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34 potential relocation to the sites of former shelters; report by staff of four watermain 35 breaks over the last month; and attendance by staff at the recent meeting of the St. Paul 36 Regional Water Services for its external customers. 37 38 Further discussion included the City's utility base rate structure being the envy of other 39 metropolitan communities and intended to provide for future capital improvement 40 program (CIP) planning for infrastructure updates and needs; and a future staff report to 41 the PWETC on how and where tree trimmings end up. 42 43 Specific to PWETC questions related to the City of Roseville's purchase of water from 44 St. Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS), Mr. Culver advised that SPRWS's rate 45 structure would be facing challenges to pay for improvements to their treatment facility 46 and distribution system. Mr. Culver reported that the trend is for less water sales, and 47 without a base rate, not as much may be sold as anticipated. Mr. Culver noted that the 48 SPRWS's intent is to implement a base rate in the future that would theoretically build 49 those treatment costs into it. While Roseville maintained its own infrastructure, that rate 50 change may convolute the rate structure for Roseville; but he did anticipate future rate 51 increases, but hoped they wouldn't be too excessive and i actful for Roseville 52 residents. Mr. Culver noted that Roseville's water rates had not increased this year, while 53 other customers had experienced increases. 54 IL 1b 55 5. Private Sewer Services Lining Options 56 Mr. Culver introduced Paul Pasko, Project Engineer and -Principal at S.E.H., Inc. and his 57 credentials as someone considered in the industry as an experienced expert with lining 58 technologies and practices in the Midwest area. Mr. Culver reported that Mr. Pasko had 59 recently provided a presentation at a recent city engineer's conference based on his 60 experience with watermain linings in the City of Hastings, MN. As a result of that very 61 informative presentation, Mr. Culver advised tha e had invited Mr. Pasko to share that 62 presentation with the PWETC to outline options what other metropolitan 63 communities were doing to respond to this and similar issues. 64 65 Mr. C ver briefly reiterated, for background purposes, previous discussions of the 66 PWETC about ownership of service laterals and the City Council's charge to the 67 commission to recommend if any changes were evident. Mr. Culver reported that the 68 City Council continued to question if there was more the City could do since it was 69 pursuing an aggressive lining program for its aging sewer lines and in conjunction with 70 that address some of those older laterals for which residents were responsible and to 71 better protect those residents. As part of that consideration, Mr. Culver noted the yet -to - 72 be -determined impact of inflow and infiltration (I & I) that the City of Roseville was 73 undertaking as a mandate from the Metropolitan Council. 74 75 Mr. Pasko introduced his associate, Jen Schueman, in the audience, who worked with 76 him on projects throughout Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota in addition to other Midwest 77 areas. 78 Page 2 of 20