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Mounds View City Council February 24, 2020 Regular Meeting Page 4 City Administrator Zikmund stated staff would be sending an informational letter to all Mounds 1 View residents regarding the H2OPP Point of Sale program. He reported this was being done to 2 assist with educating the public about this program. 3 4 Mayor Mueller asked if staff had been able to track the number of calls that have been made to 5 the Public Works Department regarding this program. Public Works Director Peterson stated the 6 number of calls has been tracked. 7 8 Mayor Mueller questioned if a right of entry agreement was required for the I&I inspection. 9 Public Works Director Peterson reported this type of agreement was not necessary. 10 11 Mayor Mueller requested further information on what the $250 fee for the permit covers. Public 12 Works Director Peterson explained the fee covers a sump pump inspection, televising of the line 13 and an administrative fee. He noted the City was not making money off this program. 14 15 Mayor Mueller recommended staff track the number of hours that are spent on each property in 16 order to allow the Council to review the amount of administrative time that is spent on this 17 program. She thanked Finance Director Beer for including a mailer in the recent utility bill 18 regarding the H2OPP program. She encouraged Mr. Gavic or another representative from Paul 19 Bunyan Sewer Plumbing and Drains to attend the Town Hall meeting on Monday, April 20th. 20 21 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9240, 22 Approving the Contract with Paul Bunyan Sewer Plumbing and Drains for Televising and Lining 23 of Private Sanitary Sewer Lines as part of the H2OPP Point of Sale Program. 24 25 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 26 27 C. Resolution 9239, Approving the Purchase of Two – 2020 F350 Service Pickup 28 Trucks. 29 30 Public Works Director Peterson requested the Council approve the purchase of two 2020 F350 31 service pickup trucks. He described the type of work that was conducted by these trucks by 32 Public Works staff. He discussed the cost for the two trucks noting the quote came from the 33 Minnesota Cooperative Venture Program. It was noted Trucks #442 and #310 would be sold at 34 auction and the funds gained would be used to offset the requested purchase. Staff commented 35 further on the purchase and recommended approval. 36 37 Council Member Meehlhause asked if this purchase was tax exempt. Finance Director Beer 38 reported vehicle purchases were not tax exempt. 39 40 Mayor Mueller questioned if the trailer would be interchangeable between the Public Works 41 trucks. Public Works Director Peterson explained this unit wasn’t a trailer but rather a unit that 42 would slide into the receiver hitch and this piece of equipment would only be used by the Parks 43 Department. 44 45