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1987-06-01 CC Minutes . . . Jo COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 1, 1987 The regular meet1ng of the Albertv111e C1ty Counc11 was called to order by Mayor Loretta Roden. Members present 1ncluded Gary Schwenzfe1er, Donatus Vetsch, Don Corne11us, and Bob Braun. Others present 1ncluded Maureen Andrews, Thore Meyer, Chuck Eberhard, Bob M111er (for Gary Meyer), and Ken L1ndsay. There was a mot1on to approve the agenda. Corne11us and seconded by Donatus Vetsch. was approved. The mot1on was made by Don All were 1n favor and the agenda The m1nutes of the May 18th Counc1l meet1ng were rev1ewed and the follow1ng correct1ons were made: Page 3, Paragraph 1: The statement "Gary Schwenzfe1er d1d not agree." was struck. Page 2, Paragraph 10: The m1nutes are to reflect that there 1S concern regard1ng the amount of t1me Maureen 1S away from the off1ce and how 1t 1mpacts the Adm1n1strat1ve work be1ng done. There was a mot1on to accept the m1nutes w~th correct1ons. was made by Don Corne11us and seconded by Gary Schwenzfe1er. 1n favor and the m1nutes were approved. The mohon All were There was a mot1on to accept the m1nutes of the May 19th Spec1al Meet1ng w1th Thor,Meyer regard1ng the moss 1n Cell 3 of the Wastewater Treatment fac1l1ty. The mot1on was made by Donatus Vetsch and seconded by Bob Braun. All were 1n favor and the May 19th m1nutes were approved. The Counc1l rec1eved a copy of thenotes from the May 27 meehng w1th Thorlt- .-Id(hl.4c~ of Meyer-Roh11n regard1ng what the C1ty should do w1th the moss. No formal mot1on was needed on these notes S1nce 1t was not of formal meet1ng of the Counc11. (The notes were 1ncluded 1n the packets as "for Your Inform- ahon" Just to keep the members up to date on the pond problem). Chuck Eberhard requested that he be able to cover the Eng1neer1ng 1tems pr10r to the Pub11c Hear1ng because he was needed at another meet1ng. The Counc1l agreed and Chuck proceeded w1th the Eng1neer1ng 1ssues. Chuck updated the Counc11 on the construct1on projects occurr1ng 1n town. He 1nformed them that most of the work 1n Barthel Manor and Psyk's 4th Add1t1on has been completed. COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 2 . It IS expected that the seedIng would take place the week of June 1, 1987 and In Psyk's 4th Addltlon that the sldewalk In front of Clem Marx's property would be replaced wlthln the same tIme perIod. Chuck explalned to the CouncIl that he had spoken wIth Doug Psyk and had the understandIng that Doug would speak wIth Ted LaTour regardlng how he wanted the boulevards shaped. Ted LaTour has Informed Chuck that Doug dId not call he, nor dId he speak to them when they were out dOlng the restoratlon. Chuck next updated the CouncIl on the CIty'S recIev1ng a permIt from the Mlnnesota Department of TransportatIon for the purpose of InspectIng the eXIstIng casIng pIpe for the water lIne. Chuck saId that the CIty should now contact a local contractor to come In and open the lIne up so that we can see If the casIng was dIsturbed durIng the constructIon of Interstate 94. Several questIons regardIng thls work was asked by the CouncIl, regardlng who would bear the cost of the work and why the llne was burled: . The answer to the fIrst questIon was the CIty wIll most lIkely be responslble for any cost Incurred unless It IS determIned that MN/DOT was at fault for dIslodgIng the Ilne durlng the constructIon of 1- 94. Thor~Meyer suggested that MN/DOT be present when the caslng IS open so that there wIll not be any questlons down the road. The answer to the second questIon was that the l1ne 1S down below the surface several feet and that the dlrt coverage had noth1ng to do wlth erOSlon or constructlon of 1-94. The Ilne IS down deep enough for the water Ilne to run freely through the WInter months wlthout freeze ups. Chuck then revlewed wIth the CouncIl the dralnage problem between 55th Clrcle and 56th Street. He told the Councll that elther a swale or a draInage tlle (WhlCh would run to the