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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 10, 2003 Page 5 1 Councilmember Thuesen asked how they could really measure the inflow from homes that are 2 not in compliance. Mr. Hubmer stated that they could review and compare the flow rates, based 3 on precipitation. He stated that they would be able to see where the flow rates drop for those 4 who are in compliance. He stated that it is not totally possible to determine how much, in 5 gallons, might have contributed to the sanitary sewer rates. 6 7 Councilmember Thuesen asked if this issue is 90% of their problem with wastewater inflow. 8 Mr. Hubmer explained that it would resolve the sewer backup problems and the flow rates into 9 the Waste Water plant. 10 11 Councilmember Sparks asked how much it would cost to implement a door-to-door campaign. 12 Mr. Hubmer stated that the costs would depend on how extensively they want to canvas the area. 13 He stated that it could get very expensive, as they would have hire outside help if they have a 6-8 14 month window for compliance. He stated that the biggest issue is time and staffing. 15 16 Councilmember Sparks asked if they have a large number of residents who want to upgrade at 17 the same time, would the City could get a reduced rate if they were to contract it as a project. 18 Mr. Hubmer stated that they could probably get a very good rate if they were to combine it as a 19 project. 20 21 Councilmember Faust suggested an ongoing educational process versus door-to-door canvassing. 22 He stated that they could educate the public with regards to the timeline for inspections adding 23 that this could give them a sense of scale that would allow them to move forward with a 24 contractor. He suggested that Mr. Hubmer put together a plan based on the ideas discussed and 25 present to Council for consideration. 26 27 Mr. Hubmer stated that he would take the information and formulate it into a plan for 28 presentation to Council. Mayor Hodson thanked Mr. Hubmer for his time stating that he has 29 provided the Council with excellent information to consider. 30 31 C. Resolution 03-041, Recommendation for lease option location for the temporal 32 station. 33 Fire Chief Hewitt explained that the Council is asked to adopt the draft resolution, which would 34 provide a new interim location for the fire station until the new fire station has been completed. 35 He reviewed the process they took to determine an interim location with Council. He stated that 36 it was important to locate a site that could be fully utilized without additional costs. He stated 37 that they have to vacate the current building by September 1, 2003 and relocate to a temporary 38 location where they would reside until the new fire station has been completed. He stated that 39 they plan to begin construction on May 312004 with a plan to occupy the new site by August 1, 40 2004. He explained that they have six career people who spend a fair amount of time at the fire 41 station adding that they want their employees to be fairly comfortable with adequate living space. 42 He explained that there is also a need for enough space to store their apparatus and they want to 43 minimize any negative impact to the operations while maintaining quality service and response 44 time. He reviewed their options with Council stating that they reviewed each location for 45 ground level access, the cost to bring in a manufactured home for office and living space, utility 46 costs, and storage. He reviewed the costs for each option stating that they also considered 47 housing at other fire station locations. He stated that they considered both Columbia Heights and