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Member Misra asked what the cost would be of typical corrections if the sump <br />pump does have a direct connection. <br />Mr. Sandstrom explained on the cheaper side, if the sump pump pipe is running to <br />the sewer or to the laundry basket it is a couple hundred dollars at most. The more <br />expensive cost would be removing the foundation drain which is a more invasive <br />repair. <br />Chair Cihacek asked who would pay for the inspection. <br />Mr. Sandstrom indicated most cities have an inspection fee so the resident would <br />pay that fee. <br />Chair Cihacek thought if someone had a third -party inspection done when selling <br />their home, the housing inspection should include a review of the sump pump <br />connection. If this were to be made a policy, the policy could state an inspection <br />must be done when selling a home either by a third party or by the city. <br />Vice Chair Wozniak asked if Chair Cihacek was talking about requiring a home <br />inspection as a condition of selling a home. <br />Chair Cihacek indicated that was correct but just for a sump pump, not necessarily <br />an entire house inspection. Many people prior to selling or buying a house will get <br />a house inspection done so at that point it makes sense for this requirement. <br />Member Huiett explained she would not want this to be the one-off thing, if there <br />are no other requirements at point of sale. She wondered if there are any other <br />requirements that this would be lumped into for point of sale homes. <br />Vice Chair Wozniak explained his questions was on the same line of thought. Is <br />the sump pump connection to sanitary sewer a code violation. <br />Mr. Sandstrom indicated it is against the ordinance so would be in violation. <br />Member Huiett asked what happens if the sump pump is connected to storm sewer. <br />Mr. Culver explained the city still would not let anyone connect to the public storm <br />water system without some sort of permit or permission. <br />Member Misra asked if staff had any idea of how many sump pumps are there in <br />the city. <br />Mr. Culver explained based on some observations made during meter replacements, <br />when the city did a large-scale meter replacement a few years ago, staff believes <br />there are ten percent of the households have an illegally connected sump pump. <br />Page 4 of 7 <br />