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Member Cihacek moved, Member Lenz seconded, recommending to the City Council that they pursue a potential agreement for this warranty opportunity with Utility Service Partners. At the request of Member Seigler, Mr. Culver reported that he saw many positives for this warranty program and the only staff concern or negative he was aware of to-date was removing any incentive for residents to think long-term and consider proactive maintenance of their system. Mr. Culver opined that any resident subscribing to this warranty program would see no need to spend money on their line to protect against any current or future problems (e.g. root invasion). Chair Stenlund concurred, noting that lack of interest would also be evident when a street construction project in area provided a good opportunity for that proactive maintenance or line replacement. Mr. Stenlund advised that participation in this program would come into play with the City’s I & I issues and requirements of the city by the Metropolitan Council to respond to and reduce that sanitary infiltration and inflow. If residents were not incented to be proactive in lining their sanitary lines, those cracked lines would continue to seep into the groundwater. However, Mr. Culver noted that the issue could still be resolved by implementing a point-of-sale requirement such as done by the City of Golden Valley and other municipalities. Mr. Culver advised that the city could work toward that even with this program in place and provide a financial savings to residents as well as easing their peace of mind. As Ms. Shiwarski stated, Mr. Culver agreed that the city was the first call made by a resident. Mr. Culver expressed his interest in taking this recommendation from the PWETC to the City Council to get their initial feedback. Chair Stenlund reiterated his agreement that this would take away any incentive for residents to address their aging lateral infrastructure issues. Ms. Shiwarski offered to provide Mr. Culver a report with information from various cities on I & I issues, showing residents are actually more proactive when having this warranty coverage. While it may be a slow leak and fear a large bill for repairs, Ms. Shiwarski noted the warranty program provided them with protection in place without deductible or service fees in addition to that coverage. Ayes: 7 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Given this action, Mr. Culver asked if the PWETC wished to continue their discussion of lateral line ownership yet tonight. If this program is made available for residents, Mr. Culver noted it removed the risk of where that ownership ends. Mr. Culver noted Member Seigler’s previous suggestion to cap costs to take care of the far side and near side issues through setting a cap at a certain limit or slightly above it and still provide someprotection