273426 WHITE - CITV CLERK
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CANARY - OEPAR7MENT GITY OF SA I NT PAITL COIlIlC1I
BLUE - MAYOR Flle NO. ������}�
� il lution
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
RESOLVED, That the Council of the City of Saint Paul does
hereby determine that the six inch sanitary sewer located in
Pearl Street starting from the manhole located at the center
line of Bayless Avenue and then extending northerly for a
distance of approximately 221 feet to a manhole located about
15 feet east of the center line of Pearl Street, is and shall
be a public sewer under the care and maintenance of the City of
Saint Paul and its Department of Public Works from and after the
date of this resolution, pursuant to the petition of Cynthia A.
Urman, and the City Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution
to the Department of Public Works.
COUNCILMEN
Yeas Nays Requested by Department oE:
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Hozza In Favor
Hunt
Levine _ � __ Against BY —
Maddox
es�o JUL 31 1979
Form Approved b 'ty Atto ey
Ado ed by Council� Date
ertified P• d by Counc' Secretary By
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t�pp ov by 1�lavor. D _ Approved by ayor or Submission to Councii
By -- BY
p�t�� AUG 1 1 1979
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ROSALIE BUTLER , chairman, makes the fo[ lat,��ing
report on C. F. [_] Ordinance
[� Resolufion
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'�' t`�'L� ; Peti ti on s ubmi tted by Cynthi a A. Urman at 2367 Pearl Street
' requesting that her private house sewer connection be taken
over as a public sewer
. At its meeting of June 15 the committee recommended that
: . the petition be granted.
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Dear Si•r; , _
The City Council requssts that you prepare a proper reeolution • '
,, or ordinence =;rantin� the petition o� Cynthia A. Urmein at 2�?
Pearl 3t. requestin� thnt hcr prive►te bouse e�►er eanne�etion
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, The City Gouncil.today referrtd to the Fub�l�.c Warke Coromi�ttee " �
. for consideration a report of the Public,Works De�artment on a .
petition'submitted by CyntY��a A. Urman at 236'T Year�l Street,
- . requestin� that her private house sewer conneetion be taken , �
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Attorneys at Law
Park Square Court JUDITH L.OAKES
400 Sibley Street LINDA A.MILLER
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101
Telephone: 612-227-0804
April 3, 1979
Rose Mix, City Clerk
386 City Hall
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102
Dear Ms. Mix:
Enclosed for your attention please find the Petition of
Cynthia A. Urman, 2367 Pearl Street, St. Paul, Minnesota, seeking
sewer maintenance. Because my client's circumstances are some-
what unusual, I ari uncertain as to where the authority to provide
the requested relief lies. I have therefore forwarded the Petition
also to the attention of Donald Nygaard, Director of Public Works
and to the City Attorney, Suzanne Flinsch.
I would be most happy to provide you with any additional
necessary information. If I am improperly directing the Petition,
I would appreciate your advising me as to where the Petition
should properly be directed.
Thank you for your cooperation in this regard.
Very truly yours,
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Judith L. Oakes
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TOs CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF ST. PAUL, and the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS.
Petitioner, for her Petition seeking that the City of
St. Paul, Department of Public Works maintains the sewer lines run-
ning under Pearl Street from the manhole in front of 2367 Pearl to
Bayless A�enue, hereby states that:
1. Petitioner Cynthia A. Urman is the owner of real prop-
erty located at 2367 Pearl Street, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota,
and legally described as follows:
That part of Lots Fourteen (14) and Fifteen (15) ,
Bloek Sixty-five (65) , St. Anthony Park, an Addition
to City of St. Paul, described as follows: Cammen.c-
ing at Southeast corner of Lot 15; then Westerly
along the Northerly line of Pearl Street Sixty (60)
feet; thence Northerly to a point on the Northerly
corner of said Lot 14; thence Easterly to the
. Northeast corner of said Lot 14; thence Southerly
along the Westerly line of the alley in said Block
to the place of beginning, according to the recorded
: plat thereof on file and of record in the office ot
the Register of Deeds in and for said County and
State.
2. Petitioner and William F. Urman purchased said property
on August 4, 1972 from Elaine M. Mikutowski, James J. Mikutowski,
Gordon R. Hultman, Ardella Hultman, Eldon Hultman, Betty Hultman,
Lorraine U. Anderson, Willis 1�,nderson, Morris Hultman, Beverly Hultman
and Sally Hultman.
