1992-02-10 CC Minutes Special
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ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
February 10, 1992
Albertville City Hall
7:30 PM
PRESENT: Mayor Jim Walsh, Councilmen Duane Berning, Donatus
Vetsch, and Mark Barthel, City Engineer Thore Meyer, City Attorney
Mike Couri, City Clerk Linda Houghton
Mayor Walsh opened the special meeting for the purpose of
viewing the video tapes of the old sewer mains.
Thore presented his report entitled "Roto-Rooter Tapes Review"
for the Council to follow along with the tape.
After viewing the tapes, Thore explained that the cost to
repair and replace each of the problem areas would be prohibitive.
He suggested the Council consider repairing or replacing the areas
where the main is completely broken and leave the areas where
infiltration is caused by misalignment or minor cracking. It would
be more cost effective to simply treat some of the infiltrated
water than to attempt to replace all areas where infiltration is
occurring.
Thore went on to explain that before MPCA would allow the City
to consider an aeration system. they require an independent testing
firm to create a pilot plant, based on actual wastewater samples
from the City. Out of the pilot plant comes the criteria the City
must use when adding aeration to the ponds. Currently. Thore
explained. the influent concentration at the ponds is quite low
because of infiltrations. To get the final results from the pilot
plant could take a couple of months to complete.
Thore advised the Council to set up stipulations with the
MPCA. This means setting a time table in which the City guarantees
to proceed with increasing its capacity. The MPCA in turn then
usually grants the City sewer permits while the City is in the
process of expansion.
The Council asked Thore how much capacity would be gained by
adding aeration. Thore explained that adding aeration is the first
step in getting to a continuous flow, and that aeration alone would
not add a great deal more capacity to the present system. The
other option the Council could consider would be building more
ponds and continuing with the same treatment currently used.
However, the drawback of this option is that construction costs for
ponds are high and the City must be able to continue acquiring land
to keep building more ponds. If the City opts to add aeration, the
existing ponds will serve as equalization ponds.
Vetsch made a motion to adopt Resolution 1992-5 ordering the
engineer to prepare a feasibility study for wastewater treatment
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facility expansion (Project #1992-11A) for the entire city limits
of Albertville. Barthel seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Thore was directed to set up a meeting with the MPCA to
discuss stipulations the City is willing to make.
Barthe 1 made a mot ion to adj ourn
Berning seconded the motion. All vote
at 10 : 30 PM.