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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 26, 2005 Page 3 Mr. Hubmer indicated no action by the Council is necessary. 3 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF. 4 None. 6 V1. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 7 A. City Engineer Report on the following items: Todd Hubmer, WSB presenting 8 1. Resolution 05 -060; Bids for Flashing Beacon. 9 Mr. Hubmer noted two bids were received on July 19, 2005 for the flashing beacon. A bid from 10 Jam Logic for $17,000 was received. The estimated cost was $22,000. He said his staff 11 recommends approval of the Jam Logic bid. 12 13 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen to approve Resolution 14 05 -060 Re: A Resolution Awarding a Bid for Fire Station Advanced Warning Beacons to Jam 15 Logic in the amount of $17,000.00. 16 17 Motion carried unanimously. 18 19 Councilmember Gray asked if Mr. Humber knew what the reason was for the gap within the two 20 bidders. Mr. Hubmer said he wasn't sure. 21 22 2. Update on I & I Program. 23 Mr. Hubmer summarized the status of the Inflow/Infiltration reduction plan. The Met Council 24 has identified St. Anthony as having excessive amounts of sanitary sewer flows during large 25 rainfall events, which exceeds the allowable flows set by the Met Council. hi an effort to reduce 26 1/I, the reduction plan must be implemented. He said in order to determine whether a pump in a 27 house is in compliance, if it is pumping outside, it is in compliance. If there is no pump in the 28 house, there is a 70% chance the house is out of compliance. If a pump drains outside into a 29 drain area, this is not in compliance. He noted the City has completed a number of activities to 30 reduce the flow of clear water into the sanitary sewer system. 31 32 Mr. Hubmer noted the MCES is developing a surcharge program that is proposed to begin in 33 2007 for communities not meeting their I/I goals. One possibility is the City would be charged 34 $52j000 per year for a five -year period if the IH goals are not being met. Another possibility is 35 that there would be door -to -door inspections. 36 37 Councilmember Thuesen questioned regarding the potential fines starting 2007, if the city has to 38 pay in 2007, and the issues are corrected by 2009, would the city have to pay the next three years 39 in fines. Mr. Hubmer answered the city would not. If the Met Council notices the city has 40 improved, and there is a reduction, they will remove the city from the list. 41 42 Councilmember Thuesen asked if there is a "drop dead" date the city should considers if it is 43 going to go with some of the options proposed. Mr. Hubmer said this winter is a good time to 44 get started. He said by fall, the surcharge program will be more defined. This will give us an 45 idea of how aggressive they will be. 46