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Item No: 8H Meeting Date: May 9, 2005 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Consideration of Resolution 6522, a Resolution Approving a One-Year Extension to Connect the Property at 2310 County Road 10 to Municipal Sewer and Water Service Introduction: The City of Mounds View adopted Ordinance 501 in 1992 which required all properties be connected to municipal water and sanitary sewer if it is available at the property. Existing properties which did not have direct access to such services were exempt from the connection provisions until such time that the services became available. Only one occupied property in the city remains unconnected1 to the municipal water and sanitary sewer services—2310 County Road 10. Background: On May 31, 1968, upon completion of Water project 1967-5, the City sent the property owners of 2310 County Road 10 a letter informing them that they would need to connect the home to the new water supply. While no record exists to document any response or subsequent correspondence, connection was not made at that time. In 1992, another letter was sent to the property shortly after the adoption of Ordinance 501 again requesting connection. Again, no records exist to document a response. In 1994, current employee Jim Hess sent a letter to the current property owners regarding the need to connect. In response, Tim Nelson wrote on September 2, 1994 requesting estimates for the connection, which were provided by Mr. Hess in writing on September 8, 1994. One year later in September of 1995, Mr. Hess again wrote to Mr. Nelson requesting the connections be made before the end of the year. No connections were made and staff is not aware of any formal or informal arrangements that waived the requirement to connect. Discussion: In March of 2004, staff was notified of potential housing violations at 2310 County Road 10. Housing Inspector Jeremiah Anderson investigated the property and drafted a notice of violation to Everest Properties. After a series of letters between the City and Mr. Nelson and Mr. Knight representing the property owner, Mr. Nelson requested an extension to the previous waiver they assert had been granted for connecting to the municipal water and sanitary sewer. While staff remains unaware of any such waiver, on August 19, 2004, I 1 There are five other residential properties which are not connected to city water and/or sewer, because the main lines do not extend to those properties and thus are exempt from the requirement.