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12-16-87 S&W Comm MinutesDecember 16, 1987 SEWER AND WATER COMMITTEE 4:00 P.M. Chairman Nystul, Councilwoman Hafferman, Councilman Ruiz,'DPW Hammer, W/S Supt. Hyde, Ken Nardinger, Paul Stokes, and Roger Hopkins present. ASHLEY CREEK COURT II - HOOK UP FEES Ken Nardinger, owner of Ashley Creek Court, described the property he owns in the southwest part of Kalispell. This senior citizen section of apartments was developed in phases. Ken Nardinger requested a compromise in the hook up fees. When these units were being developed, the charge was $1,200 to $1,500. At that point in time, Mr. Nardinger and W/S Supt. Hyde had agree to increase the line size to 1}" and it was determined then to not hook on until a later date. Since then, rates have been increased to $6,000 on the third phase of this project. C. Ruiz stated that Mr. Nardinger has borne all of the costs so far and has been more than fair, and that this project has been to the City's advantage as well. It was decided to calculate what Mr. Nardinger would have paid two years ago, deduct what he actually paid and for him to pay the difference between the two. A motion was made to that effect. Motion carried. EVERGREEN SEWER INQUIRY W/S Supt. Hyde presented a letter regarding the Evergreen sewer inquiry. It was decided that a lot of discussion will have to take place before deciding if Evergreen can tie onto the City of Kalispell, collecting the sewage and having the City of Kalispell treat it. Another alternative is to collect sewage in Evergreen and build a treatment plant to treat it there. W/S Supt. Hyde pointed out that cost effective analysis is a way to compare the alternatives and that the cost to treat the sewage in Kalispell Is a majoc'ohe. 'Paul Stokes stated "that there is a group of business people on Lasalle and Hwy 2 that would like to put in an inter- ceptor system and they need some information. He cautioned what the answers would be. DPW Hammer suggested that the staff review this proposal in depth and report to the Council and get back to Mr. Stokes in January. The Committee was in agreement for the staff to consider the alternatives and report back to the Council. PHOSPHORUS FACILITY PLAN - ENGINEERING AMMENDMENT W/S Supt. Hyde stated that the City must complete the facility plan and then move on to the design of the phosphorus facility as quickly as possible. The grant ammendment for engineering needs to be written and submitted to the Water Quality Bureau. An ammendment to the existing contract needs to be signed and a change in scope included based upon change in the opinion of the Water Quality Bureau concerning the point of discharge. C. Nystul will put this on the agenda for the Council meeting of Monday, December 21, 1987. C. Nystul questioned if the plan to solicit engineers should proceed. DPW Hammer reported that a letter received from WQB stated that this would not be a reason for the City to not proceed as far as possible. W/S Supt. Hyde stated that he would be working on the request for quotes. FINAL PAYMENT FROM EPA W/S Supt. Hyde presented a breakdown of the funds due the City and various expenditures. Funds due total - $262,918, liabilities total - $239,311, with the difference being $23,607. A motion was made to authorize the Mayor at the Council meeting to sign an ammended final request form for $125,918. The motion carried. SCOREBOARD SEWER EXTENSION/ANNEXATION W/S Supt. Hyde reported that the Scoreboard Bar located across from Woodland Park has a failed septic system. They have put in a temporary system on the understanding with the Health Department that when the City System was operational, they would hook on. W/S Supt. Hyde described the location and extension of the line and questioned if the Water Department could move the fire hydrant and if necessary, to pick up the difference in cost since the 8" line has to be 10" and place deeper to serve the entire area. It may be in the City's interest to annex to have gaming permits and licenses paid to the City instead of the County. The Scoreboard has filed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and C. Ruiz is concerned about closure. The Committee resolved that they are not opposed to continued talks, while cautioning the W/S Supt. not to make any commitments. December 16, 1987 SEWER AND WATER COMMITTEE Page 2 SW KALISPELL FACILITY PLAN W/S Supt. Hyde presented a letter from Thomas, Dean & Hoskins outlining several items that need to be addressed by the City in regard to the facility plan. One major question is to consider the area within the City that is currently sewered by septic systems to include it in