DUNDAS CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Monday, JULY 11, 2022
7:00 p.m. Dundas City Hall
UNOFFICIAL MINUTES
Present: Mayor Glenn Switzer; Councilors Larry Fowler, Grant Modory, Luke LaCroix, Luke Swartwood
Staff: City Engineer Dustin Tipp; Administrator/Clerk Jenelle Teppen, Deputy Clerk Linda Ripka
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Switzer called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. A quorum was present.
PUBLIC FORUM – No one presented to Council
APPOVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Modory, second by Fowler, to approve the agenda. Motion Carried Unanimously (MCU)
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Fowler, second by LaCroix, to approve the consent agenda as follows:
Regular Minutes of June 27, 2022;
Resolution 2022-15 Appointing Election Judges for the 2022 Primary and General Elections;
Disbursement Report - $105,184.99. MCU
OLD BUSINESS – No old business brought before Council.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS – No Ordinances or Resolutions brought before Council.
NEW BUSINESS – No new business brought before Council.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
City Engineer – Dustin Tipp
Tipp updated Council on only one quote received for the 1st Street bike lane marking project. Due to the shortage of green epoxy, the project came in well over budget. Staff will instead re-advertise the project using paint. The concept plan for dog park layout will be presented to Park Board on July 12; seal coat work has been completed and final sweep will be later in July; staff received revised construction and landscape plans to review for Stoneridge Hills 2nd Addition; installation of gate and fencing on Highland Parkway at 115th Street has been completed with staff now looking into cost of jersey barriers; and data collection and inspections for City roadways for pavement management plan has begun.
City Administrator – Jenelle Teppen
Teppen stated next meeting will have a work session on 2023 general fund budget. She indicated since this is an election year, election judges are now in the midst of training. She reported filing for City offices for Mayor and two council seats will open August 2 and close on August 16 with withdrawal by August 18.
WORK SESSION
Overview of Process and Cost of Wastewater Treatment Facility
Engineer Tipp gave an overview on the process and cost of a possible wastewater treatment facility for Dundas noting this is a five to ten-year process. He indicated the first step is to complete a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES) permit application noting the permit sets limits and monitoring requirements and the type of facility and discharging watershed. He stated within this application are three requirements to complete: (1) Antidegradation Assessment which is a lengthy process at a cost of $20,000; (2) Environmental Assessment Worksheet with a cost of $15,000 to $20,000; (3) Facility Plan Review developing design would be about $60,000 to $80,000.
Tipp recommended before completing an NPDES permit, the City should consider doing a Preliminary Effluent Review (PER) defining water quality based on the conditions of the receiving body of water. He stated it helps to understand what the City is treating and can use the information for facility plan review. He stated the cost would be about $20,000 and could be done by WSB.
Tipp then addressed permitting challenges which included Lake Byllesby Reservoir (receiving waters source) doesn’t include any capacity for Dundas to contribute phosphorous from its own wastewater facility and presented three options to address this issue. He also stated another challenge will be that Dundas would need to staff a facility which would require a certified wastewater operator.
Councilor LaCroix asked if the City does nothing, can the City of Northfield continue to provide and meet the City’s growing needs 20 years from now with Tipp indicating they can but would affect the agreement between the two cities. Councilor Modory suggested moving forward with the PER to have the report as it may be useful to use with the agreement with Northfield.
Consensus was for the administrator to put a cost of $20,000 in the 2023 budget with WSB preparing a proposal for doing a PER.
ADJOURN
Motion by LaCroix, second by Swartwood, to adjourn the meeting at 7:27 p.m. MCU
Submitted by: Jenelle Teppen, Administrator/Clerk
Attest: Glenn Switzer, Mayor
