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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 24, 2000 Page 7 1 which can be funded through the revenue stream of the WMO. Mr. Anderson stated that 2 one of the advantages of a WMO is the local control. 3 In reference to a concern abouf a six-year or longer commitment, Mr. Anderson re- 4 sponded that a possible five=year review would be beneficial to both parties. 5 Additionally, he stated that if the WMO failed to meet the City's expectations, that the 6 City would be able to withdraw from the Joint Powers Agreement upon a moment's 7 notice. He believed that this could be a win-win situation for every member community. 8 Thuesen inquired if the WMO would assist with the south end of the community. A rep- 9 resentative from the WMO noted that coverage could be expanded. 10 The representative from the WMO noted that the earliest the levy would take effect 11 would be 2002. This was in response to'a question by City Manager Morrison. The 12 Council would wait to review the Joint Powers Agreement before making any final 13 decisions. 14 Cavanaugh thanked all of the representatives from the Middle Mississippi Watershed Management Organization for their input and review of the levy and upcoming situation. 16 2. Inflow/Infiltration(Resolution 00-085). 17 Mr. Hubmer noted that the Council has a Resolution to review which is necessary in 18 order to continue with the improvements to the Harding Lift Station. There needs to be 19 an increased pump capacity, which brrgs`up issues with the City of Minneapolis because 20 of the increased water flow to that area.,.. 21 Mr. Hubmer noted that there were many issues which needed to be resolved between the 22 City of Minneapolis and the:Metropolitan Council. In that respect, the Metropolitan 23 Council has asked the Council:to approved the Resolution and to formalize an agreement 24 with the City of Minneapolis,that the City of St. Anthony will meet the peak flow ratio 25 goal of 1.68. 26 Thuesen inquired if the City is not able to get the amount out of the lift station that the 27 City needs, what would that do as far as the sanitary sewer backup? Mr. Hubmer stated 28 that the Metropolitan Council has acknowledged that there is a health and safety issue 29 surrounding sanitary backup, and the,Metropolitan Council has allowed the.City to 30 increase its capacity to 250 gallons per-minute. 31 Thuesen inquired if, in Mr. Hubmer's opinion, the City is getting this issue under control so that the City can reduce the I/I to an extent that is satisfactory to the Metropolitan Council and to the residents!