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Item No. *S. Staff Report No. Meeting Date: Type of Business: • WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Michael Ulrich, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Water Service Repair Policy Date of Report: October 14, 1999 In light of the number of past and most recently the increasing numbers of residential water service leaks, staff has been researching means by which these repairs or replacements can be performed more effectively. Currently the homeowner is responsible for the maintenance of the water service from the City water main,to and into the structure. This year several homeowners have experienced leaks, and have spent a considerable amount of time and money to have the • repair performed. Contractors prices have varied from one repair to another, and acquiring a contractor to perform the repair has been difficult, even with City assistance. A couple of leaks remained unrepaired for several months due to a variety of complications. Several thousands of gallons of water was lost due to these leaks. Due to the increasing age of water system and possible inability of residents on fixed incomes to sustain the cost of the repairs, which in some cases may reach several thousands of dollars, staff is requesting Council consider the following proposal. This is only a proposal presented by staff, which may be altered in some ways. A. The City would repair all residential water services from the main to the structure. B. The proposal will be based on ten repairs required per year, with half of the repairs occurring between the curb stop and the house and the remainder from the curb stop to the main, the less expensive repair costing $2000.00 and the higher cost repair, from the curb stop to the main, which could include dewatering and some impervious surface repair estimated at $5,000.00. Total $35,000.00 C. Assuming 2,800 residential services, including duplexes, townhouses and condominiums, if a water service repair fee of$13.00 per year was charged to all residential property owners, $36,400.00 would be earned to repair services. If a resident lived in the City of Mounds View for 50 years,the assurance that they would never have to consider paying for the repair or replacement of the water service due to a leak, would have cost them$650.00. D. The City would advertise the repair services at the beginning every year or two and select two to three contractors based on their quality of work and rate schedule. Then upon discovery of a leak the No. 1 contractor would be notified of the required repair and