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repairs at that time as well. Mr. Culver advised that staff was currently looking into <br /> those situations citywide for further analysis and cost benefit considerations. <br /> Chair Cihacek led discussions regarding the significance of where to line laterals, <br /> and advantages from a cost benefit for extending the life of the entire system, and <br /> projected additional life span for those lined services even if not solving all the <br /> problems. <br /> Mr. Sandstrom noted the significant cost and time savings by the city lining up to <br /> the rights-of-way staying on city property versus getting permission to access <br /> private property, even though repairs in private yards may be less expensive versus <br /> removing curbs and digging up the roadway. <br /> Chair Cihacek stated he remained a proponent for a point of sale inspections policy; <br /> and suggested staff examine ordinance language and potential costs to residents <br /> based on street and permit applications to-date; providing a cost analysis of in- <br /> house inspections versus using outside contractors. Even if the city absorbed the <br /> cost of lining up to the rights-of-way, Chair Cihacek opined it provided the city <br /> improved I & I controls and thereby reduced long-term city costs for its <br /> constituents, and was worth examining. Chair Cihacek further opined that <br /> taxpayers didn't realize how much it cost for I & I overages; and suggested that <br /> would be another excellent education piece. <br /> Even with a proposed cost cap and city liability risk consideration, Member Seigler <br /> asked what advantage it provided him if the city charged him to run a camera down <br /> his sewer pipes and lateral line. <br /> Mr. Sandstrom responded that the City of Golden Valley initially got a lot of <br /> pushback from the community; but in the end noted it proved a selling point for <br /> homes. If using in-house staff time, Mr. Sandstrom advised there would be an <br /> upfront cost to property owners for such an inspection. <br /> Based on the age of a home, Chair Cihacek noted that would determine the possible <br /> risk for failure of a sanitary sewer system. Therefore, Chair Cihacek suggested <br /> writing the ordinance to address those high risk properties as a starting point. Chair <br /> Cihacek opined that part of the value of such an inspection program was that the <br /> city didn't currently have a good sense of the condition of non-city-owned pipes. <br /> Member Seigler reiterated his confusion as to why any city was concerned about <br /> this or wanted to undertake such an inspection program. <br /> Mr. Culver noted both points made by Chair Cihacek and Member Seigler were <br /> reasons to implement a program such as this. Mr. Culver clarified that the <br /> overriding benefit to the city is reduction in I & I, even though the city had been <br /> very proactive to-date in lining its mains and reducing inflow as part of that, even <br /> Page 9 of 17 <br />