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MAYOR <br />Michael I. Fahey <br />COUNCIL <br />Beverly Scalze <br />Jim LaValle <br />Steve Morelan <br />Bob Pedersen <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 ADMINISTRATOR <br />(651) 484 -2177 / FAX: (651) 484 -4538 Joel R. Hanson <br />Email: cityhall @ci.little - canada.mn.us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Greg Schroeder, Public Works Director <br />DATE: November 3, 2000 <br />RE: Telephone Dialers for Lift Station <br />Our current sanitary and storm water lift stations have a flashing red light and horn to signal an <br />alarm when there is something wrong with the station (ie. pump has failed, high water level, low <br />water level, etc.). With this type of warning system the city is relying on the station neighbors to <br />let us know when a station is having problems. <br />There have been instances in the past where we have responded to a lift station alarm late at <br />night and just gotten there before sewage is backing up into someone's house. The solution was <br />to install telephone dialers in our lift stations that would call the on -call public works employee <br />as soon as a problem is identified. Unfortunately, the cost for the telephone line to these stations <br />was very costly, thus ruling out this solution. <br />Do to our city's access to the state centrix telephone system, the cost of the telephone lines to our <br />sanitary and storm sewer lift station has been greatly reduced making an automatic dialer system <br />feasible. The monthly cost for the telephone lines to each station is $14.20, resulting in a total <br />annual line cost of $1,193 (a fraction of what Qwest would charge us.) The estimated cost to <br />purchase and install dialers at our 7 lift stations is $4,000. <br />We also evaluated the possibility of using the fiber optic system installed as part of our cable <br />television franchise renewal. However, this was not feasible due to the costs of installing the <br />fiber to our lift station. <br />These dialers are budgeted in the 2001 water and sewer replacement fund budget. However, it is <br />recommended that the City Council authorize staff to proceed with the purchase and <br />installation of these dialers in our lift station this year. <br />EI:`JessicaJ\Aeenda \October 20 \lilt station dialers.doc <br />Page 44 <br />