catch-basIn east of the problem) would work, but suggested that the dralnage tlle was the best alternatIve to the problem. Maureen and Gary are to use thlS Informatlon to contact JIm Hennum to see If the problem can be resolved. The flnal punch llst for the street constructlon projects wlll be prepared durlng the flrst few days of June so that everythIng wlll be cleaned up In a short tlme. A questIon was asked what would happen wIth the propertles that have had yards establIshed? In those cases sod wIll be placed along the boulevard In the other yards grass seed wlll be spread. . The problem wlth PPM was dlscussed. uhuck Informed the CouncIl that an appolntment set up to reVIew the problem on SIte was cancelled by the repre- sentatIve of PPM and had not been rescheduled. It IS the feelIng of Meyer- Rohlln that It has gotten to the pOlnt when a representatIve of the CouncIl and the Clty EngIneer wIll Just have to go out and request that they be allowed to see the operatIon. It was agreed that one of the CouncIl members who IS free durIng the day wIll go along out to the slte for an Inspectlon of the water problem. COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 3 . Chuck next rev1ewed the plans from Huglund Eng1neer1ng, the eng1neer for Dynam1c Des1gners, who had developed a "french dra1n" for the Paul and Jane Dal1eden house at 5616 Lake Avenue. It 1S the op1n1on of the Eng1neer that the "french dra1n"is not acceptable to the C1ty because the system w1ll act as a "bathtub" and could cause potenhonal problems 1n the future. The french dra1n was descr1bed to those present as a water collect10n system Wh1Ch draws the water 1nto a trench area and then seeps through a gravel base 1n the ground around 1t. It 1S the feel1ng of the C1ty Eng1neer that th1S system would work for Ilght ra1ns, but w1ll not handle heavy down pours. In add1t1on, the C1ty Eng1neers stated the1r concern about the water that would Slt 1n and along the french dra1n, and 1tS potent1al for gett1ng under the road bed and caus1ng structural damage to the road. Meyer-Rohl1n sa1d that there were two poss1ble alternat1ves to the french dra1n, but feel that the f1rst one 1S the most acceptable. Alternat1ve 1: A catch bas1n and dra1n t1le Wh1Ch 1S connected unto the storm sewer at the corner of Lake Avenue and 57th Street. Th1S system would have to be 1nstalled deep enough so not to cause freeze ups 1n the Ilne and even though 1t 1S located 1n the publ1C r1ght- of-way would be cons1dered a pr1vate system leav1ng all ma1ntenance the respons1b1l1ty of the property owner. e Alternat1ve 2: A concrete swale runn1ng from the Northwest Corner of the house to the street. Th1s alternat1ve 1S less favorable because 1t may not be able to handle the heavy ra1ns. Attorney Bob M1ller 1nformed the Counc1l that 1f the turn to the proposal that the contractor should be glven one more chance to f1nd an alternat1ve before legal act10n 1S taken. The property owners were asked what the1r feel1ng on the matter was and what steps they had taken to get the problem resolved. They 1nformed the Counc1l that they were not sahshed w1th the "french dra1n" or the concrete swale and needed to th1nk about the catch bas1n proposal. They stated that they do not feel that they should penal1ze for the1r bU11der's error by accept1ng a Solut1on that causes more add1t1on ma1ntenance work for themselves, and as a result have been work1ng w1th an attorney to get the problem resolved. (The m1nutes should note that there 1S not a compla1nt aga1nst the C1ty, but rather the homeowners had earl1er asked for any ass1st- ance that the C1ty m1ght be able to glve them). It was f1nally agreed that Chuck would send a letter to the C1ty Counc1l stahng that 1t was the op1n1on of Meyer-Rohl1n that the "french dra1n" was not acceptable and that 1t 1S the f1rm's op1n1on that the only dra1nage Solut1on the C1ty should be w1ll1ng to accept 1S the catch bas1n and t1le llne Wh1Ch would be connected 1nto the C1ty storm sewer system. e Th1S recommendat1on, however does not rule out