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Waste Water Treatment Department and Elk River Municipal Utilities. A memo from the Fire Chief is attached. It is a little hard to estimate, but based on the number of permits issued last year and the new proposed fees, approximately $12,000 in revenue will be generated from Utility Hook-up and Street Disruption Permits. This revenue needs to cover the Building and Zoning Department's time spent issuing these permits, the Street Department's time inspecting restoration, and the fire Departments time inspecting the work as it is being conducted. Emergency response to incidents is charged back to the offender. Incidents - The city's procedure for responding to incidents (when a utility is hit whether or not it is a gas line) will be as follows: · All work immediately stops when a utility is hit, the area is to be evacuated if a hazardous condition is created and 911 is to be called (on all utility hits, dangerous or not). The Fire Department will take the lead in determining if the incident is: · a substantial breach of the terms and conditions of any state statute, ordinance, rule or regulation, or any material condition of the permit, · or the result of a missed locate, · or an accident'. · The Fire Department may call upon other's expertise as needed to make their determination. · For a substantial breach, the Fire Department will order that all work remains stopped until the permittee provides an acceptable written plan to respond to how the breach will be avoided in the future. · Failure to follow the written plan will result in the revocation of the permit. · The Fire Department will provide the Office of Pipeline Safety written notice of substantial breaches and missed locates. A proposed "Facility Incident Report" is attached to this memo. In conclusion, staff has hosted a meeting with the various utilities conducting work within the city's rights-of-way and the Office of Pipeline Safety to gain their opinions on the proposed changes contained in this memo. Staff does not feel these changes are excessive, but the utilities have been given notice of the council meeting so they will have another opportunity to respond. Summary. of Proposed Changes to Regulations on Working in Right-of-Way A person per crew with Gopher State training within the last year on the job at all times. Responsible crewmember identified on permit application. ~ Preconstruction meetings as needed. ~ City permit spelling out 911 protocol. > Subcontractors identified on permit application. cc5.docs:\b&z\stever\cc5.doc