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whenever inspections warrant, based upon specific levels of sludge and scum. Mr. Jankowski continued that this ordinance also requires the plumbing inspector to advise the entire City semi- annually of' the need for routine cleaning and inspections. Notices are published in the Ramsey Resident. The inspector does receive and files notification from septic pumpers of the address, date, and volume of sewage pumped. Additionally, sometimes pumpers will advise the building official the homeowner of warning signs of failure, however, this is not done formally or in writing. The City has an estimated 3,280 systems. In 1996, the City received notice of 586 pumpings, which would mean that on the average, property owners are pumping once every 5.6 years. There is little follow-up on the part of the City inspectors on systems which have repeated multiple pumpings, primarily due to higher priorities associated with new construction and structural additions. Discussion ensued relating to the fact that the Committee felt this program appears to be unnecessary. Motion by Councilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to table any action with regard to this program. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Beyer, Zimmerman and Haas Steffen. Voting No: None. Case #2: Authorize Construction of Well No. 4 City Engineer Jankowski reported that with the addition of Well No. 3, the water utility will have more than doubled the volume of water it can deliver from its two existing wells. In addition, an agreement with the City of Anoka allows the utility to purchase another 1.0 million gallons per day to augment its well production. However, the continued rapid growth of the utility warrants still additional well development. It is common practice for a water utility to provide a combination of water supply and storage such that the utility can meet its peak day demand with its largest single source out of service. He explained that when bids were taken for Well #3, a separate schedule was included for Well #4 so that bid could also be awarded if Council chose. The bid from Alberg was $81,455, which was the lowest bid. He explained that this just gets us "a hole in the ground" no pit and no well house. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to recommend Council authorize Alberg Well to proceed with the construction of Well No. 4 at the contract price of $81,455. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Beyer and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #3: Consider Priorities for County and State Transportation Projects City Engineer Jankowski explained that this case is basically an attempt to look at the docket of what's scheduled by the State and the County for the City and what future projects might be Road and Bridge Committee/May 13, 1997 Page 2 of 3