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TUNGSTEN AND FRONT STREET STORM SEWER PROJECT Engineer Raatikka presented two letters from the PCA stating requirements that must be met prior to draining water into the Mississippi River. The City has to adopt a plan or system as to how thsy will handle spillovers and the plan has to be submitted to the PCA for approval. Council should. direct the staff to prepare a plan for spill prevention and authorize sending this letter to the PCA (this mainly concerns gas and oil spills) Someone in the City would be responsible for blocking the last manhole so it cannot reach the river. Sandbagging would be kept readily available to stop spillovers from reaching river. Administrator Schnelle pointed out that the City has had to delay the project for these people for one reason or another and this will raise the interest cost and pollutants are far greater up the river with NSP, etc. than this area and this delay will keep the cost of the project up. Councilman Cox said someone should contact the people at PCA and inform them that the complaints are coming from a person that complains continually and that the people who are trying to cooperate and work with the complainant are going to suffer additional cost in this project and mention the State Aid issue at the same time. Engineer Raatikka stated that he did mention the feud between the commercial area and the residential area to the PCA. Mayor Gamec suggested something be sent to the complainant on the extra cost he is causing a lot of innocent persons and those who are trying to do the right thing to help the homeowners and the homeowners are not paying for it~ the commercial people are. ~tion by Councilman Mickelson and seconded by Councilman Reimann ~ authorize the staff to come up with a spill procedure and whatever is necessary to conform to the regulations. Motion carried. Voting yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmen Cox, Mickelson, Reimann and Sorteberg. Voting no: None. CHANGE ORDER ON VARIOLITE STREET Engineer Raatikka reviewed the status of the Variolite Project. He reported that the contractor would not do the work for the amount of the change order presented at the last meeting. He made a few modifications and it can now be done for $5465. Councilman Cox reported that he walked the road and that it was like walking on a mattress. Councilman Reimann said he also had inspected ths road and agrees that in different places the road is "soft". Regular Council Meeting - September 24, 1979 Page 6