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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 23, 2006 Page 6 1 geometrics in merging the one lane into the inside lane. Ramsey County agrees with this 2 recommendation. 4 Mayor Faust reminded the Council this is not a decision item tonight. He wants to make sure this 5 is planned out appropriately through 2027. He expressed concern with putting this traffic on 6 neighborhood City streets not equipped to handle it. Also, safety and the safe movement of 7 traffic is the number one issue. Mayor Faust expressed his appreciation to the project team for 8 all their hard work and their extra due diligence. He stated it is good to see the two counties 9 working together on this. 10 11 Informational, no action required at this time. 12 13 C. Ordinance 06 -002; 400.14 Prohibited Discharges into Sanitary Sewer System Todd 14 Hubmer. WSB presenting. (1St. Reading) 15 16 Mayor Faust welcomed Todd Hubmer, WSB, to the meeting. 17 18 Mr. Hubmer presented Ordinance 06 -002 Prohibited Discharges into Sanitary Sewer System. 19 This ordinance was created to address the inflow and infiltration (I/I) entering the City's sanitary 20 sewers through illicit private connections to the sewer. Efforts to reduce UI have been initiated 21 by the City in an attempt to address a sanitary sewer surcharge and potential demand charge 22 imposed by the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES). The 2006 St. Anthony 23 UI Reduction Plan identified illicit private connections as the primary source of I/I and 24 recommended action is taken to eliminate such connections. This ordinance provides legal 25 authority to the City to administer a program to eliminate these connections. 26 27 Ordinance 06 -002 defines allowable discharges into the sanitary sewer system. It defines an 28 illicit connection to the sanitary sewer that typically contributes to I/I. The correct way to 29 disconnect an illicit connection and the proper configuration for utilizing a sump -pump is 30 defined in the ordinance. 31 32 Ordinance 06 -002 gives the City the right to inspect private property for illicit connections. A 33 property owner of an illicit connection must correct the problem within a specific timeframe or 34 be subjected to a utility surcharge enforced by the City. Violations to this section of the 35 ordinance are a misdemeanor and could be prosecuted by the City in criminal court. 36 37 Ordinance 02 -006 allows the City to conduct a follow -up inspection to verify the property 38 remains compliant with ordinance rules. If residents do not allow inspections performed by the 39 city or if they do not disconnect illicit connections, a surcharge of $100 per month and the 40 prohibiting of any future issuance of permits may be imposed. Property owners will be allowed 41 to pay for disconnections over a five year period by using an assessment to the parcel. The 42 ordinance also allows for waivers for parcels not able to meet the requirement due to public 43 safety concerns. 44 45 Mr. Hubmer explained this is the first reading of Ordinance 06 -002. It is the first phase of the III 46 Reduction Program. The Metropolitan Council will waive the surcharge fee and will accept the 47 St. Anthony UI plan in lieu of the surcharge program. The surcharge fee of about $1 million