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Item No. 8B Meeting Date: October 23, 2006 Type of Business: CA WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City Administrator Review _______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Greg Lee, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Resolution 6952 Approving a Sanitary Sewer Refund for the Property Located at 2841 County Highway 10 Background: In late 2004, the water line within the building located at 2841 County Road 10 froze and ruptured, causing metered water to leak. On January 3, 2005 the water meter for this property read 50,000 gallons for the fourth quarter of 2004. This was up from the previous quarter of 12,000 gallons. On April 7, 2005 the water meter for this property read 125,900 gallons for the first quarter of 2005. When the customer received this bill they inquired about the increase. One of the Water Division employees from the Public Works Department investigated the property to see if the meter was reading properly. The meter was found to be spinning, indicating that water was passing through the meter. However, there was no evidence of water leaking. It was then that the Public Works employee discovered there was water leaking on to the dirt floor of the crawl space under said property and soaking into the ground. The leak was repaired during the second quarter for 2006. The meter reading for the second quarter was still elevated with a reading of 335,000 gallons. The property was charged for the water that was metered as well as the sanitary sewer portion of the utility bill. Discussion: Based on current utility billing policies, the sanitary sewer bill is comprised of two components: a flat fee charge and a variable rate charge. The variable rate charge is based on the water usage during the previous first quarter.