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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada. MN 55117-1600 (651) 484 -2177 / FAX: (651) 484 -4538 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: May 21, 1999 RE: Program Guidelines for Sump Pump Inspection MAYOR Michael 1, Fahey COUNCIL Beverly Scalze Jim LaValle Steve Morelan Bob Pedersen ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson At our meeting of May 25, 1999, we will be holding a public hearing to adopt the guidelines for our sump pump inspection program. The guidelines and accompanying revisions to our sanitary sewer ordinance were reviewed and approved in 1998. Due to the statutory requirements, we need to hold a public hearing and re -adopt this information. I am recommending we do so at this time. It should be noted that our sanitary sewer ordinance chapter 205.110 provides for entry upon private property to inspect, observe, measure, sample and test in connection with the operation of our municipal sanitary sewer system. However, some property owners have been unwilling to grant us access for the sump pump inspection. Therefore, we will need to pursue an administrative warrant to gain entry to these properties. This would be an additional recommendation to the program guidelines previously discussed by the City Council. (The City Attorney can comment on the issues generated by this facet of the program.) Greg Schroeder, our public works director, is also in the process of finding a replacement for our sump pump inspector. We are seeking proposals from outside firms in order to gain quick completion of the program. Depending on the outcome of those proposals, we may also seek to internally staff a replacement for the sump pump inspector. This information will be presented at a later date. Should you have any comments or questions regarding this matter, please let me know. JRH:kpp Enclosures Page 104A