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