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] ;,'n not quit~; ,"ar{~ ,'~hy my requ{:st for a(~ol~tjon of my Rc:_o] uti on <br />addrescin/: On-Site Septic Systems and their maintanence ~.;~ <br />deferred to this com:nittce sin~e it was not ~ option ma~e <br />:~v;Ji]al~le to the Council or to me individually to consider at <br />th,~ Spec5;,3 Council men, tin[,. <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br />I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> ! <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />S.ince-we are here with it ,~lease allow me to Further .~uL~+ <br /> o '~.~.ntia±e <br />my reasons for my resolution and to try to clarify some of <br />,~be points in it. <br /> <br />i,~y requer:t is not me,mt to put pressure on staff to consider <br />hiring additionr~l personnel, or to unnecesnari]y add more work <br />lo,ad to present staff. <br /> <br />I am requesting at this time the staff 'draw up .information to <br />be made available to the citizens educating us an mainta.ining <br />our on-site septic sysl ems. If you will, ~ln Operation and <br />r;.aintenance' Pro,ram. 'This could be made available at meetings, <br />be placed on the counter at city hall,- or mailed on request. <br />It would include 'such topics as: a schedule for pumicing that <br />5s sugf~'ested and the onzion of doing so is left up to the <br />o.'~ner, the r£asons why a system would need .to be pumiced (here <br />a diagrsm could be included showing, a cross-section of a <br />tank sm5 the measurements of sludge and '-their minimum depth <br />bet~':een the mat and ouilet and-the' top of the sludge and the <br />outlet), othe'? health hazards that may occur, age of the system. <br />Included in the information also:' <br /> If ~. problem occurred what is the prdcedure to' follow <br /> and ';,,hat is required by the o;~ner, the city and the <br /> pumper/installer, <br /> A list of the pumpers and installers who serve the city, <br /> 'What is required if the owner-pumps :w/o there being, a. <br /> need to do so, <br />What the city's responsibility is to mainzaing systems: <br /> keeping an inventory which includes notification <br /> records when the city has notifie~ for one 'reason <br /> or another, <br /> information when the systems were pumped, installed, <br /> upgraded, <br /> when inspections are required ( new installations, <br /> replacements) <br /> work records required by all pumyers and installers <br /> certificate of a~roval <br /> The inspection procedure as ?equired in the City Code could <br /> begin with the older systems being inspected first on a <br /> .regular basis so that the intent of the ordinance in that <br /> respect will be evident. <br /> <br />The city may h~ve other o~tions to improver syste.~s being <br />inatalled in the city ,and this would be aun option the city <br />may want to look at, ie: ~urt Tittirud's sugyeszion pertaining <br />to i. nsulation. <br /> <br />I appre, ciate the opFortunity to present these comments and I <br /> <br /> <br />