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s MINUTES OF' THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 23, 2006 7:00 o'clock p.m. (3. CERTIFICATION OF DELINQUENT UTILITIES AND GENERAL SER VICE FEES, Continued) Peterson moved, Murphy seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5522, a Resolution for the Collection of Delinquent 2006 Water and Sewer Utility Service Charges, Recycling Program Fees, On -Site Sewage Treatment (Septic) Inspection Program, Storm Water Charges and General Service Fees. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. PRESENTATION 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES — LIFT STATION COMBINATION Bill Cook with MCES, Michael Reed with Richardson & Richter, Kelly Lange with CH Tuhy Hill; Jinn Hudley, and Deb Manning, Project Manager for Metropolitan Council. Bill Cook, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, addressed the Orono City Council regarding a project that is being planned to combine two lift stations located along County Road 19 north of the Dakota Rail corridor. Cook stated the MCES would like to utilize the council chambers to hold its public hearings. Cook stated the plant that currently serves this area is located in Shakopee. The metro sewer lines in Orono have the capacity.. to serve Orono and Minnetonka Beach. A meter station is located in Minnetonka • Beach to monitor the flows, with various lift stations located along the route into Orono. The MCES is looking at combining the two smaller sized lift stations located along Shadywood Road and creating a larger lift station in order to provide improved service and capacity. Currently the pumping stations are quite small and do not offer enough storage, to allow for adequate response time in the event of an emergency. The proposed improvements entail running a gravity line between lift station 45 and lift station 46 and constructing new force mains to connect to the existing force main. The anticipated schedule is to hold public hearings in November and December, with adoptiop of the Facility Plan expected sometime in December 2006. Construction is expected to commence in 2010. White inquired whether the new station would be below ground, above ground, and whether it would vibrate when it is in use. Cook stated the MCES does like to have some facilities located above ground and that a shelter is constructed around the lift station to make it blend in more with the neighborhood. The lift station would run approximately once a week and odor control is also installed. McMillan inquired how much disruption would occur to the neighbors during construction. Cook stated Highway 19 would be reduced to one lane for approximately one month during the constriction. Cook stated a site has not yet been determined for the new lift station.. Murphy commented he does reside near a lift station and that the structure is attractive and does not • produce much noise. PAGE 2 of 12