3. $ally Hultman and her deceased husband John Hultman, who
purchased such property in 1941, had previously owned said property
in joint tenan�y from that date until October l, 1970, when they deed.ed
the property tq their children, Elaine M. Mikutowski, Gordon R. Hultman,
Eldon S. Hultman, Lorraine V. Anderson and Morris Hultman, reserving a
life estate for the life of the last survivor.
4. Petitioner was awarded sole ownership of said property
pursuant to the Judgment and Decree entered in In Re the Marriage of
Cynthia A. Urman and William F. Urman, Ramsey County District Court
Fi].e #414584, dated August 25, 1975.
. � ' � ��. ��� ur auu u� ��,ul i. :� .�.�, .i..� ; 1 , .�aw �eway e baekecl up into
the basement of petitioner's home. Petitioner reported the back-up to
the Sewer Maintenance Division of the Public Works and asked for re-
pair service.
6. At that time, petitioner was advised that her home was
connected to the City sewer at Bayless Avenue, rather than on Pearl
Street, and that she owned approximately 3S0 feet of sewer line pass-
ing under Pear1 Street from the manhole on Pearl Street in front of
her home to Bayless Avenue jointly with her neighbors, who reside at
2379 Pearl Street. The Sewer Maintenance Division accordingly refused
to provide any repair except at petitioner's expense.
7. IJo ownership by petitioner of any interest in such sewer
line appears of record in the office of the Ramsey County Recorder, nor
was any ownership interest deeded to her at the time the property was
purchased, as indicated on the Warranty Deed a copy of which is attach-
ed hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A.
8. When the Sewer Maintenance Division refused repairs, pet-
itioner contracted with Flush, Professional Drain and Sewer Services,
Inc. to repair the sewer, since the home was not habitable with the
raw sewage in the basement. Flush pumped out the basement, and spent
ten hours over three days attempting to clear the obstruction, at a
cost to petitioner of $482. 00, as indicated on the statement a copy of
which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit B.
9. F].ush was unable to clear the obstruction and its agents
and employees advised petitioner that the line was collapsed or frozen.
Petitioner, wit� the agents and employees, observed what appears to be
a. collapsed pipe emerging from Pearl Street at the manhole on Bayless
Avenue.
10. Sewage has not yet begun to back into petitioner' s base-
ment, but she believes that it wi11 be only a matter of time until the
sewer li�e is again filled with sewage and seepage into the basement
begins again. - 2 -
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11. Petitioner, through her attorney, has accertained that
the sewer line from the manhole in Pearl to the manhole in Bayless
was built in 1915 pursuant to Permit No. A28528 by C.W. .Ghase, at his
expense. No sewer assessment has ever been l�vied against the pro-
perty.
12. In 1916, C.W. Chase obtained Permit No. A29152 to con-
struct a sewer from the premises at 2379 Pearl to the manhole in
Pearl, thereby connecting that property to the sewer line running
underneath Pearl Street at the expense of Mr. Chase.
13. Petitioner has paid water and sewer charges at the
same rate paid by other homeowners in the City of St. Paul since she
purchased said property.
14. By Council Resolution, File No. 268302, adopted Decem-
ber 21, 1976, �he St. Paul City Council adopted a local public im-
provements special assessment policy for the City of St. Pau1 which
provides that reconstruction of local public improvements, including
sanitary sewers, shall be done without assessment to the property
owner.
1 5. Since the sewer running under Pearl Street has already
been constructed at the expense of the benefitting properties, assess-
ing petitioner for the cost of maintenance would violate such public
policy.
16. Furthermore, since petitioner has paid her full and fair
share of sewer use charges, equity requires that the Public Works
Department of �he City of St. Paul assume responsibi].ity for mainten-
ance of the sewer running under Pearl Street.
WHEREFORE, petitioner requests that the City Council direct
the Public Works Department to:
1.. Promptly evaluate the sanitary sewer line running under
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Pearl 5treet from the manhole in front of 2367 Pear1 Street to the
main sewer line on Bayless Street to determine the necessary main-
tenance and to perform all needed maintenance.
2. Acknowledge that the City of St. Paul is the true
owner of the sewer line running under Pearl Street from the manhole
in front ot 2367 Pearl Street to the main sewer line on Bayless
Street.