the poss1b1l1ty that the homeowners would not accept the Eng1neer's recommended alternat1ve. Th1S slmply means that from the C1ty'S stand p01nt the alternat1ve 1S acceptable and anyth1ng beyond that 1S between the home owner and the bU1lder, and be taken under adv1sement w1th the1r attorney. COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 4 . The next ltem on the agenda d1scussed was the update on the J01nt Power Board meetlng. The flrst ltem dlscussed was a letter from W1II1S Gllllard, the St. Mlchael Clty Englneer, requestlng that the JOlnt Power Board pay $11,787.98 to the contractor for lower the water maln In the Dehmers Rambllng Estates. It lS Mr. Glll~ard's contentlon that the reason the Ilne had to be lowered lS that the orlglnal contractor dld not follow the stakes set forth by the St. Mlchael Englneer. (See letter In packet flle.) It lS the understandlng of the Albertvllle representatlves to the JOlnt Powers that at the tlme the llne was constructed the 11ne was down at least 17 feet and dld not need to be lowered lnt1l the Dehmer's addltlon went In. It was further dlscussed as to remlnd the Councll that In order to resolve some confllct between the cltles lt was agreed that Mr. Gllllard would be contracted to lnspect the St. Mlchael portlon of the proJect lnstead of Meyer-Rohlln, who was the Englneer for the overall proJect. Gary Schwenzfeler then noted that 1t was the overall opln10n of the Board that the maln leak has been there for a long t1me. (It has been determlned by the ground saturatlon around the llne Gary asked 1f lt was common to have the llttle leaks along the p1pe JOlnts (stat1ng that poss1bly as many as 10 J01nts were leak1ng the day he was out 1nspectlng the slght. e Thor Meyer responded to Gary's quest10ns by stat1ng that lt 1S not common for the water Ilne to leak and that proper lnspect10n and pressure testlng of tbe llne would have most llkely determlned any problems. Thor stated some concern regardlng whether the plans and speclflcatlons had In fact been followed because of the problems that occurred. There was a questlon about how deep the Ilne was once the contractor started maklng the road cuts and before the llne was lower. The Councll was lnformed that once the road cuts were made the water llne was approxlmately 4 feet below the surface lnstead the m1nlmum of 7 feet. There was some addltlonal d~Scusslon about when the work was completed. The work was done In January WhlCh could have caused some problem w1th compactlng around the water llne, but 1t was agreed that for that reason lt lS lmportant that proper lnspect10n took place. It was agreed that the Clty dld not to take any formal actlon regardlng the St. Mlchael's Englneers request. The m1nutes are to show however that the Counc1l lS unlted 1n the op1nlon that the $11,787.98 should not be plcked up by the J01nt Powers because lt does not appear that they d1d anyth1ng wrong. The other JOlnt Power ltems d1scussed were the acceptance of low bld for the constructlon of the off1ce add1tlon for the amount of w1th an add of $ for cedar sldlng. Thor asked lf the bUlld- lng add1tlon had been revlewed by the M1nnesota Board of Health, statlng that because the flrst well lS enclosed 1n the bUlldlng that they may need to reVlew the plans. Gary Schwenzfe1er sald he would look lnto It. . Jlm Walsh lnformed the Counc1l that he would not be able to attend the June 8th meetlng of the J01nt Powers and asked that one of the alternates attend 1n hlS place. Don Cornellus sald that he could be there. COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 5 . The next lssue dlscussed by the Councll was the problem of the moss growlng out at the Wastewater Treatment faclllty. Ken Llndsay lnformed the Councll that after revlewlng the posslble Solutlons to the moss problem that lt had been declded to try treatlng the moss wlth copper sulfate to see lf lt wlll klll the growth. Ken explalned the process that would be used to treat the moss and potentlal order that wlll llkely occur as the result of the moss decaYlng. The cost of the treatment wlll run about $300 for both chemlcals used ln the process. The Councll was lnformed that there appears to be a Sllght problem ln cell 2, but lS not as large of growth as ln cell 3. ThlS was determlned by Ken and Gary Schwenzfeler gOlng out 1nto the cell wlth a boat for an lnspect- lon of the entlre surface of the cell. The schedule for correctlng the problem was: . 