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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5508 .ti. ` O� K � O � O � s CITY of ORONO a � : - � , ti ti RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ��`9k'ESH.�4�G No. 5.5 0 8 . A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL " ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (MCES) I/I SURCHARGE PROGR.AM WHEREAS,the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES)has adopted an Infiltration/Inflow Surcharge Program, and determined that the City of Orono experienced at least one peak flow event between June 2004 and June 2006, on September 4, 2005 that exceeds the MCES peak flow goal for the City, and ' ' � WHEREAS, the MCES has proposed that the City of Orono pay an annual surcharge of $89,600 for a period of five years ($448,000 total), or app�eal the proposed surcharge in accordance with the provisions of the Surcharge Procedure Manual, and WHEREAS, the Surcharge Procedure Manual further provides five (5) options for communities to contest the proposed 2007 surcharge amount, including an option for the City to • corrimit to an Action Plan to spend funds to identify and rehabilitate UI sources in lieu of paying the proposed surcharge to the MCES as long as the funds expended are equivalent to the proposed 2007 surcharge amount, and WHERAS, the MCES will recalculate the 2008-2011 surcharge amounts based on the City's 2007 expenditures, the results of the sanitary sewer analysis study, and any larger peak flow events that may occur in the future, and WHEREAS,Bonestroo Rosene Anderlik has prepared a letter report dated September 6, 2006 that documents the 2006 City expenditures for UI identification and rehabilitation that can be applied to reduce the proposed surcharge amount, and recommends a comprehensive approach to study the sanitary sewer system and recommend rehabilitation procedures for reducing future UI. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,that: 1. Based on the information provided in the September 6, 2006 Bonestroo Rosene Anderlik letter report, the City of Orono formally requests that the proposed MCES UI surcharge amount be reduced by the 2006 UI reduction expenditures already paid by the City. 2. The City of Orono is committed to an Action Plan as described in the September 6, • 2006 Bonestroo Rosene Anderlik letter report, to identify sources of the system UI Page 1 of 2 •. ,. � �1V' : . O - o . - r �� � CITY of ORONU a - ,. . � ti ti RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ��`9kESIIOg'�G NO. � 5 � $ . and subsequently follow up with rehabilitation to reduce the UI as much as possible, with the intent to meet the MCES peak flow goal. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota, at a regular meeting held September 11, 2006. ATTEST: �.�.� ��- r _ _ Linda S. Vee, City Clerk Barbara A. Peterson, Mayor • . • Page 2 of 2 