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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 03, 2013 Page 3 of 9 3. Approve Payment of Disbursements and Payroll in the amount of $114,557.03 4. SCADA System Upgrade 5. Approve 2014 Liquor Licenses Renewals 6. Authorize Certification to the Washington County Auditor for Unpaid Water Utility Bills; Res. No. 2013-100 MOTION: Council Member Bloyer moved TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED. Council Member Reeves seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED 4-0. ITEM 4: SCADA SYSTEM UPGRADE Public Works Director Bouthilet explained what the SCADA system was. Radios needed for current system are obsolete. Current system was good at data acquisition but poor at supervisory control. With the upcoming lift stations being installed, new system is needed. Proposal includes computer upgrade, new radios, software, and alarms. Alarm for failures/power issues were another large part of upgrade. The PC upgrade was already planned to be replaced in 2014. The system security was discussed. It was explained that Roseville IT has security as a top priority. Mayor Pearson asked about water main break and whether the system would catch it. Mr. Bouthilet stated that it would have to be a major break for system to catch it, but normally it would not. MOTION: Council Member Nelson moved TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE SCADA SYSTEM RADIO UPGRADES, COMPUTER, AND SOFTWARE FROM TELEMETRY PROCESS CONTROLS AND THE ROSEVILLE IT FOR $29,203.25. Council Member Bloyer seconded the motion. Council Member Nelson explained his reasoning for discussing. He wants the public to learn what is going on when spending this amount of money. MOTION PASSED 4-0. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 7: LAKE ELMO AVENUE TRUNK WATERMAIN IMP. – PUBLIC HEARING; AUTHORIZE PREPARATION OF PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS; RES. NO. 2013-101 City Engineer Griffin gave background of the project. Resident meeting was held. Mr. Griffin reviewed the feasibility report. Project begins at 30th street connection and ends at a future 5th street location. Project includes abandonment of existing 1350ft 6” watermain. Project purpose is to extend water service from Village to south of 10th street. Ryland/Pratt/Airlake developments have requested service. Mr. Griffin provided overview of the assessments, including 44 connections and 35 assessed units. Total project estimate is $2,894,000. The two assessment options are 1) charging the full $5,800 or 2) $2,900 assessed up front and the balance of $2,900 assessed at time of connection. There is also the $4,000 WAC charge. The WAC charges were further discussed. Council Member Bloyer asked about charging residents for lateral benefit and WAC charges instead of getting a new well. Mr. Griffin explained that the cost for wells can vary greatly. Also, once the system is put in place, it needs to be funded. Getting people on the system is necessary. The assessments are payable over 15 years. Mr. Griffin explained the recognized benefits (water service availability, fire suppression and insurance savings). The proposed schedule and approval options were explained.