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Mr. Culver stated the entire solar grant and the City being proactive with lining the <br />sewer services is kind of a conflict with the insurance program. There is really no <br />reason to be proactive if subscribed to the insurance program because if there was <br />a problem it would get fixed. Of course there are deductibles, but the insurance <br />program covers issues that occur in the system. <br />Member Joyce stated the Met Council knows how much water the City uses from <br />the meter but asked how are they determining the I&I. Mr. Culver replied there are <br />charts that show flow data of the meter. There are spikes when it rains and it is <br />very clear to see where the water is coming from using the Met Council resources. <br />Member Kors wondered if the reimbursement for sewer backups was still in the <br />works. Mr. Culver stated the City's current policy for that is if a resident <br />experiences a sewer back up regardless of what the issue is, the resident can be <br />reimbursed up to $5,000 for clean-up. The city does not pay for restoration costs, <br />that would be the individual homeowner's insurance. <br />Chair Cihacek noted that according to the City Council the Commission should <br />keep doing what they have been doing. The items the Commission has not <br />addressed they will begin to address shortly. The Commission will be discussing <br />water usage and conservation and hey still need to review organic recycling and <br />composting. <br />Member Wozniak indicated he heard the Council state the Commission has not yet <br />brought forth a recommendation for a drop off site for organics. Mr. Culver stated <br />that is one of those communication items. Staff has some conflicting messages <br />coming from different Commissions as far as that recommendation for the compost <br />site. They need to do abetter job of communicating what they want to do whether <br />it be to the Council or outside of that. Mr. Culver stated if staff gets into the practice <br />of sending a quick summary of the meetings and whatever recommendations were <br />made, then the Councilmembers could see it, read it directly, and bring it to a <br />Council meeting. <br />10. Items for Next Meeting — August 28, 2017 <br />Discussion ensued regarding the August PWETC Agenda: <br />• Maintenance Facility Study / Tour <br />• Snow Event Parking Regulations <br />• Community Solar Garden Subscription <br />• Water Utility Rates <br />• Water Rate Incentives <br />Mr. Culver indicated the snow event item can be scratched because it was on this <br />agenda and he thought the Commission was done discussing it. Chair Cihacek <br />thought staff could bring this back in September or October for further discussion, <br />if needed. But even then, it would not be implemented for a year because they <br />would need to educate the residents of the changes. <br />Page 15 of 16 <br />