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November 25, 20=13 Mounds View City Council Mage 3 Regular Meeting 1 the sewage from 2505 County Road 1, but rather, was being shared with the property across the 2 street, and for this reason, the expense should be shared. 3 4 Mr. Staunton reported the amount to be assessed for the February 2013 p oblems was over 5 $50,000. Additional costs for paving the road could bring this amount over $60,000. He 6 reported the water line break in 2011 was approximately $5,000 and the 2012 sewer line break 7 expense was $13,000. Woodlawn Apartments bore the expense for each of these incidents. He II requested the Council reconsider the proposed assessment as it was mach more extensive and 9 involved a neighboring property. 10 11 Mayor Flaherty thanked Mr. Staunton for his continents. 12 13 Tim Roche, Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce, sI was present to represent the tated 14 Mounds View Business Community. He was contacted by Mr. Garg regarding the assessment 15 matter. He reported the Chamber of Commerce was reviewing the City Codes for each of its 16 seven member communities regarding utility lines and would be coming back to the City of 17 Mounds View at a future date. lII 19 Rajiv Garg, property owner of Woodlawn Apartments at 2505 County Road I, explained he had 20 no jurisdiction over County roads. In addition, he did not have access or expertise to excavators. 21 It was his opinion that the work was not done correctly the first time, and he was therefore, being 22 over assessed for the completion of the sewer work. Mr. Garg encouraged the Council to 23 reconsider the City Code regarding sewer and water lines, while also reconsidering his 24 assessment. 25 26 City Attorney Riggs stated City staff met with Mr. Garg and Mr. Staunton regarding these issues 27 last Friday. At that meeting, Mr. Garg submitted an objection to the assessment. 28 29 Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:21 p.m. 30 31 Mayor Flaherty requested comment from staff on the sewer line break• ebl m Nks Director 32 DeBar explained there was a water service line break to Mr. Garg's pro p y 33 2011. The City pinpointed the location and a City contractor was used to dig up and correct the 34 water line break. The cause of the water line break was on Woodlawn Terraces property. He 35 stated the City made the repair and Mr. Garg paid the assessment. 36 37 Public Works Director DeBar cormnented the next event took place in November of 2012, when 3II a sewer repair was completed. He reported on February 14, 2013 the water service line for the 39 duplex across the street from Woodlawn Terrace was sheered. He reported this water line was 40 not City property, but fell under the City's repair program because it was a duplex. 41 42 Public Works Director DeBar reported the location of the broken water line was five to seven 43 feet from the previously repaired Woodlawn Terrace sewer line. Therefore, Cbe sewer pipe was 44 compromised by the water line break. This led to another repair for the Woodlawn Terrace 45 sewer line to clear the sand from the line.