1. QUlt fllllng Cell 3 on frlday, May 29, 1987. 2. Treat Cell 3 wlth Copper-Sulfate on Wednesday, June 3, 1987, and then let slt for a few days. 3. Put OHM lnto the pond on Monday June 8, 1987. 4. Pull test sample on Tuesday, June 9, 1987. 5. Dlscharge sometlme after Tuesday. Thore suggested that Slnce there seems to be some growth ln Cell 2, that Ken should keep an eye on lt and should try to treat lt when a transfer from Cell 1 to Cell 2 occurs. Donatus Vetsch asked how many tlmes does the Clty have to dlscharge. The response was that there are two normal dlscharge seasons - Sprlng, and fall. As long as Ilmlts are met, a dlscharge can occur durlng that tlme perlod. Thor pOlnted out the factors, such as, take elevatlons that have some bear- lng on when a dlscharge lS allowed. But ln all cases the dlscharge must occur durlng a MPCA approved dlscharge perlod. Ken next provlded a IlSt of thlngs that need revlslng at the Wastewater Treatment faclllty. They lncluded: - A change ln chemlcal feed from the outslde to the lnslde of the bUlldlng. - Plplng above the tank. - Electrlc generator (ln addltlon to gas generator, WhlCh 1S currently used.). Chuck suggested that there may be a way to make these reV1Slons yet at the same tlme by-pass the contractor's lnvolvement. He sald that he would look lnto the posslblllty ~nd get back to the Councll wlth the 1nformat10n. e Chuck asked that Ken get wrltten quotes on the generator; materlals and an estlmate on hlS (Ken's) labor so that 1t wlll be fully documented. Ken agreed to get the lnformatlon. COUNCIL MINUTES , PAGE 6 . There was then a mot1on to approve the author1zat1on of the plant reV1S1ons w1thout gOlng through the Contractor, prov1ded 1t 1S legal w1th the agenc1es 1nvolved, MPCA, EPA, and Army Corp. uf Eng1neers. The mot1on was made by Gary Schwenzfe1er and seconded by Don Cornel1us. All were 1n favor and the motlon carrled. The next 1ssue dlscussed was the dralnf1eld located out In Barthel's Indust- rlal Park. Chuck 1nformed the Councll that the Clty has a perm1t for the dra1nf1eld unt1l August 31, 1987, and 1t 1S the feel1ng of Englneers off1ce that the C1ty should be responslble for malntalnlng the system untll the perm1t has lapsed. It was also suggested that the Clty reCleve a letter from Barthel statlng that they would not hold the C1ty respons1ble for any damage or lnJury that could occur as the result of the horses belng on the property. There was some dlScusslon regardlng the condlt1on of the slte. Ken Llndsay told the Counc1l that 1t had been dec1ded not to put any more money 1nto malntaln1ng the dralnfleld Slnce lt wlll be destroyed at the end of the Summer. ThlS dlScusslon was contlnued so that the Publ1C Hearlng on Barthel Manor- 2nd Addlt10n could be called to order. (Slgn In sheet attached). e There was a motlon made by Gary Schwenzfeler and a second by Donatus Vetsch to call the PubllC Hear1ng for mak1ng the lmprovements In the area known as Barthel Manor - 2nd Addltlon. All were In favor and the motlon carrled. The notlce of hearlng was read by Mayor Loretta Roden and the Councll was remlnded that a Feaslblllty Report for the area had been accepted by the Councll at the May 4, 1987 meetlng. Chuck Eberhard revlewed wlth the Councll the fundlngs of the Feaslblllty Report. He revlewed the breakdown of costs of the proJect and some addltlon ltems that needed to be settled before the plans and speclflcatlon could be prepared. The flrst lssue dlscussed was the routlng for the 8 lnch sewer llne. At the tlme the Feaslblllty Report was accepted lt was recommended to use alternate 2 WhlCh would cross Frankfort Townshlp from one Clty boundary to another (approxlmately 530 ft.). By uSlng thlS alternatlve lt wlll save the proJect about $8,870.00. Accordlng to Bob Mlller thls alternatlve can be used as long as the Clty reCleves from Barthel: e 1. Requlred Easement for the locatlon of the sewer llne. 2. The abstract of the land so that the attorney may reVlew It. 3. A "Deed of Glft" for the ownershlp of the plpe (because lt lays outslde the corporate llmlts. 