From: Andy Peters
Sent: Fri Aug 10 11:17:11 2018
To: Chaunee Seifried
Cc: Gerald Fisher
Subject: FW: FW: Miller - 1318 Meadowlark Pl. Sewer Drain Roots
Importance: Normal
Attachments: RotoRooter Receipt.pdf; Chaunee do we have a process in place for customer reimbursement? This sewer backup was caused by roots in the Right-of-way according to our CCTV inspection. It’s going on the “problem lateral list” for regular cleaning, but the property owner is asking for re-imbursement. Receipt attached. Andy Andy Peters City of Molalla Public Works Operations Supervisor (503) 829-6855 x220 Cell: 503-793-0507 117 N Molalla Ave Molalla, OR 97038 From: The Millers <emgar98@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 10:47 AM To: Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com> Subject: Re: FW: Miller - 1318 Meadowlark Pl. Sewer Drain Roots Thanks, Andy. On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 10:05 AM, Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com> wrote: Yes! Go ahead and forward me the receipt I will talk to the Director here and see if it qualifies. Thanks! Andy Peters City of Molalla Public Works Operations Supervisor (503) 829-6855 x220 Cell: 503-793-0507 From: The Millers <emgar98@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 10:05 AM To: Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com> Subject: Re: FW: Miller - 1318 Meadowlark Pl. Sewer Drain Roots Hi Andy, Any news on the reimbursement? I can forward you the receipt, if needed. Thanks and have a good weekend! Gary On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 5:16 PM, The Millers <emgar98@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Andy, Yes, I paid the bill. It was do at time of service. I understand about the "problem lateral". Thanks for staying in communication with me, I really do appreciate it. Take care, Gary On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 1:50 PM, Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com> wrote: Gary have you already paid the bill? If not, the easiest thing to do is have the vendor send me the invoice. If you have, then we’ll talk to my finance office about how reimbursement works. As to your other question: I maintain a “Problem Lateral” list that gets 6 month service. Eventually we get sick of doing that and contract the repair. Andy Peters City of Molalla Public Works Operations Supervisor (503) 829-6855 x220 Cell: 503-793-0507 From: The Millers <emgar98@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, August 3, 2018 1:26 PM To: Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com> Subject: Re: FW: Miller - 1318 Meadowlark Pl. Sewer Drain Roots Hi Andy, I forgot to ask in my last email; will the city reimburse me the $365 for the RotorRooter bill? I can email you a copy of the receipt, if needed. Thank you. Gary On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 4:14 PM, The Millers <emgar98@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Andy, If the pipes are clear and not in jeopardy of backing up, I'm fine with keeping an eye on the root issue. What would the plan be? Schedule your guys to come out every few months and monitor? Thank you for getting back with me. Take care, Gary On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 2:04 PM, Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com> wrote: Gary I do have the videos now and have discussed them with my crew. I can’t send them over email, files are too large, but can provide them if you were to visit City Hall on a disk if you like. I don’t see any structural damage that would make me think the line needs to be repaired at this time. There is minor root intrusion under the sidewalk, but nothing severe. I’d like to let this lateral ride for a while and see if we have more problems. It’s possible the recent backup was a grease clog or some other not-abnormal issue. Nothing structural. Are you okay with this? Let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Andy Peters City of Molalla Public Works Operations Supervisor (503) 829-6855 x220 Cell: 503-793-0507 From: The Millers <emgar98@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 3:14 PM To: Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com> Subject: Re: FW: Miller - 1318 Meadowlark Pl. Sewer Drain Roots Hello Andy, A couple of workers came out and checked the pipes last week. Any news on their results? Thank you, Gary On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 10:15 AM, Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com> wrote: Good Morning Mr. Miller, my name is Andy Peters, I’m the Operations Supervisor for the town. I’m entering a work order for our crew to come out and scope your sewer line. If the problem you describe is beyond the property line in the public Right-Of-Way, then I’ll schedule to fix it. We are still cleaning up from the 4th of July events, and have a few water leaks to attend to. But we won’t loose the work order, and you can check in any time to find out where you are in the work load. If the sewer line backs up again, feel free to call the City before the plumber. Our 24 hr Duty Phone is 503-793-9043. Did Roto-Rooter give you the video of the inspection? If so, it might help me move faster if I could see it. Can you send it by email? Thanks! Andy Andy Peters City of Molalla Public Works Operations Supervisor (503) 829-6855 x220 Cell: 503-793-0507 From: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com> Sent: Monday, July 2, 2018 11:25 AM To: Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com> Subject: FW: Miller - 1318 Meadowlark Pl. Sewer Drain Roots Hi Andy, Please make contact with Mr. Miller to find out where the issue is in his line. If it behind the sidewalk then it is likely on his property and a private plumbing issue. In regards to the inspection from the early 90’s, if the County doesn’t have record of it then they likely no longer exist. The inspections would have been signed off and given to the builder at the time of construction. Thanks. Regards, Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director City of Molalla 117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038 Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient and have received this communication in error, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you. From: The Millers [mailto:emgar98@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 02, 2018 11:15 AM Subject: Miller - 1318 Meadowlark Pl. Sewer Drain Roots Hello, On June 28, 2018 our downstairs toilet overflowed due to the sewer pipes being clogged. The cause was backup over years because of root entry down at, or near the sidewalk. So far, we are $365 into the repair by having Roto-Rooter come out and discover the issue and cut the roots. The issue discovered was a misconnection at one of the joints, this is where the roots were able to get into the piping. What I need from the City of Molalla is to come out fix this issue. If you could also provide when the City of Molalla signed off on inspection of the sewer connection from the street to the house, please. I believe the records should be around 1993 -1995 when the house was built. Please feel free to contact me at 503-829-3236. I will be calling the City of Molalla today to discuss this issue. Thank you for your time and consideration to this matter. Regards, Gary Miller