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Home My WebLink About20190304 - CC Workshop MinutesHastings, Minnesota CityCouncilWorkshop March4, 2019 TheCityCounciloftheCityofHastings, MinnesotametinaworkshoponMonday, March th4, 2019at5:30p.m. intheVolunteer RoomattheHastingsCityHall, 101East4 Street, Hastings, Minnesota. MembersPresent: MayorFasbender, CouncilmembersBalsanek, Braucks, Lund, Folch, Vaughan MembersAbsent: CouncilmemberLeifeld StaffPresent: InterimCityAdministratorJulieFlaten CityAttorneyDanFluegel PublicWorksDirectorNickEgger FinanceManagerMelanieLammers MDHStaff KarlaPeterson, CommunityPublicWaterSupplyUnit Stantec: RyanCapelle, HenryCroll Theworkshopconvenedat5:30p.m. PublicWorksDirectorNickEgger, providedapresentationwhichdiscussedotherpotential threatstotheCitywatersystemfromPerfluoroalkylSubstances (PFC) andNitrates. Current levelsinHastingswellsandpossibleMinnesotaDepartmentofHealthchangestomaximum allowedlevelwerediscussed. Eggerprovidedinformationonthetypeofwaterdisinfection methodutilizedbymanypeercommunities. Staffisrecommendingthegaschlorinationmethodofpermanentwaterdisinfection. This methodiswidelyusedandhighlyeffectiveatprotectingagainstcontaminationwhilewaterisin transportthroughoutsystem. Themethodprovidesconstantchlorineconcentrationwhichwill minimizetasteandodorvariability. Theapproximateinitialcapitalcostis $440,000and ongoingcostsareestimatedat $44,000annually. Lammerspresentedthreeoptionsforfundingthegaschlorinationmethod. Thepreferredoption utilizesWACfundbalanceandasmallerportionofwaterfundbalance. Thisoptionprovidesfor theleastimpactonutilityrateincreasesinthefuture. CouncildiscussiononnitratesandPFClevelsinwatersystemandwhenthesemayneedtobe addressedinthefuture. Councilalsodiscussedtheoptionof “doingnothing” orprovidingno permanentdisinfectionmethod. AttorneyFluegelprovidedhisassessmentoftherisksthat choicemayposetotheCity. Alternativetimesofyeartochlorinateandpeople’sperceptionof chemicalingestionwerealsodiscussed. Councildiscussedtheimportanceofcommunication CityofHastings January22, 2019 CityCouncilWorkshopMinutes Page2of2 withthepublictopromoteanunderstandingofwhypermanentdisinfectionisapublicsafety issue. NextstepsincludeacommunityopenhousewiththeDepartmentofHealthinlateMarchor earlyApril. Staffwillbringrecommendationtofullcouncilforapprovalafterreceivingpublic input. ADJOURNMENT MotiontoadjournbyCouncilmemberVaughan, secondedbyCouncilmemberBalsanek at 6:55p.m. MaryFasbender, Mayor JulieFlaten, CityClerk