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Cy�ithia Urman
STATE OF MINNESOTA)
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COUNTY OF RAMSEY )
Cynthia A. Urman, being first duly sworn, on oath, deposes
and says: That she is the petitioner herein; that she has read
the foregoing Petition and J�nows the contents thereof, and that, the
same is true of her own knowledge execpt as is therein stated on
information and belief and as to such matters, she believes them
to be true. .
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C thia A. Urman
Subscribed and sworn to before me
on this � day of April, 1979.
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f��-� THIS INDENTURE, Made this �l-'•� day of August, 1972,
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e� between Elaine M. Mikutowski and James J. Mikutowski, husband
and wife; Gordon R. Hultman and Ardella Hultman, husband and
DEED TAX �„�lf@; Eldon S. Hultman and Betty Hultman, husband and wife;
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���^��i Lorraine V. Anderson and Willis Anderson, husband and wife;
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o��as�x Sally Hultman, a widow, all of the County of Ramsey, State of
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�o.00 Cynthia A. Urman, husband and wife, o the Cou,nty of Ramsey,
State of Minnesota, Parties of th c nd Part,
DF[D TAX
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sa.ao That the sa ' Par i � f First Part, in consideration
of the sum af 0 olla Z$ .00) and other good and valuable
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DEED TAX
/'=`=° Second Part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do
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��„ hereby Grant, Bargain, Sell and Convey unto the said Parties
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-•-- �� and assigns of the survivor, Forever, all the tract or parcel
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C.`-;� Minnesota, described as follows, to-wit: �
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�n � B1ock Sixty-five (65) , 5t. �nthony Park, an ndcliL-ion
. w�� ���"""""`--•�""�� to City of St. Paul, described as follows : Commencing
��' ' ' � at Southeast corner of Lot 15; then Westerly along tYie
� " '�= C7 �'' � Northerly line of Pe<-�r1 St.r.eet Six�y (60) f.er..�; thcr►ca
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rifty (50) feet Westerly of Northe�-�st corn�.r of �aid
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iR � 3, ;� 7 -' . of the alley in said Block to the place of beginning,
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TO HAVE AND TO HOLD THE SAME, together with all the heredi-
taments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise
appertaining, to the said Parties of the Second Part, their
assigns, the survivor of said parties, and the heirs and as-
signs of the survivor, Forever, the said parties of �he Second
Part taking as joint tenants and not as tenants in common.
� And the said Elaine Mikutowski and James J. Mikutowski;
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� Gordon R. Hultman and Ardella Hultman; Eldon S. Hultn�an and
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Betty Hultman; Lorraine V. Anderson and Willis Anderson;
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p of the First Part, for themselves, their heirs, executors and
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administrators do covenant with the said Parties of the Second
Part, their assigns, the survivor of said parties, and the
heirs and assigns of the survi r, that they are well seized
in fee of the lands and remi aforesaid and have good right
to sell and conve��th� �hi i_�� i , ��r1- �nc.7 fr�i�tn e+fr�r.r�:a��ir�, nii��l
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And h abov l�'a gained and granted lands and premises,
in quiet an ceable possession of the said parties of the
Second Part, their assigns, the survivor of said parties, and
the heirs a�d �ssigns di the gtt2-it.i_�tr1�-� �.�. ��{ ��a{� n 1.1_ X+r-�r�r+�i�
lawfully claiming or to claim the whole or any part thereof,
subject to enGUmbrances, if any, hereinbefore mentioned, the
said Parties of the First Part will Warrant and Defend.
IN TESTIMONY WH�REOF, the said Parties of the First Part
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COUNTY OF RAM5EY )
On this �f���/ day of August, 1.972, vef:ore me, a Ylotary
, public, p�rsonal.ly appeared Elai.r�e M. Mikutowski a,nd Jamr-.s J.
Mx.kutow�ki, husband and wifc; Cyor.dca� R. TIu1.�.man �anc'l nrdc:�]•1.a
iiu��ri��an, huabanc� anc� wi��; ];lc�c�ix S. It�a].trna�z r�nc:� 11cwt;�.y Ilti:l,t�rn�an,
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hu:�k>��nd and wife; Lorrain� V. Anderson and Willis Anderson,
husband and wife; I�iorris I�3ultman and B�verly Hultman, husband
and wife; and Sally Hultman, a widow, to me known to be the
persons described in a,d who executed the foregoing instrument,
an�� asknowledged that they executed the same as their free act
��nd decd.