4. A letter to Frankfort Townsh1p explaln1ng what 1S belng done In case there are any ordlnances or permlts that mlght apply. The Councll was lnformed by Ken Barthel that John Grles was sendlng a letter to FrankDrt Townsh1p and Gary Meyer regard1ng the placement of the sewer COUNCIL MINUTES , PAGE 7 . llne. It was agreed that th1S 1ssue should be settled w1th frankfort as common courtesy, Slnce there 1S a lawsu1t on the property 1n questIon. The next Issue that needed to be settled was whether or not Barthel IndustrIal DrIve should be extended from 52nd Street to 50th (gravel only). Meyer-Rohlln recommended that If Barthel Industr1al DrIve was extended the Improvement should Include the placement of utIl1t1es before the gravel was put In place. Chuck expla1ned 1f the "gravel only" ophon was used, that at a future date when the utll1t1es are needed the gravel would all be wasted. In addIt1on, there was some dIScussIon regardIng whether or not the IndustrIal DrIve traffIc would use the gravel port1on of the road or would 1t cont1nue uSIng Lannon Avenue and 51st Street. There was a general agreement that the traffIc 1S not 11kely to Sh1ft 1f the road would be opened. As a result of thIS d1ScusSIon 1t was agreed to hold on ImprovIng Barthel Industr1al DrIve from 52nd Street to 50th Street. e There were some questIons regard1ng how the proJect would be assessed agaInst DennIs fehn's property. DennIS was told that If at the tIme of the ass- essment hearIng It was deemed that hIS property would benef1t from the 1mprovement the property would be assessed for 1t. At thIS tIme It would appear that the only assessment would occur on the lot that would have frontage on Locust Court. DennIS then asked If It would be pOSSIble to hook up to CIty Sewer from the rear of the property? Chuck saId that he dIdn't belIeve that thIS would be a problem prOVIded that If sewer Improvements would ever run along the front of the property that DennIS would be expected to reconnect from the front. Mayor Roden asked If there were any addItIonal questIons hearIng none the PublIC HearIng was closed. The HearIng was closed on a motIon made by Gary SchwenzfeIer and a second by Don CornelIUS. All were In favor and the motIon carrIed. A motIon was made by Donats Vetsch and seconded by Gary SchwenzfeIer to pass resolutIon No. 19B7- , RESOLUTION ORDERING IMPROVEMENT AND PREPARATION Of THE fINAL PLANS AND SPE IfICATIONS for BARTHEL MANOR 2ND ADDITION (ProJect 19871t). All were In favor and the motIon carr1ed. The mInutes are to reflect that the CounCIl accepted the C1ty engIneer's recommendatIon to use AlternatIve n 2 SewerlIne locatIon and exclude any Improvement of Barthel IndustrIal DrIve. The dISCUSSIon regardIng the dralnfleld land was recontlnued. It was agreed that the CIty should maIntaIn the property untIl the permIt for operat1on expIres, but that Barthels should be allowed to have theIr horses on the land as long. e It was the op1nIon of the C1ty Attorney that as long as Barthel Construclton/ Albertvll~Industrlal Development CorporatIon lIst the CIty of AlbertVIlle as a "named Insured" on then pollcy the CIty would be protected from any potentIal laWSUIts. The next Issue dIscussed by the CounCIl was Ken Barthel's request to allow COUNCIL MINUTES . PAGE 8 . them to do the blacktop project of Barthel Manor w~thout go~ng through the C~ty and the 429 Assesment Regulat~ons. Reasons fordo~ng the ~mprove- ment ~n th~s fash~on would decrease Barthel's costs and would allow them to get the street ~mprovement done s~nce a maJor~ty of the Lots have been sold and bu~lt on. The d~scuss~on focused on whether