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City Administrator Hagen shared that he has not heard from the County or any of the property owners so he can only assume that the property owners are satisfied with the progress being made. He noted that the County is working on reviewing the cleanup and reconstruction costs and these are being approved as they come in. Ms. Tersteeg explained that all of the testing and reviewing of costs are not actual work that is being done in people's homes, which is the frustrating part. She shared that when the incident first occurred, they were assured that the contracting company working on the road was fully responsible and would take care of everything; however, they were a pain to work with and were denying taking care of everything affected, such as the washer and dryer, and furnace. She added that an adjuster had told her that a fair number for her home would be $30,000-$35,000 for all the work that needed to be done. She explained that the cost to clean a home that has been affected by sewage can cost up to $20,000 per floor and she has three floors in her home. She noted that the person from the County was telling her the same things. She said that someone should go around to all of the affected home to check with each property owner on the progress and see if there is anything else that they can help with. Councilmember Musgrove asked if they could connect with the County on this to determine the steps and processes for these homeowners to get payment for their losses. City Administrator Hagen shared that it is his understanding that all of the initial cleanings are done and they are not in the process of reviewing the reconstruction estimates on a number of these homes and assessing what all needs to be paid out. He said he can check with the County. Ms. Tersteeg stated that some of the people who were supposed to be involved in helping with this have removed themselves from the communication chain of dealing with this. She shared that the insurance company waited two months to facilitate testing and because of how much time has passed, the testing may not be as accurate. Mayor Kuzma said he would like Staff to get a hold of the County to see if they can get some of these things taken care of by applying pressure. 4. APPROVE AGENDA Motion by Councilmember Musgrove, seconded by Councilmember Howell, to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Kuzma, Councilmembers Musgrove, Howell, Olson, Specht, and Woestehoff. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Riley. 5. APPROVE MINUTES Motion by Councilmember Howell, seconded by Councilmember Olson,to approve the following meeting minutes: City Council/August 27, 2024 Page 6 of 13