COMMITTEE: Water/Sewer/Street & Alleys

DATE: October 13, 2004

TIME: 6:00 p.m.

MEMBERS

PRESENT: Strong, Gilmour and Hermes

ABSENT: Plese and Cox

NON-MEMBERS

PRESENT: Superintendent Jeffries, Alderman Melhorn, City Liaison Jack Tyler, Paul Delahr, Joe Kintz, and Secretary Puracchio

DISCUSSION: Minutes

ACTION: Alderman Hermes made a motion and Alderman Gilmour seconded to open discussions at 6:08 p.m. All yes. Motion passed.

Alderman Hermes made a motion and Alderman Gilmour seconded to approve the minutes of the Water & Sewer Meeting and the Streets and Alleys Meeting as written and have them placed on file. All yes. Motion passed.

DISCUSSION: Lime Silo

ACTION: Jeffries wants to get two more bids. Tyler added that Neal Eickholtz is leaving Rogina’s and the new engineer is Art Brenner.

DISCUSSION: Water Tower

ACTION: There will be a vote at the next Council meeting to accept the bid of $25,500.

DISCUSSION: Water’s Edge

ACTION: Delahr distributed a document (see attached) explaining where they were at with the water and sewer phases. There will be additional work done that will add to the recapture fees. He also stated that the sewer problem will be fixed on the following Monday.

DISCUSSION: Water Department Hiring

ACTION: At the next Council meeting there will be a vote to hire an employee.

DISCUSSION: Stevens Lane

ACTION: Joe Kintz informed the Committee that the Ordinance that City was using wasn’t the one agreed upon by the City Attorney, Jack Tyler and himself, it had been one of the drafts. Jack agreed and apologized for the mix up. Mr. Kintz would like to offer another option for the recapture agreement. The Committee stated they would consult with the City Attorney and asked Jack to contact the attorney tomorrow.

DISCUSSION: Riley/Gorman Easements

ACTION: Jack provided a copy of the easement agreements to the committee. There will be a vote taken at the next Council meeting to accept them.

DISCUSSION: Water/Sewer Superintendent Report

ACTION: Jeffries stated the City needs to purchase a water stop machine. The $41,500 machine was in the budget but it was taken out in the final budget. The Committee agreed that the purchase needs to be made. It would save money and time in the long run. The Committee also asked if Jeffries could make it a priority to fix fire hydrants.

DISCUSSION: Executive Session

ACTION: Alderman Hermes made a motion and Alderman Gilmour seconded to go into Executive Session at 6:53 to discuss specific personnel issues. All yes. Motion passed.

Alderman Hermes made a motion and Alderman Gilmour seconded to come out of Executive Session at 6:58 p.m. All yes. Motion passed

Alderman Gilmour made a motion and Alderman Hermes seconded to go back into Regular Session at 6:58 p.m. All yes. Motion passed.

While in executive session the Committee took no action.

DISCUSSION: Adjournment

ACTION: Alderman Hermes made a motion and Alderman Gilmour seconded to adjourn the meeting at 6:59 p.m. All yes. Motion passed.