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Councilmember Musgrove stated that there was an agreement with the develop and now it appears that the developer is asking the City to reconsider. She asked if the developer could put language into the HOA contract to include maintenance of the line. Deputy City Administrator Gladhill stated that the developer has stated that they were not aware of the responsibility. He stated that the City is concerned with the recording of the document and would not be involved in the HOA documents. Councilmember Musgrove commented that she would support the original agreement with the developer. She stated that she also believes that the maintenance of the raingarden should be included in the HOA. Don Kveton, applicant, stated that he is not sure how this was all put together and accepts the blame for that. He stated that he is concerned that if the sewer line is clogged under the street and someone digs it up, it will cause a mess. He stated that however it was done, he accepts that responsibility, but believed that it was misled. He asked the City to reconsider the portion under the street. Mayor LeTourneau stated that the applicant expressed concern with something happening to the pipe that would cause the street to be dug up and asked the standard approach to a clog in the pipe. Public Works Superintendent Riemer stated that a drain cleaning company would come out and run a rod through to clean out an obstruction. He could not imagine that the street would need to be dug up to clear an obstruction. Mayor LeTourneau asked the lifespan of that type of pipe. Public Works Superintendent Riemer replied that he is unsure of the material used but would estimate about 20 years. Adam Price stated that asking the homeowners to take care of a lift station would be above and beyond the responsibility of a homeowner or association. He stated that the grinder pump is essentially a lift station that is inside those ten homes and would be maintained by those homeowners. He believed that asking the homeowners to maintain the pipe in the road would be excessive. Deputy City Administrator Gladhill stated that there are individual mini lift stations within the homes that put pressure into the two-inch line. He stated that facilities within homes are the responsibility of the homeowners. He stated that an agreement was made with the developer prior to the builder coming into the project. Councilmember Kuzma commented that if the line from the homeowner’s property running under the street would plug, a plumber would be called to clear that line, which does not sound excessive. He stated that if the pipe were to fail, that could be something he would consider the City assisting City Council / November 10, 2020 Page 6 of 13