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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 1, 1988 PACE 5 ordinance is to charge the users of those offsite and collector systems for those operations and maintenance costs. This ordinance defines what maintenance is to be done by the homeowner and by the City. This ordinance would also establish the method of apportioning out the maintenance charge. The proposal is to proportion the maintenance charge on the basis of sewage flow. The Sewer Service Charge System document tablulates the number of connections that are going to be on the offsite/collector systems. An average residence discharges between 230-250 gallons per day, therefore 250 gallons a day were picked as an "equivalent residential use". Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement costs for one year were predicted for the systems as follows: 1. Utilities 35.00 2. Replacement $360.00 (1st year covered under warrantee) 3. Labor $2,925.00 (One man, 3 Hours per week, 52 weeks @$17/Hr.) 4. Equipment & Site Maint. $1,000.00 FIRST YEARS TOTAL $3,960.00 (divided by 41--the total number of equivalent residential connections) _ $96.59 + 10% contingencies = $115.00/Yr. + $5 for clerical costs. Estimated Operation, Maintenance & Replacement Costs for the First Year would be $120 per residential connection. ($30 per unit quarterly). Mike Severin objected to the charge saying it was too high just to mow the mound and stated he wasn't ever notified of such a maintenance sewer charge. Bohrer explained that in the notification of the public hearing in 1981 it was mentioned that there would be an operation and maintenance charge. (In 1981 it was estimated to be $25 per system and in 1982 estimated $35 per system). Rich Keller, representing Elmo View Townhomes, stated that when City Engineer Bohrer talked to them about the 201 Project one of the residents asked him if there would be a charge for the 201 systems and Larry answered there would be a charge for installation. Bohrer never mentioned there would be a charge for maintenance. Acting Administrator Kueffner stated the City received a telephone call from Charles Kent, townhome owner on Lisbon, who was opposed to the high maintenance charge for retired people. Mayor Christ closed the public hearing at 8:45 p.m. 4Amendg 3-15-88) agar - rrst -exp essect - tnat -th±9-woul-ct -bo -tYre -anly -yaar -that -tke -C kty woi+bcl-eY+aKge -€Y+rs-arxo-L+r+t-Wi-€k+-Y+opes eY+a�gecl-c-ar+-be-Keclt+eed-cabs€ar+1=>-ably . Mayor Christ agreed with the resident's concern that it was a high amount, and heVlhoned-t.hat we. wou'l.dntgorlitor.::the '&ctual results a�nd.i(nt futtftbw years it could be reduced.