2016-10-25_PWETC_AgendaPacket - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

OR 537 Member Thurnau noted a property owner could choose to line the laterals 538 separately without the city mandating it. 539 540 Mr. Culver noted some cities did that, but other cities required the point of sale 541 inspection prior to transferring ownership. 542 543 If the city chose to go down this path, Member Heimerl cautioned whether this was 544 the first point of sale inspection to delve into or if this was a big enough issue that 545 required city code changes or a new ordinance. 546 547 Chair Cihacek noted repairs could be expensive for homeowners, potentially 548 upwards of $10,000, versus other issues such as requiring smoke detectors, carbon 549 monoxide detectors, in comparison to a home's market value. 550 551 Member Heimerl argued it could be considered no different than a buyer purchasing 552 a home and finding the central air going out shortly thereafter. Member Heimerl 553 stated he would not be in favor of such a mandated inspection; and suggested it was 554 all part of home ownership, and should not add to the cost for the cityadminister 555 such a program and/or additional staff inspection time. Member Hei erl stated he 556 could not support such a point of sale inspection program. 557 558 Member Seigle oncurred with Member Heimerl. 559 560 Member Th au stated he didn't support an ordinance at this time, but suggested 561 pursuing an infrastructure education point at point of sale for buyers/sellers in 562 understanding th infrastructure of their homes. 563wk 564rthecity eimerl opined this was no different than leakages or mold issues; with 565 rhaps performing outside h inspections and/or cameras sent through 566 ns; but he was not in favor of the city going overboard on the issue that 567 may prove not that problem 568 1; 569 Mr. Culver clarified that he was hearing the PWETC was also not interested in the 570 city doing a blanket or system -wide lining of a portion of laterals. 571 572 The consensul of the PWETC was that they were not interested as noted by Mr. 573 Culver; with Chair Cihacek applying the caveat that there was no interest unless it 574 became a huge crisis. 575 576 At the request of Member Wozniak, Mr. Culver stated the city lined approximately 577 7 miles of pipe annually; with over 80 miles of pipe citywide not yet lined, having 578 addressed less than half the system to -date; with plans to line the entire system over 579 the next 10 to 12 years. Mr. Culver clarified this didn't involve the newer pipes of 580 PVC material, and advised that staff identified the older segments or areas of most 581 concern, and ongoing inspections and responses as needed. Page 13 of 17