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34 35 4. Communication Items 36 City Engineer Jesse Freihammer and Public Works Director Culver provided 37 additional comments and a brief review and update on projects and maintenance 38 activities listed in the staff report dated January 26, 2016. 39 40 Discussion included whether or not this year's water main breaks were 41 comparable to other years; tax increment financing (TIF) bonding and funding for 42 various upcoming projects in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area; and an update 43 on the Dale Street Fire Station transfer to a priv?dthat loper for demolition and 44 new housing project. 45 45 At the request of the PWETC, Mr. Culver r IIIIII II budget/financial rollovers 47 in the Public Works Budget still pending until finalized for year-end 2015, with 48 estimates by Finance Director Miller an estimated excess of $150,000 in the 49 General Fund and the intent of the City Council to apply that excess to the Capital 50 Improvement Program (CIP). Mr. Culver further reported that the Public Works 51 Department would be updating their recommendations on capital fund uses and 52 possible sidewalk/pathwtth ments and extensions as part of that additional CIP 53 funding. 11 54 55 Mr. Culver reported thatityit had heathe same presentation as the 56 PWETC from Utility Service Partners in January, and while interested in pursuing 57 an agreement, they had questions and asked staff to perform further research from 58 current subscribing cities and gather additional data. Mr. Culver advised that the 59 next discussion at the City Council level was scheduled for February 22. As part 60 of that previous City Council discussion, Mr. Culver reported that 61 Councilmember McGehee asked the Utility Service Partners representative, Ms. 62 Ashley Shiwarski, if their firm would consider as part of their service warranty 63 program the installation of backflopreventers if continuing problems were 64 evidenced. Ms. Shiwarski advised that their firm did not do so at this time, but 65 offered to bring it to her supers, and subsequently their firm has agreed to offer 66 that as part of Roseville's Sub fiber Agreement, should it proceed. 67 68 Mr. Culver further reported that Councilmember McGehee continues her interest 69 in providing lining for private service laterals for residents parallel to the City 70 doing lining of mains. Mr. Culver noted the challenges in offering that, 71 essentially requiring the contractor to perform work on two different lines and 72 their respective size differentials; and their requirement for a minimum number of 73 interested residents in order to minimize their mobilization costs and make it cost - 74 effective for them to perform that more specialized work. Mr. Culver noted that 75 the City would also need to commit and possibly assess residents for that work or 76 add it to sanitary sewer base rates. Mr. Culver advised that this issue would also 77 return for additional discussion at the City Council in February. 78 Page 2 of 20