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Mounds View City Council February 26, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 5 1 inflow and infiltration grant program. He noted the City applied for a grant through the Met 2 Council to assist the City participating in a private inflow and infiltration program. He reported 3 the City was awarded $50,000 in grant funding. Staff recommended the Council approve the grant 4 and program. 5 6 Council Member Meehlhause asked if homeowners would receive the funding before or after the 7 work was done. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported a homeowner 8 would receive the $2,500 in grant funding after the work was completed. 9 10 Mayor Lindstrom inquired if residents would have to pay taxes on the $2,500 grant funding. Public 11 Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson stated he was uncertain. City Administrator 12 Zikmund anticipated residents would have to pay taxes on this grant funding because residents 13 would receive a 1099. 14 15 Mayor Lindstrom opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. 16 17 Sharon Kirscher, 8406 Red Oak Drive, asked why houses built prior to 1960 would be a priority. 18 She explained she remembered when sewer lines came into Mounds View and noted homes used 19 to have private septic systems. City Administrator Zikmund reported the City has substantial data 20 that shows pre-1960 homes have over a 90% to 95% failure on these lines. He noted the goal of 21 this grant from the Met Council was to reduce inflow and infiltration into the sanitary sewer 22 system. For this reason, pre-1960 homes were being targeted. 23 24 Hearing no further public input, Mayor Lindstrom closed the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. 25 26 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Cermak. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9880, 27 Approval of the Private Inflow and Infiltration Grant and Program. 28 29 Council Member Meehlhause commented on how the homes built before 1960 had cast iron piping 30 and over time the joints in these lines were leaking. 31 32 Mayor Lindstrom asked if the City would be sending letters to the 450+ homes that were built pre- 33 1960. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson explained staff would be completing 34 this task. 35 36 Ayes — 3 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 37 38 B. Resolution 9879, Approving Electric Output Filters for VFD's. 39 40 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson requested the Council approve the purchase 41 of electric output filters for VFD's. He described how VFD's have been installed throughout the 42 City along with electric output filters and recommended the Council approve the installation at 43 Treatment Plant 2 and 3. He reported this expense for this project would come from the Water 44 Fund. 45 46 Mayor Lindstrom questioned how long these filters would last. Public Works/Parks and Recreation