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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MARCH 29, 2012 televise. The preference would be to have at least twenty in hot spot areas of the City. The Superintendent reported that a televising contractor was contacted for pricing. Televising costs are $145 per hour if the line does not need to be pre- cleaned. If pre - cleaning is necessary, the cleaning would be at a cost of $145 per hour and $80 for televising. The contractor normally charged a two -hour minimum, but given the ability to set up an efficient schedule that will allow them to televise several services, the cost would be $145 per service. If the program is approved, other pricing will be obtained. The Superintendent indicated that the goal would be to televise approximately 40 services in hot spots in the City, and requested that the Council authorized up to $10,000 for the televising of these services. Keis asked if the homeowner will be required to make corrections to their sanitary sewer lateral if problems are identified. Keis asked what incentive there would be for a property owner to volunteer for this program. The Superintendent reported that staff has not put together a plan for the next step in this program. He indicated that some cities who have undertaken similar programs have required property owners to make the repairs at their own cost and other cities have put together a cost -share program. Keis questioned the cost - benefit of the program pointing out the cost of repairing sanitary sewer laterals with the cost of treatment. The City Engineer indicated that a'h gallon per minute leak may have a pay back of 5 to 10 years, while a / gallon per minute leak may have a pay back of 20 years. The cost - benefit will depend on the severity of the leak. The challenge will be spending money to correct I & I issues that will give the City the most return for the dollars spent. Keis asked if it is possible to identify lateral leaks by televising the City's sewer line. The Superintendent reported that this can be done to a Limited extent through the identification of mineral deposits at the lateral connection point to the main sewer. Keis noted that one benefit to property owners would be that their sewer line would be cleaned. Montour felt that there would be concerns on the part of property owners who volunteer to have their sewer lateral televised and are then required by the City to make expensive repairs. McGraw agreed that the pay -back versus the investment must be reasonable. Montour pointed out that the cost of I & I is borne by all the property owners in the City. He asked if the City has evaluated the larger complexes. The Superintendent reported that he is putting together a plan 15