HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.31.77 Special Council Minutes MINUTES
COUNCIL MEETING
SPECIAL
OCTOBER 31, 1977
1. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by the Acting Mayor
Present: Acting Mayor Kuchera, Councilmen Johnson, McElmury, Whittier
Absent: Mayor Akin
Also Present: Administrator Ford, Attorney Gorgos, Engineer Blaisdell
2. The council discussed the matter of the elevation of the lift station
for Project 77-1 which will serve D.E.A. The Administrator had been told at
a meeting of the Board of Directors of DEA on Thursday, October 27, 1977,
reiterated in a letter from the DEA received this day that if the City installed
the lift station at the proposed elevation it would be the intent of DEA to hold
the City responsible for the maintenance of the private connection line depositing
into that lift station. The Administrator stated to the council that he reminded
the Board of Directors during that meeting that the line had been installed at a
1/�" per foot drop at the insistence of the DEA and that the City Council at the
time it agreed to these specifications informed the DEA that it was bad engineering,
that a better method was available, that problems could be caused and that the
City would proceed in accordance with the wishes of the DEA but would put the
DEA on notice that the City would accept no responsibility for the consequences.
The Acting Mayor then read a letter which had been sent to the Mayor and members
of the council from the DEA in which again they reiterated their position. The
Engineer again informed the council that to install a lift station at a depth
sufficient to eliminate any backup in the 6" connection would require dewatering.
The council then asked the contractor in attendance, for his best judgement as
to the cost of that dewatering. The reply was approximately $10,000 to lower the
base approximately 4 ft. Motion by Whittier, second by McElmury that the Engineer
be instructed to construct t— ire lift station at the maximum depth possible without
requiring dewatering. APIF, motion carried.
3. The council then discussed with the Chamber of Comerce representative, Dale
Pettis, the invitation extended to the City Council to attend the Chamber meeting
of November 8, at which time city representatives would make a presentation dealing
with annexation. Members of the council discussed the matter at length with Mr.
Pettis indicating their reasons why they believed it not in the best interest of
the City to appear at a meeting in which the best presentation could not be made
and which took on all of the aspects of a confrontation with antagonists from the
Townships. The council did, however, urge Mr. Pettis that City Representatives
be invited to a combined Chamber and Downtown Businessmens meeting at which the
matter could be discussed fully and questions answered.
4. Motion made and carried to adjourn at 8:10 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
William J. Ford APPROVED 11 0?1-77
City Administrator
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