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'H I REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD APRIL 8, 1991 (#18)STUBBS BAY SEWER CONTINUED without a majority consensus of residents. Callahan stated that he did not expect the consensus of the citizens committee to be that th a residents are in favor of the project. He suggested that the _ommittee may be able to get the residents more focused on the issue, which will help to determine the size of the area that is to be included in the project. Goetten stated that the City has tried to be accommodating and not to push the project down anyone's throat. She said, "That is part of the problem. We are going to have tvo bite the bullet and make the decision. We owe that much to these people. Jabbour agreed with comments mide earlier by Butler regarding t.hv overall health, safety and welfare of the public. He said, "I believe, and it is only my personal observation, that quite a bit of leaking and seepage is occurri'ig fram those pijoperties ir' o Lake Minnetonka. In that regard, Butlar added, ‘’People who fiid it more convenient to allow their septic tanks to seep into Lake Minnetonka, rather than having them pumped, may be interested in knowing that the City can institute condemnation proceedings against their dwelling because it does not have satisfactory sanitary sewer removal system. Then their home is worth nothing." Butler asked whether the City had surveyed the Stubbs Bay area residents to determine their position on the project. Gaffron replied, "We did send out a survey. Fifty percent of the 100 property owneirs that received the survey d .d not respond. Of the ftfty percent that d.'.d respond, one-third indicated that they favored t.he project, the other two-thirds opposed it." Butler stated that the City could go through a committee pf, which would make the residents feel mors a part of the process. She added, however, that if the Council were to vote to order the project, and someone subsequently sut?d the City in regard to the assessment, that the City would prevail due to the overwhelming need for sewer in that area. The City would have the support of its Comprehensive Plan, Metropolitan Council, Metropolitan ► Control, as well ns th» Lake protection agencies. Sh» "You do not fool around with malfunctioning sop^ic systems that is the case, the City automatically has a health problem. Once iin determined that there are properties with septic systems leeching into th? Lake, the State will close them down, if the City does not." G3ffron stated that may not always be the case. He said. - 24 -