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Mr. Culver explained one option is to inspect the sump pump when doing meter replacements which staff is a little hesitant on doing because the resident may then refuse access to the meter for fear of the city catching something else. He noted if the resident does not allow the city access to the home meter the ordinance does allow the city to charge a "denial of access" fee which would be implemented onto the water bill quarterly. Staff does not want to discourage residents from making the appointment for meter replacement. Member Huiett explained she was concerned with the messaging of catching illegal sump pump connections and thought the better point of view is addressing the rain event in the most sustainable ways with several strategies that could be done instead of the fear of it being an illegal thing. Maybe give alternatives to sump pumps such as rain gardens and list those. She thought the broader message should be more to the point. Vice Chair Wozniak indicated a number of other cities have tried the different approaches that were outlined in the presentation and he wondered if there was any feedback from the other cities on what, if any impact, it had on UI in those cities. Mr. Sandstrom explained he worked for West St. Paul for two years and the city started with a blanket policy because the city had a very large amount that had to be offset due to the Met Council surcharge. The city went away from the blanket policy because the city required sewer repairs to be done and found the roads had many patches and looked like quilts and subsequently had a lot of issues with the resulting pavement conditions. He reviewed the process West St. Paul went through. Mr. Culver indicated some of the communities have had more interaction with the Met Council and the Met Council has come down on them harder with more fees for flow exceeding what Met Council allows. He noted Roseville has been more aggressive with its sewer linings and has done other things to significantly lower the flow rates. The city is making progress on that. Member Misra asked if Roseville had much residential drain tile. Mr. Culver thought a majority of homes in Roseville have internal drainage systems, like foundation drain tiles. Those would be connected to a sump pump. Member Misra asked if that was prevalent in Roseville. Mr. Culver thought it was. 6. Sustainable Roseville Update Public Works Director Marc Culver explained in 2012, Roseville took amore active role in making the city more sustainable. Staff will look for input from the Page 5 of 7