or notthe area was ready for blacktop so soon after the road was constructed and what types of control the C~ty would have on the proJect. Both of these ~ssues were d~scussed w~th the C~ty Eng~neer and the C~ty Attorney. It was the feel~ng of the C~ty Eng~neer that the roads would be ready for blacktop and ~f planned and bu~lt under the superv~s~on of the Eng~neers offlce there would be assurances that the road was be~ng bu~lt to C~ty standards. The Clty Attorney sald the C~ty would have the opt~on to requ~re Barthel to provlde a letter of credlt for the cost of the project to be used ~f the work was not preformed up to the C~ty standards. Add~tlonally the C~ty would not be requlred to preform any ma~ntenance on the roads ~n quest~on unt~l ~t was turned back to the C~ty. e There were some quest~ons from the Counc~l regard~ng the proJect. It was asked ~f the C~ty could charge an assessment for any future repa~rs that would need to be done to the road? The response was that ~t would depend on the C~ty's respons~bll~ty to "prove benef~t". Someone else asked when problems ~n road structure were l~kely to show up? Thore lnd~cated that ~f properly ma~ntalned problem would be mlnor, but the construct~on related problems tended to show up soon after the project complet~on (for thlS reason there lS a one year warranty on work). Someone suggested that the C~ty could accept the Barthel proposal prov~ded that only the f~rst 1 1/2 ~nch l~ft of blacktop lS ~nstalled ~n 1987, and the second l~ft ~n 1988. At th~s po~nt Ken Barthel sa~d ~t m~ght be best to Just go through the C~ty because of the costs that would be ~ncurred w~th a letter of cred~t or bond. After a l~ttle more d~scuss~on ~t was f~nal agreed that Barthel could have the blacktop done prov~ded that ~t ~s done ~n two steps. There was a mot~on made by Don Cornel~us and a second by Gary Schwenzfe~er to grant author~ty to work on the publ~c street for the purpose of ~nstall~ng the f~rst 1 1/2 ~nch l~ft of blacktop ~n 1987, prov~d~ng the C~ty would not be respons~ble for any ma~ntenance of the area (except for snowplow~ng) unt~l the project ~s completed, and that secondly, no work w~ll be conducted durlng the 1988 construct~on season unt~l such t~me that the C~ty Englneer has ~nspected the work and has prov~ded recommendat~on to the C~ty Counc~l for author~z~ng the second lift of blacktop. all were ~n favor of the mot~on and the mot~on carr~ed. . The m~nutes should reflect that both Ken Barthel and LeRoy Bernlng were present represent~ng Barthel Construct~on and the Albertv~lle Industr~al Development Corporat~on. LeRoy Bern~ng, represent~ng the Albertv~lle area Jaycees requested that the Counc~l make some suggest~ons regard~ng poss~ble Commun~ty Projects that they would l~ke to see the Jaycees work on. It was agreed that rep- COUNCIL MINUTES ~ PAGE 9 . resentat1ves of the Jaycees be at the next meet1ng to d1SCUSS poss1ble proJects. There was a mot1on to approve the bllls. Vetsch and seconded by Gary SChwenzfe1er. 7917 through 7940 were approved. The mot1on was made by Donatus All were 1n favor and checks There was a request that the C1ty Install a barr1cade between 60th Street (by Lamp Post In) and Co. Rd. 37 to stop the short cut that 1S developIng 1n that area. There was a mot1on to have Gr1es, Johnson and AssocIates conduct the 1986 Annual Aud1t. The motIon was made by Bob Braun and seconded by Don Cornel1us. All were 1n favor and the motlon carr1ed. The follow1ng bU1ld1ng perm1ts were approved: PermIt #30: New Home for Barthel Construct1on at 5281 Lannon Avenue- -$900.30. The motlon was made by Bob Braun and seconded by Donatus Vetsch. All were In favor and the perm1t was approved pend1ng payment. Permlt #31: Canopy for Don's Auto at Co. Rd. 37--$85.80. The motlon was made by Don Cornellus and seconded by Bob Braun. All were In favor and the motlon carr led . Permlt #32: New Home for Jlm Leuer Constructlon at 11740 57th Street- -$641.50. The motlon was made by Donatus Vetsch and seconded by Don Cornel1us. All were In favor and the