CC MINUTES 07221975 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

P M� CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES July 22,1975 • The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Sundland at 7:45 �.M. Present at roll call: Sundland, Sauer, Stauffer. Also present: Jerry Dulgar, City Manager Jim Fornell, Adm. Asst. The Council officially resumed discussion of the sanitary and storm sewer problem plaguing a number of homes in the city. Councilman Sundland and Councilman Stauffer had been discussing the problem off the record, for lack of a quorum, until Councilman Sauer arrived. The Manager said that he and other members of the staff had done some investigation of potential factors contributing to the problem and reported some of their findings: The sewage from the St. Anthony Office Park does not flow into the residential area to the west. On a couple occasions, the storm sewers were practically empty an hour or two after a rainfall, but the sanitary sewers were completely full. Rainfall has been extremely high this spring and early summer, setting records on several occasions. The Manager also had a flapper stop valve which can be installed in private sewer lines as they leave the basement, and afford a measure of protection against backups. Columbia Heights is taking bids on such installation for a number of homes with problems and the Manager indicated a similar arrangement could be made in St. Anthony. The cost installed would be about $100 and up installed, depending upon the type of valve. Several residents of the City spoke with regard to the sewage backup problem. They wondered where the water was coming from, thought there was a lack of capacity in the sanitary sewer system, that storm sewers must be leaking 1 into sanitary sewers and that outlet capacity into Minneapolis is insufficient Councilman Stauffer said her basement had water in it about seven times this summer and that an ordinance requiring drain tile connected to the sanitary sewer be disconnected would be unenforceable. Mayor Pro Tem Sundland said the problem is larger than just St. Anthony. . that there must be a lack of capacity in the interceptors and collectors in the entire Twin Cities area for such large amounts of rainfall. He also felt an ordinance requiring people to -disconnect drain tile from the sanitary sewer system would be unenforceable and expensive. He suggested the City contact the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission for their perspective and possible solution to the problem and investigate further the cost and feasibi • lity of the check valves. After additional comments by residents and Council members, the City Council returned to the top of the agenda.