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I ! I I I I I I I I I I I I I i I ! Lewis property. Mr. Lewis indicated that the swans he raises in the pond were nesting and could not be d~sturbed until after the cygnets hatched in June. Mr. Jankowski reported that he had been l'e~aving messages on Mr. Lewis' answering machine since mid-June and had not heard anyt!fdng back from him, until tonight. Mr. Lewis, who has been out of town, has indicated .that he obtained the culverts and that he would install them himself. Mr. Jankowsld anticipated Mr. Lewis' cooperation but stated he does not have a problem asking for the ~option of the resolution to begin eminent domain proceedings anyway. ; Councilmemb6r Beycr stated she thought Council had already adopted a resolution initiating eminent domain proceedings for this project. Mr. Jankowsl{i explained that Council adopted a resolution authorizing acquisition of easements, not. a condemnation resolution. Councilmeml~r Beyer inquired about not having the easements but commented that the work is done. i Mr. Jankowsld replied that was correct because we were given permission to enter onto the property. H~ stated that several property owners did have concerns about granting easements andlhe is not certain all will do so. Discussion endued about condemnation proceedings and Council directed that Staff should present resolu~ons pertaining to the remainder of the properties. Councllmemb~r Beyer commented she would rather acquisitions were done through negotiations i~tead of through condemnation proceedings. Motion by Coqncilmember Zimmerman and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to adopt Resolution ~)$-09-211 authorizing acquisition of property for drainage purposes subject to the City Atto~ey's review of the legal description. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Beahen, Beyer and Peterson. iVoting No: None. Case #12: !Report from Road and Bridge Committee City Engineer,[ankowski reported that due to lack of time, the Road and Bridge Committee was unable to neet earlier this evening. The Committee intended to review the .1995 Street Maintenance _¥ogram. The bids received were higher than the estimate and .the assessments to feasibility stuc that. The incr~ was to fmalizo g04-20- sewe along Highwa front. If it is r $9,000. It wo~ court. Case #13: ~Report from Personnel Committee 1) Administrative Services Manager Vacancy City Adminiskator Schroeder reported that the Personnel Committee recommended advertising th~ Administrative Services Manager Vacancy as is with a wage range of $35,919 to $4~,988. The same interviewing process will be followed as last time. the benefitted parties could be from $6 to $26 higher than projected in the y and he wanted input from the Road and Bridge Committee pertaining to ase is minimal but the percent would be fairly significant. The other issue the assessment role. Mr. Jankowski stated that one other issue is Project ' and water to the Deal property. After the utilities were located in the field #10, we concluded it would be difficult to put the watermain down the tn along the railroad tracks, it will result in a net decrease in project cost by [ld have been good to have fire protection along Highway #10 for the nailer City Council/September 12, 1995 Page i1 of 13