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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 2, 1985 PAGE 5 adopted the staff recommendation. They adopted the recommendation, and then both Board's put an amendment onto the recommendation that it should be an assessment against the property, and then the homeowners should sign a release of claims, and upon signing this release the Counties would pay the assessment. Mr. McLeod sees two problems with this proposal. The 301E Study (a federal study on legalities and hazzardous waste injuries) points out that most personal injury occurs ten to twenty years after the fact; very few occur within the first five years. So, people are being asked to pay for this water system unless they are willing to sign off any future claims that their family might have. Secondly, Mr. McLeod looks at this proposal as being "blackmail". This is, however, an issue that can possibly be brought up through negotiations between the City of Lake Elmo and the Counties. M/S/P Mazzara/Morgan - To send a letter to the Counties indicating the City Council of Lake Elmo would like to meet with them as soon as possible, with the entire City Council being our negotiating team, and to indicate to the Counties the City's strong feelings that the system be expanded to 325 homes, to negotiate on the Operation and Maintenace costs; to indicate the City's feelings about the watermain routes, that the City has concerns about the signing of releases, and that the gallons per minute questions and the fixed dollars costs are only preliminary and not firm costs. (Motion carried 4-0) C. Location of Water Service Shut -Off Valves The Engineer stated that according to the City crew, about 30% (or curb boxes in the Old Village have never been located, raised to boulevard grade, or are bent. He suggested that this be corrected a concerted effort in the summer rather than in frozen ground conditions in the winter when problems arise. He estimated that entire Old Village could be gone over in 1 to 1-1/2 months using maintenace worker and one CETA employee. However, it may take an additional CETA worker to keep up with the park mowing and other duties the regular maintenace worker would ordinarily be doing. all the curb boxes are raised and the location records brought up date, it would never have to be done completely again. It is reco d d th t th 70) by the one Once to mmn e a e City commit to this one-time program and allot the maintenance worker and CETA time to carry it out. It was the consensus of the Council to proceed with this project, as recommended by the City Engineer. D. Cost Estimate for Sunfish Lake Petition Mr. Dick Murray, Secretary, Board of Managers of the Valley Branch Watershed District reviewed his memo dated April 2, 1985 regarding Lake Elmo's petition to pump excess water from Sunfish Lake to land owned by the City to the area south of City Park Pond. The petition requested that an estimate of the Preliminary Fund be given to the City prior to proceeding with the project. The estimated costs total $15,120. The VBWD Engineer and Attorney have determined that in order to estimate the effectiveness of the project and possible side effects of the pumping, a mathematical model of the groundwater flow in the area will be required. The Engineer and Attorney are concerned that if results of the model are not available, it may be difficult to defend the rationale to assess the area included in Project 1005 for the costs of this project. The cost of this model represents $5000 of