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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />June 14, 2022 <br />Page 4 <br />1 Private sanitary sewer service video inspection of all properties within Street & Utility <br />2 Improvement areas and assistance with coordinating repaid and/or replacement. <br />3 Pre- and post-reconstruction sanitary sewer flow monitoring. <br />4 <br />5 The City has recently completed the most recent I/I mitigation work plan mandated by the <br />6 MCES from the surcharge event that occurred in 2014 and continues to complete projects <br />7 annually to reduce and eventually eliminate I/I. City Staff has worked closely with the MCES <br />8 and has requested that MCES consider removing the City from the I/I Surcharge Program. The <br />9 MCES has agreed to remove the City from the I/I Surcharge Program under the condition the <br />10 City enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the MCES to undertake a Long <br />11 Term I/I Mitigation Program. <br />12 <br />13 The Memorandum of Understanding includes removal from the MCES Surcharge Program, <br />14 Document strategy for private property I/I mitigation within the community, Recognize the <br />15 challenges faced by the community, and Establish opportunities to measure program impact. <br />16 <br />17 Councilmember Jenson asked who has the role of inspecting the sewer prior to the sale of a <br />18 home. Mr. Messner stated there is a point of sale program within the City. Home Sales do an <br />19 inspection of the home. City Manager Yunker stated the realtor would advise the seller on the <br />20 City’s requirement. <br />21 <br />22 Councilmember Randle asked how many years have the street reconstruction projects been going <br />23 on and Mr. Messner stated since 1999. There is 1/3 of the street reconstruction projects to be <br />24 done. The MOU will be looking at the private infrastructure. Mr. Messner stated there are <br />25 possibilities of grants to help the homeowner with repairs/replacement of their private <br />26 infrastructure. <br />27 <br />28 Councilmember Webster thanked Mr. Messner for his presentation. When she and her husband <br />29 moved into St. Anthony in 1999 there was a program to assist homeowners with some recent <br />30 flooding. With that program there were some income limits. This could be an expensive project <br />31 for some households and she appreciates Mr. Messner looking into funds available. Mr. Messner <br />32 stated the Met Council has a huge investment in this. <br />33 <br />34 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Walker, to approve Resolution <br />35 22-052 – Approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of St. Anthony <br />36 Village and the Metropolitan Council of Environmental Services Relating to Ongoing Inflow and <br />37 Infiltration Program. <br />38 <br />39 Motion carried 5-0. <br />40 <br />C.41 Resolution 22-053 – Ordering the Preparation of Plans and Specifications and Ordering <br />42 Advertisement for Bids for the Harding Stormwater Quality Improvements. <br />43 <br />44 City Engineer Messner reviewed the resolution approves the preparation of plans and <br />45 specifications and authorizes the advertisement for bids for the Harding Pond Stormwater <br />46 Quality Improvements. Mr. Messner explained the recent survey that was done on the pond. The <br />8