motlon carrled. Permlt #33: New Home for Barthel Constructlon at 1780 57th Street- -$891.50. The motIon to approve the perm1t pend1ng payment was made by Gary Schwenzfeler and seconded by Bob Braun. All were 1n favor and the motlon carrled. The Clty Councll revlewed Ken's May overtlme Calendar. Ken told the Counc1l that he would try to get hls hours down over the next few weeks. It was agreed to reV1ew the Calendar at the beglnnlng of July. The Counc1l was 1nformed that Ken had h1red Mlke Merges to fIll the MEED pos1tlon In the Malntenance Department. The flnal Malntenance Items 1ncluded a sewer Ilne plug up on Ma1n Streets and theposslblllty of lnstalllng electrlc pumps out at the wastewater treat- ment facll1ty. . The CouncIl was 1nformed that the sewer lIne on Maln Avenue had plugged up somet1me over the weekend. The blockage was caused by a bUlld up of grease In the lIme. Ken lnformed the CouncIl that 1n check1ng w1th the dIfferent places that serve food and found that the school does not use a degreaser or have a grease trap lnstalled In thelr llne. Mr. Burke, Prlnclpal, 1nformed Ken that the School Eng1neer has told them that schools are not requlred to have grease traps In thelr lInes. Maureen was asked to reVlew the Ordlnance to see 1f there 1S any language regard1ng the dIsposal of grease. . . . . ~ COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 10 The CouncIl revIewed a letter addressed to Mayor Roden from Bruce and DIanne Youngdahl, regardIng the sewer backup that resulted from the plug on MaIn Avenue. In the letter Mrs. Youndahl requested that the CIty pay for the clean up of the sewage In theIr basements. When revIewIng the Youngdahl letter the followIng pOInts were made: 1. Why was the CIty not contacted untIl Monday mornIng when the problem seems to have arose some tIme on Saturday? 2. In the case of the Kolles sewer problem the CIty dId pay for the repaIr because It was a break In the lIne. 3. Should the CIty look Into pOSSIble Insurance coverage? It was fInally agreed that Maureen should: 1. Send a letter regardIng the use of degreaser and a grease trap to the school super Intendant. 2. NOtIfy the CIty'S Insurance agent to see If the CIty'S POlICY covers thIS type of damage. 3. NOtIfy the Youngdahl as to what steps the CIty IS takIng to resolve the problem. The other maIntenance Item dIscussed was the pOSSIbIlIty of InstallIng electrIc pumps out at the Wastewater Treatment. There was some dIScussIon regardIng thIS proposal but It was agreed to walt and see what the total cost of the converSIon would be before any decIsIon IS made. There was a motIon to appoInt Bob MIller as CIty Attorney to fIll the seat vacated by Gary Meyer who WIll be servIng as the New DIstrIct Court Judge. The motIon was made by Gary Schwenzfeler and seconded by Braun. All were In favor and the motIon carrIed. Bob MIller revIewed hIS fIndIngs on the Beaudry proposal that the CIty accept theIr land for the back taxes and assessments. It IS Bob's feelIng that It IS best to let thIS Issue rest untIl such tIme It IS forfeIted for back taxes. The councIl agreed. Bob Informed the CouncIl that Gary IS stIll lookIng Into the franchIse agreements to see If the CIty could charge the utIlIty companIes for workIng In the CIty. Bob explaIned to the CouncIl that he has never seen thIS done In any other CIty. Bob told the CouncIl that In hIS opInIon the CIty can use the llquated damages from the Wastewater Treatment facIlIty In any fashIon that they want. Other Issues: Bob and Loren Kohnen agreed to talk about the problems out at Andy's, and WIll report somethIng back at the next meetIng. Don CornelIus asked that a letter be wrItten to Jones Intercable and Gary 4 '" . . . COUNCIL MINUTES ... PAGE 11 Matz regard1ng the restorat1on work be1ng done 1n connect1on w1th cable teleV1s1on. The Counc11 rev1ewed the June calendar and there were no correct1ons or add1hons. There was a mot1on to adjourn made by Gary Schwenzfe1er, and seconded by Bob Braun. All were 1n favor and the mot1on carr1ed. '--1Yl~~ ~Gd~~)~