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In consideration of the promise of Flush Drain&Sewer Cleaning Co., hereinafter called';the Company" to:
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� REPORT ON PETITION OF CYNTHIA A. URMAN, 2367 PEARL STREET, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
FOR THE CITY TO TAKE OVER MAINTENANCE AND/OR OWNERSHIP OF A PRIVATE SEWER CON-
NECTION AS PUBLIC SEWER.
The firm of Oakes and Miller, Attorneys at Law, has submitted a petition to the
City of St. Paul from the above named property owner asking that sewer maintenance
be performed by the City in what has served as a private sewer connection for a
great many years. This report will attempt to background the various circumstances
of said petition:
1 . Sewer History
The trunk sewers in the vicinity of the Urman home extend down Bayless and
Cromwell , since that is the way the platting for development of the blocks
is laid out. This can be verified in Exhibits 5 and 6 attached. The 7'
3" diameter combined sewer in Bayless was constructed in 1908-09, as noted
in Exhibit l , and there has been no sewer constructed up Pearl Street, nor
does one show on our public sewer records.
2. House Sewer Connection History
Even though Lots 14 and 15 were platted similar to the adjacent lots to
front upon Cromwell , for whatever reason, the owner of those two lots
decided to develop them by splitting them into three lots facing upon
Pearl Street, as can be noted in Exhibit 6. House number 2367 was built
in 1915 and connected to the public sewer in Bayless, as documented in
Exhibit 2. This was a 6" line running down Pearl Street to the 7' 3"
main sewer in Bayless. The same owner-developer later connected house
number 2379 to the previously built private sewer connection in 1916, as
documented in Exhibit 3• Thts was done using 4" diameter pipe. There are
no public sewer mains in St. Paul of less than 8" diameter, because of
extreme maintenance difficulties in dealing with such small diameter pipe.
In 1964, the property owner at 2379 retained a Licensed Sewer Contractor
to dig up and replace a 65' length of this 4" private connection with 6"
diameter pipe after experiencing severe problems in its functioning.
This is documented in Exhibit 4.
3. Quarterly Sewer Treatment Charges
The so-called sewer treatment charges which are billed as an attachment
upon the water bills are for purposes of payment to the Metropolitan
Waste Control Commission for sewage treatment costs at the Metro Plant
and also for maintenance for the main line conveyance sewers only (not
private connections) and have to be paid regardless of the discharge point
into the public sewer. Therefore, payment of such charges are irrelevant
as to whether the particular portion of sewer in question is or is not a
public sewer.
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4. Assessment Policies
It has historically been City policy that private sewer connections ex-
tending to the public sewer from business, industry or private homes, are
built and maintained by the private owner and user. Private contractors,
under license and bond to the City, perform the construction and maintenance
of these connections. Were the City to perform this function, it would
require different equipment than now possessed by the City, considerably
more Maintenance personnel and larger sewer maintenance budgets. This is
easily recognizable in view of the stated near $500 cost already expended
on the one connection in question, plus future repairs needed to guarantee
its satisfactory operation. The so-called assessment policy of the City
of St. Paul relates to up blic used lmprovements, such as streets, alleys
and walks, and not to private use facilities such as sewer connections.
5. Recommendations
To our knowledge, there is no record of ownership of sewer connections
ever provided in relationship to land transfer documents or deeds, and
the sewer connection is an integral part of the land and/or property
being conveyed. Also, every main sewer in the City is built in the
middle of public streets or easements, and therefore, all sewer connec-
tions must be constructed within public right-of-way, and this facet alone
is not a criteria of ownership.
This connection was originally built in 1915 as a private connection, and
it has functioned as a private connection for 65 years, including mainten-
ance in 1964 by the property owner immediately adjacent at 2379• Since
the construction was of 6" diameter pipe with the extended connection
being 4" diameter pipe, for which sizes the City is unequipped to main-
tain (sewers less than 8" in diameter) , not to mention the impact in
terms of personnel and budget, to now accept this as a public sewer, it
is our recommendation that this connection continue to be considered a
private house drain connection and that its maintenance responsibilities
continue to be with the property owner, as are all similar connections
in the City.