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RESOLUTION NO. <br />12-017 <br />State of Minnesota <br />County of Ramsey <br />City of New Brighton <br />UTION ESTABLISHING LIMITED CLEAN UP AND PROPERTY <br />3E PROTECTION FOR SEWER BACK-UPS AND WATER MAIN <br />FOR WATER AND SEWER <br />S, the City of New Brighton provides water and sanitary sewer services to <br />within its jurisdiction; and <br />water main breaks may cause water to enter into property causing damage; <br />'HEREAS, blockages or other conditions in the City of New Brighton's sanitary sewer <br />ies may cause the back-up of sewage into properties that are connected to those City of <br />ew Brighton's sanitary lines; and <br />water main breaks and sewer back-ups pose a public health and safety <br />and <br />REAS, it is often difficult to determine the exact cause and responsibility for water <br />breaks and sanitary sewer back-ups; and <br />REAS, the City Council of the City of New Brighton desires to encourage the <br />itious clean-up of properties that have encountered damage from water main and <br />back-ups; and <br />AS, the City Council of the City of New Brighton desires to minimize the <br />of expensive lawsuits arising out of water main breaks and sewer back-up claims; <br />,S, the City of New Brighton is a member of the League of Minnesota Cities <br />Trust (LMCIT); and <br />ZEAS, the LMCIT has offered the City of New Brighton optional limited "no fault" <br />back-up and water main break coverage that will reimburse users of the water and <br />y sewer systems for certain clean up costs and property damage regardless of <br />er the City of New Brighton is at fault. <br />W THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as follows: the City of New Brighton, as part of <br />contract for providing water and sanitary sewer services to the customers of the City of <br />v Brighton, and in consideration of the payment of water and sanitary sewer bills, <br />