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M0U--N-DitSVV!rW City of Mounds View Staff Report Item No: 08A Meeting Date October 28, 2019 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Second Reading of Ordinance 967, Amending City Code Title 900, Section 907 establishing a point of purchase sale requirement for real properties to have their lateral sewer line inspected and if needed, repaired. Introduction: Inflow and Infiltration of gray water, waste water and ground water into our sanitary sewer lines is a concern given the cost of treatment paid to the Metropolitan Council every year approaches or exceeds nearly one million dollars. A Lateral Sewer Line Inspection and Repair program has been successfully implemented in a number of communities both here in Minnesota, but as well as across the nation. The genesis of this ordinance comes from the July Workshop at which the Water Preservation Project or HOPP program was introduced. Council directed staff to proceed. This will be a key component of the program. The draft ordinance has been posted on our web page since September 30, 2019. First reading occurred at the October 14, 2019 Council meeting. This has also been discussed at two workshops. Discussion: The vast majority of our sanitary sewer system was installed between 1960 and 1980. The City has been scoping and re -lining our main lines for the past decade. The meters at our lift station detect substantive increase in flows during and immediately after measurable rainfall. All of this information supports the fact we have significant and substantial clear water infiltration into the sanitary sewer system which includes the lateral lines. While the city continues to line the mains (45% done) it is critical to start on a program to address the laterals. A secondary benefit to this program will be prolonging the life of laterals as well as preventing potential blockages and substantive damage to private homes. Both Golden Valley and North St. Paul have robust programs with this modeled after the Golden Valley program. Real property owners who put that property up for sale will be required to have their lateral inspected. Upon completion of the inspection a Mounds View Technician will read the report and prescribe needed repairs. The cost for the resident will be fee of $250 to cover the administration, reading, and educational/assistance effort with the property owner. The property owner will also be responsible for the cost of the inspection and repairs which will range from a low of 1,500 to upwards of $10,000 or more if a complete replacement is needed and it occurs in winter months. The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community