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. , REGULAR MEETING OF THE ORONO COUNCIL, APRIL 14 , 1980 Page 45 Mayor Van Nest moved, Butle�` seconded, to request CRYSTAL BAY POSfi OFFICE Dick Benson, City Administrator, to write to Vice- (Continued) President Mondale, and Senators Durenberger and Boschwitz, and Congressman Hagedorn as outlined in Senator Pillsbury' s letter requesting their assistance. Motion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) . Butler moved, Hurr seconded, to approve the CDBG* On-Site Monitoring, CDBG Meeting report of On-Site Monitoring* March 12 , 1980. Motion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) . Dick Benson, City Administrator, entered into I/I STUDY REPORT* the record the following concerning an I/I Study dated April 9 , 1980 , which states: The Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, as part of its 201 facilities planning program, has identified 31 communities that are eligible to participate in a detailed infiltration/inflow (I/I) analysis program. Orono is one of these communities. The Orono City Council authorized the City to submit a letter to the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission requesting that Orono be included as a participant in further I/I studies. The Metropolitan Waste Control Commission has applied for, and has received, approval from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for State and Federal grants to allow cities to conduct detailed I/I analysis. The U.S. Environr.►ental Protection Agency is now reviewing the grant application. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will fund 75g , State 150, local cities must provide 10� as the local share of the study cost. The MPCA has allocated $1,000 ,000 in the fis�,al year 1980 for the I/I study. Additional funding will have to be provided for future sewer system evaluation surveys and eventual rehabilitation of the systems, if needed. All public notices have been provided for. The City of Orono will administer the entire program. The MWCC has the burden of administering the grant process and subsequent accounting of grant expenditures, providing 10$ of the local share of administrative costs , and reporting to the MPCA and EPA. Engineering companies have been in contact with the City and the City is in the process of selecting an engineering firm to continue the I/I. This process is designed to help us obtain the best possible engineering services at a fair and reasonable cost. Step #1 will be to enter into an agreement with an engineering firm. (Continued)