RES 16-046 ESTABLISHING LIMITED CLEAN UP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE PROTECTION FOR SEWER BACK-UPS AND WATER MAIN BREAKS FOR WATER AND SEWER CUSTOMERS

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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 16 -046 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING LIMITED CLEAN UP AND PROPERTY DAMAGE PROTECTION FOR SEWER BACK -UPS AND WATER MAIN BREAKS FOR WATER AND SEWER CUSTOMERS WHEREAS, The City of St. Anthony provides water and sanitary sewer services to property within its jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, water main breaks may cause water to enter into property causing damage; and WHEREAS, blockages or other conditions in the Governmental Unit's sanitary sewer lines may cause the back -up of sewage into properties that are connected to those Governmental Unit's sanitary lines; and WHEREAS, water main breaks and sewer back -ups pose a public health and safety concern; and WHEREAS, it may be difficult to determine the exact cause and responsibility for a water main break or sanitary sewer back -ups and WHEREAS, the Governmental Unit desires to encourage the expeditious clean-up of properties that have encountered damage from water main breaks and sewer back -ups; and WHERAS, the Governmental Unit desires to minimize the potential of expensive lawsuits arising out of water main breaks and sanitary sewer back -up claims; and WHEREAS, the Governmental Unit is a member of the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust ( LMCIT); and WHEREAS, LMCIT has offered the Governmental Unit limited "no fault" sewer coverage and water main break coverage (No -Fault Coverage) that will reimburse users of the water and sewer system for certain clean-up costs and property damage regardless of whether the Governmental Unit is at fault. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as follows: The Governmental Unit, will reimburse water and sanitary sewer customers for up to $25,000 of clean-up costs and property damages caused by a water main break or sanitary sewer back -up, regardless of whether the Governmental Unit is negligent or otherwise legally liable for damages, subject to the following conditions: I. Sanitary Sewer Back -Ups. For Sanitary sewer back -ups: A. The back -up must have resulted from a condition in the Governmental Unit's sanitary sewer system or lines, and not from a condition in a private line.