the project, if included there must be a final plan made. C. Nystul requested W/S Supt. Hyde to look into the area and why the cost is $74,000. The Committee was in agreement to apply to the EPA to pursue the inclusion with C. Hafferman opposed. The City must pass a resolution accepting the facility plan and the letter must be contained in the final plan. The facility plan did address the needs in that area and the other area can be included but doesn't need to be completed now. C. Nystul moved to recommend the council to accept the facility plan for the southwest area. With C. Hafferman opposed, the motion carried. The City must certify that it has the necessary legal, financial, institutional, managerial resources to insure building, operation and maintenance of the project. C. Nystul stated that if the block grant goes through, then the City has the financial requirement. This will require a letter from the Mayor. A motion was passed to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter stating that the City has the resources con- tingent on the block grant. The Committee agreed that the Certification Form from the Federal Government can be signed by the Mayor on an administrative basis. In addition, the EPA Grant requires the City to amend the sewer use ordinance. Some of the land is in the flood plain and the grant requires that the City not develop environmentally sensitive land. A motion was made to authorize the City Attorney to draft an ammendment to the sewer use ordinance in compliance with executive order No. 11990 on prohibition of accepting sewer from wet lands and the 100 year flood • plain. MCKEE ANNEXATION/ILLEGAL SEPTIC SYSTEM The McKee's live in the northeast part of town. W/S Supt. Hyde reported that he had witnessed an illegal septic system being installed. He notified the Sanitarian's Office. They did not issue a permit for the system and sent a letter to them establishing a deadline to hook onto the City sewer system. The date has past, and if this is to go to court, they have requested Mr. Hyde to testify. W/S Supt. Hyde stated that he would testify if the City wished to pursue the annexation of this property. C. Nystul stated the City should have the proper documentation signed in regard to annexation then at some point in the future it would be possible to force the owners to annex into the City. The City should provide just as any other witness to an incident. FVCC UTILITY EXTENSION The City has not made an assessment or determined the need and has not made any commitment to extend water and sewer to the FVCC site. EPA WATER SAMPLING W/S Supt. Hyde has received three letters from the Water Quality Bureau. One addresses organic sampling, the other two address lead sampling and coliform sampling. He informed the committee that the WQB suggests that anyone who has a concern should send a letter to their representitive by the first of 1988. Apparently, the EPA will require five rechecks in the future instead of the current two. Motion was made to authorize the Mayor to write a letter to the congressional delegation based on W/S Supt. Hyde's input and the estimation of the cost of the sampling. FIRST ALLEY WEST PROJECT Based upon the new state law, the City needs to procure engineers for construction inspection, and solicit proposals. W/S Supt. Hyde stated that there is a provision for getting an annual statement of qualification and rather than go through soliciting every time, just go through the file for qualifications on an annual basis. The Committee agreed to authorize the solicitation for construction services for the First Alley West Project. December 16, 1987 SEWER AND WATER COMMITTEE Page 3 BUILDINGS ON FIRST ALLEY WEST DPW Hammer, Jay Billmayer and City Attorney Neier met to discuss arriving at a lump sum cost that the City pays the building owner instead of the City hooking up the pipes in the building. The proposal is to pay them a lump sum dollar amount, install a lift station and hook the pipe up to the lift station or run their pipe through the wall and hook their pipe up and everything else is the owners responsibility. This will be taken to the Council to authorize the City Attorney to draft the agreements for the Mayor's signature. WOODLAND PARK TELEMETRY W/S Supt. Hyde reported that bids were solicited for the telemetry system and per law two bids were needed to be received and only one has been received. He stated that he wanted to stay in the valley in regard to repairs that may be needed. A request for a bid from the Missoula firm who supplied the pumping equipment has been made and if this second bid is submitted, the job can be awarded. Adjourned 6:00 P.M. as i •