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I t . ,e I ! I I I I ie e maintenailke and repair. He summarized the proposed culvert p"licy. He stated that each drive en - ce to at. City street which i8not sCrviced by curb and gutter shall be provided with a . um 15 inch culvert unless specifically determined otherwise by the Public Works Su eMsor. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to purchase and install * uIrcd culvert. The property owner shall have the respc)nsibUity to maintain all culverts vicUng access to the property. It shall be the Citis responsibility to peri mnove sediment between culverts to ensure proper drainage. The City shall be solely sponsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of culvertS which provide drainage ... City streets. He proposed that the Public Works Supervisor have the authority to order the installation, repair or maintenance of any culvert. I " Councilmember Hardin inquired if the Public Works Supervisor currently inspects all building ~tes 10 which Mr. Jankowski replied no. , , ' Mayor Oi1bertson inquired what would happen if a culvert is not installed when a new house is b~ilt with regard to who pays. Mr. Jank~ski state.d it would still be the responsibility of the home owner. He added that there is a proviso for the Public Works Supervisor to waive the requirement of the culvert if he deems a culvert is not necessary. Motion by'.Councilmember Zimmennan and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to direct the City Altorney to review the proposed culvert policy. , Further diSQuuion: CouncUmember Hardin stated he would like the City Attorney or Staff to ~view.~. the Public W ~rks Superviscn: should be the one responSib.le rather than ~e BU11dinS. cial forordcnng the culvert Installed with regard to new h()mc CQnstrUctlon and if the bUc Works Supervisor should have that authority without authorization from the City ~i8trator. Councilmember Beyer felt that would be rather restrictive if the Public W~ks Supervisor had to request authorization first. Councilmember Hardin stated all it WO~. take IS a phone call. Councilmember Beyer reiterated this is too restrictive and that Council should allow Mr. Mevissen to do his job. She stated Council ought to have faith and tJUst in City Staff. . Motion carried. V odng Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Beyer and Hardin. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Peterson. Case *12: Review of Rates and Charges .... Motion b~ Councilmember Hardin and seconded by Counci.lmember Beyer to table any. action witlJ regard to the rates and charges until Council has had more time to review them. Motion c.,;cd. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Bardin, Beyet and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember PeterSQn. Case #13: Report from Finance Committee i Finance Offieer Hart summarized the issues discussed by the Finance Committee and explained. . .ltherc' . ate only two items the Counell must act upon; one is the execution of the call featlris on a couple of improvement bonds and the other is authorizing 1993 financial auditinJ .s'irvices. The other items discussed were the rates and charges, TIP Revenue Note, thCl1,.ower Rum River Water Management Organization Joint Power Agreement,. the non-compUance of Anoka Area Ice Arena with regard to lawful gambling, and reviewing the cash flbw projections for the landfill funds. - City Councill August 14, 1993 Page 8 of 9 33