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Item No: 3 Meeting Date: August 21, 2017 Type of Business: Work Session City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: National League of Cities Optional Service Line Warranty Program Introduction: Mounds View has been approached by representatives from Utility Service Partners, Inc. (USP), offering to make a presentation to the City Council regarding their “Service Line Warranty Program”. This optional service to our residents would cover sanitary service lines from the home to the main and/or all indoor plumbing. The services are voluntary and no participation from the City is required aside from permission to offer such services to the community. Discussion: According to the supplied literature from USP, “Many homeowners are unaware of their responsibility for their service lines until they have a repair emergency. When they call the City, they often find that they are faced with a costly repair and that the City can’t help them.” Staff is aware of a few recent incidents where residents’ sewer lines collapsed requiring very expensive repairs. Perhaps residents would desire an insurance product that would provide some coverage in such events. Necessary repairs are conducted by local, licensed and insured contractors. Recommendation: Review the provided information and consider the presentation from USP representatives. The City would not be involved in the administration of the program or collection of premiums. The only potential action to be taken by the City would be to provide notice to residents of the availability of the voluntary program. Respectfully submitted, ________________________ James Ericson City Administrator