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TO: Mayor and City Council ��► � r '��'�a�IG FFOM: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator DATE: April 7, 1987 SUBJECT: Administrator's Information Metro Waste Interceptor - Minnetonka Beach - Orono - Last fall the City Council approved preliminary plans for the Upgrade of the Minnetonka Beach/Orono/Metro Interceptor, whict, starts in Minnetonka Beach and runs along County Road 19 until it gets to North Shore Drive where it runs east to Old Crys;tal Bay Road. This interceptor, which was originally an Orono r i.ty sewer trunk line, was taken over by Metro Waste Control when they took over the Orono treatment plant in 1970. During the Last few years this system on occasion operated over capacity resulting in the dumpage of raw sewage into Lake Minnetonka near the 'iendrickson Bridge. As a result of this, Metre Waste has been doing significant work on a project to upgrade this line with substantial prompting from JL-Ellen Hurr, who is the Metro Waste Control representative for this area. The upgrade will increase to some degree the capacity in the line for the future but is principally designed for the present overload condition. It will result in numerous lines being turned back to the City of Orono for maintenance. As a result of this the City is looking to gai- a benefit by having Metro Waste go with an alternative to thei desired plan which would reduce or eliminate the need for a lift station on Orono's local lines. This is currently being discussed with Metro Waste's staff and at a point that a decision regarding how much local participation in dollars that Metro Waste is looking for in order to go with this alternative, staff will bring this back for Council discussion. Police Contract Status - The City has been in neg.:)tiations with Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) which represents the 13 patrol officers in the Orono Police department. These negotiations commenced last fall and currently the City and the Union ar(� in mediation. The first mediation session was held the first part of March and the second mediation scheduled, which was scheduled for the last week in April, has twice been cancelled and it is currently rescheduled for April 22nd. At issue is the amount of wage increase for the officers. Police units generally in the Metro area have been 3 1,i2 and 4 1 %2 percent. The City is looking for some brrnefit from changing contract language in exchange for the City going above thc, 3� granted other employees for 1967. At the point that a negotiated settlement can be recommended to thc- Counci 1 it wi l 1 he brought back to them for your cons ider at ion. Fa i 1 i ncl to come to a nogot f ated settlement in mediation will r(,sult in th, mat�c,r boing submitted to an arbitrator for hinling arhitrition. 200 Hollander Road - Thc, ha ._,rdou-, buildings proceedings were