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MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 5, 2002 ATTENDEES: Bryan Adams, Elk River Municipal Utilities Pat Klaers, City Administrator Lori Johnson, City Finance Director Terry Maurer, City Engineer RE: WATERMAIN IMPROVMENTS AND COSTS 2003 PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROGRAM We reviewed the limits of the Pavement Rehabilitation Project and the water improvements anticipated with that project. Essentially, the Elk River Municipal Utilities planned to construct new water lines or larger water lines on all of the streets within the 2003 Pavement Rehabilitation Program. Bryan discussed the issue of non-copper water services, which the Elk River Municipal Utilities anticipates running into on the project. The ERMU's policy regarding non-copper services is that they must be replaced by the homeowner when any work is done on the water service. The issue we discussed was whether or not the City/ERMU undertaking this project constituted work on the service and would require replacement all the way to the house. No clear consensus was reached on this issue. However, it was a clear consensus that the services that are non-copper would be replaced in the street right-of-way to the curb stop on each property where they are encountered. Terry asked Bryan if he could have Dave Berg locate as many curb stops as possible on the project site. Terry explained that he thought is would add to a better bid if we were able to locate curb stops and show them on the plan so that the contractor will have some idea of the working conditions he will find when trying to replace non-copper services. Bryan/Dave Berg to notify Terry when the curb stops are located, and Terry will coordinate a survey crew to pick up that information. Terry indicated if necessary, the survey crew could provide Dave Berg a number of wooden lathes that he could use to locate the curb stops, and then our survey crew could remove the lathe after the location was picked up in the field. Bryan started a discussion on whether or not the utilities commission would want to assess the replacement of the water service from the new watermain to the curb stop. Typically, the water services are considered property of the homeowner and are paid for by the homeowner. Terry indicated that the feasibility has not been finalized yet and adding that to the text of the feasibility study would be a possibility so that the assessments would be legal relative to Minnesota Statute 429. Terry did note that they were not discussed as an accessible item at the informational hearing. There was a general discussion about how to best implement the assessment of the water service lines. The water service lines could clearly be discussed in the improvement hearing; the issue was whether or not to assess everyone for the replacement of their water service at the assessment hearing for the street, or wait until later to determine exactly who got a new service, and have supplemental assessment hearing for water services only. Lori indicated it would be a relatively simple thing to refund the water service assessment for anybody who O:\PROJ\818980J\0030~vlin utes-120502.doc