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Mounds View City Council November 28, 2011 Regular Meeting Page 9 discussed. He noted the shingles would be complete this fall and the building would be used this 1 winter as a shelter for the skating rink. 2 3 Public Works Director DeBar indicated Mustang Drive solicitations would be sent out to assist 4 the City with improving this roadways surface. He commented the City would need to do a full 5 depth reclamation of the street. Public Works Director DeBar explained the City had a Stage I 6 rough draft of the Well Head Protection Program completed. This document was now being 7 reviewed by the State. Stage II was being worked on by City Staff at this time. 8 9 Public Works Director DeBar stated the City had 35 call back events and pumped 157 million 10 gallons of water this past quarter. He discussed the water pumping activities in further detail. He 11 noted the Gopher State One Calls averaged between 100-200 per month. Public Works Director 12 DeBar commented water service repairs were budgeted for $50,000 for the year and the City was 13 currently at $56,000 in Third Quarter. As the City continues to repair more and more water lines, 14 the Council may have to consider a higher service repair fee. 15 16 Council Member Stigney questioned what part of the water lines was covered by the City and 17 which were covered by the homeowner. Public Works Director DeBar stated after reviewing the 18 City Code it appears the water lines are covered from the street to the structure by the City. He 19 stated the lines underneath the home and within the home are the responsibility of the 20 homeowner. 21 22 Council Member Stigney asked who had ownership over the meters. Finance Director Beer 23 indicated new transfers in home ownership have the residents purchasing their own meter. In the 24 past, residents leased a meter. 25 26 Council Member Stigney requested further information on how to opt out provision of the City’s 27 water line protection program. Council Member Mueller recalled that the opt out provision 28 referred to those residents with their own personal well. Public Works Director DeBar stated he 29 would pass this information along to the Council after doing some research. 30 31 Public Works Director DeBar reported 43 miles of street were swept this fall and a great deal of 32 sewer lines were cleaned this year. 33 34 Council Member Gunn questioned if residents should be blowing leaves into the City streets. 35 Public Works Director DeBar indicated City Code disallows this activity. He noted the leaves 36 were harmful to the storm sewer system and its water quality. He encouraged the residents to 37 bring their leaves to the compost site. 38 39 Public Works Director DeBar commented his crew has been busy patching streets and trails 40 throughout the City. He reviewed the road conditions in Area E were in poor condition and 41 noted much of the sewer lines in this area would need replacement to assure that the lines did not 42 back up. 43 44