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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 25, 2004 FIRE RELIEF It was the consensus of the Council to hold a Little Canada ,Fire Relief MEETING meeting on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. at the Little Canada Fire Hall. HIDDEN Kim Walstead, 150 Yorkton Ridge, appeared before the Council relative ACRES to construction of the pond that is part of the Hidden Acres development. Walstead reported that on August 14°i the City Administrator responded to a call from the Sheriff's Department relative to pond construction. Walstead reported that the Administrator then met on site with him, his wife, his attorney, and neighbor Matt White, and the Administrator agreed to prepare a letter wherein the City would indemnify the Walstead's for any damage to their property caused by the construction of the pond. The Administrator indicated that he would present that letter to the Council for approval. The City Administrator responded That at no time did he say he would prepare a letter on behalf of the City indemnifying the Walstead's. Fahey noted that the City is accowrtable for and responsible for the appropriate development and engineering for the Hidden Acres project. He indicated that he is confident that the project is being developed in accordance with appropriate engineering standards. However, the City will not guarantee or indemnify the Walstead's as Mr. Walstead has suggested. Fahey asked Mr. Walstead if he had any specific issues other than that one that he would like to discuss. Fahey noted that the Hidden Acres development is in the beginning stages of construction, and he suggested that the City was not going to nitpick the project. Fahey suggested that if the Walstead's have any project concerns, that he was confident that the City Engineer and City Administrator would address those concerns in a reasonable manner, but noted that there is a reasonable range of what the City will do. Fahey again stated that the City does not indemnify people. However, the City will ensure that the project is constructed properly from an overall engineering standpoint. Walstead reported of a meeting that he had with the Watershed at which a Watershed engineer indicated that they would never have approved the Hidden Acres pond in the location it is being constructed had they visited the site first. Walstead noted that construction on the pond began prior to issuance of the Watershed permit. The City Administrator indicated that the Watershed had not yet issued its permit on the date of the meeting that Mr. Walstead is talking about since they were waiting for some additional calculations. The Administrator indicated that the (:ity Engineer had already received those calculations. 17