldn't recommend that the city change its current approach with the lateral owned by the property owner up to the line, even if clean-out is required, just due to the time lag. Page 7 of 13