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<br /> <br />2.02: 2024 Happy Days Recap & Volunteer Acknowledgments <br />Recreation Coordinator Proulx reviewed the 2024 Happy Days recap. She highlighted the overall <br />success of the event as well as the sponsors for the event. She thanked all of the volunteers, <br />partners, and Staff who helped make this event a success. She shared that the next Happy Days <br />event will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2025. <br />The Council thanked Recreation Coordinator Proulx for all of her work on this event. <br />3. CITIZEN INPUT <br /> <br />Roxanne Tersteeg, 6263 Rivlyn Avenue, came forward and gave an update on her house which <br />was affected by the sewage leak on June 8. She shared that they are working with the construction <br />company’s insurance carriers on the liability and biological claims. She said they have put in a lot <br />of work to get their house back to being livable and they have gone as far as they are comfortable <br />with covering the costs without being reimbursed and supported by the insurance companies. She <br />shared that they have yet to hear from Ames after they had a meeting to finalize everything two <br />weeks ago. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma said the City has been trying to put as much pressure on this situation to get a <br />resolution as they can. He stated they are limited on what they can do other than put the pressure <br />on the County to make sure these property owners are taken care of. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen reiterated that the County holds the construction contract with Ames, <br />so any enforcement has to go through them. He shared that he has been in meetings directly with <br />Ames and the County. He explained that they have been expressing that this was not the <br />homeowner’s fault that this happened, and they should not be holding any financial burden because <br />of this. He noted that if there are invoices that are not being paid, these kinds of things need to be <br />sped up and taken care of. He added that all of the affected properties are in varying degrees of <br />being fixed. He said the County is continuing to reach out to Ames to put pressure on this. <br /> <br />Ms. Tersteeg explained that when she submitted the invoices for the mechanical equipment that <br />needed to be replaced, such as the furnace, air conditioner, and water heater, this was argued by <br />the insurance company, and they were accused of padding the invoice to get a higher payout. She <br />said they are just trying to restore their home to what it was before this happened. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht thanked Ms. Tersteeg for continuing to come forward with updates on the <br />progress of this project. He added that he had spoken with Representation Niska on this as well <br />and he is available to help in any way possible. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if these residents would be able to get any legal help with looking <br />over some of the documents that the insurance companies are asking them to sign. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen said he can reach out to the County and see if these residents would be <br />able to consult with the County Attorney if they have any questions. <br />City Council / September 24, 2024 <br />Page 3 of 11 <br /> <br /> <br />