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June 30, 19r£ TO ,lames W for nell, City Mar,aoer (00INFhCN Leslie J. Proper, Director of Public Works l�G SUBJECT: Acquisition Of New Brighton Trunk Sewer By M.W.C.C. The City of Mounds View has taken a strong position against the proposed acquisitian of our 42 inch trunk: sewer by M.A'.C.C. The basis cf their arcu:...:cpt is that the benefit is more of a local than regional nature. This strikes me as very unfair considering the M.W.C.C. facilities presently existing in the City of Mounds View. The M.W.C.C. owns and operates a major lift station on County Road "H" near Edgewood Jr. High School. The station and double 24 inch forcemain sewer are shown on the attached map. The lift station serves only the City of Mounds View yet the annual operation and maintenance is paid by the M.W.C.C. or in fact, all the Cities Within the service area. The annual cost for electric power for this station is $6,700 alone. A conservative estimate of labor and materials would be an additional S4,000 per year. A conservative estimate for replacement of the station after a 50 year expected life would be in the neighborhood —of S501000 to $100,000. .pproximately 2 miles of 66 inch M.W.C.c. interceptor sewer cross diagonally through the center of the City of Hounds View. This interceptor is also shown on the attached map in bold block. This interceptor doubles as a trunk sewer and is of considerable benefit to Mounds View. The existance of this interceptor enabled Mounds View to recently abandon one of its existing City lift stations by diverting directly into the M.W.C.C. facility. The diversion necessitated the installation of an addition metering station by the M.W.C.C. at a cost of $30,000. The cost of the metering station was paid for by M.W.C.C. although the sole beneficiary was the City of Mounds View by eliminating the cost and nuisance of a lift station. Our trunk sewer on the other hand is of regional benefit under the plan to serve Arden Hills in that it serves a major portion of 2 Cities, It will meet the criteria of a Metro Interceptor. The City staff of Mounds View have argued more forcefully against this acquisi- tion of our trunk sewer than any of the 16 Cities in the service area even though it only represents a 1.6 percent increase in their sewer bill, (about $5,200 per year). It is true that the City of -New Brighton would receive a $120,000 annual credit on our sewer bill, but this only represents a modest interest charge (about 4%) on money expended. 1 hope there is an opportunity to get I•;ounds View to moderate their ',ition prior to ISetro Council consideration of the acquisition our trunk sewer this Fall.