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<br /> <br /> STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Mayor Keis and Members of City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Bill Dircks, Public Works Director <br /> <br />DATE: November 16, 2017 <br /> <br />RE: Purchase of Sanitary Sewer Service Camera <br /> <br />In 2004, the City and Vadnais Heights bought a sanitary sewer service inspection camera together. <br />The camera served us well and came in handy numerous times throughout its history. This past year, it <br />finally quit and the technology is too old to repair it at this point. It was recording to VHS tapes and <br />today’s cameras record directly to flash drives so the footage can be downloaded right onto a <br />computer. <br />Last winter, I asked Vadnais Heights if they were interested in purchasing another new camera <br />together and they decided to get their own. After talking it over with our public works crew, we <br />decided that owning our own camera would probably be best as well. That way we can control the <br />maintenance of it and be sure that we have it when we need it. The old one was used for various <br />emergencies and there were times when we had to go to Vadnais Heights to pick it up before <br />responding. <br />A new use for the service camera is to couple it with the main line camera we purchased earlier this <br />year to tackle our inflow and infiltration problem areas. We will televise the main lines and pick up <br />those services that appear to be discharging clear groundwater into the lines. We can then get a list of <br />those services and set up inspections with the service camera and determine if they need to be repaired. <br />Staff believes that a large percentage of the City’s inflow and infiltration is coming from the sanitary <br />sewer services. This inspection process may help us find the problem services and we can set up a <br />program to get them repaired. <br />Staff looked at three different cameras last winter and determined that the Rigid KD200 camera and <br />monitor was the best option for our application. The camera is available through Ferguson <br />Waterworks at a price of $10,193.11. Ferguson is only 20 minutes away making potential maintenance <br />and repairs to the camera very convenient. $10,000 was budgeted in the Sewer and Water Capital <br />Improvement Fund in 2017. Staff recommends approving the purchase of the Rigid sanitary sewer <br />service camera from Ferguson Waterworks at a price of $10,193.11. <br /> <br />