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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 8, 2018 EMERGENCY The Public Works Director reported that the water tower needed to be WATER TOWER drained a couple of weeks ago in order to replace a failed gasket, and since REPAIRS it was empty, some routine maintenance was also done as part of our maintenance agreement with SEH. He explained that while the tower was refilling, City Staff heard dripping inside the tower and it was determined that there was a cracked weld inside the tower where the riser pipe meets the bottom of the bowl. He stated that the emergency repair of the cracked welds does not fall under the scope of the maintenance agreement with SEH, and the price for the repair work was $6,450. McGraw introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTIONNO. 2018-8-167—APPROVING $6,450 FOR EMERGENCY WATER TOWER REPAIRS TO BE PAID FROM THE WATER AND SEWER CAPITAL FUND BUDGET The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Fischer. Ayes (4). Nays (0). Resolution adopted. WATER The Public Works Director reported that City Staff discovered that the water CHARGES FOR meter radio has not been sending the correct readings for the four-plex at 2616-2622 RUTH 2616-2622 Ruth Street owned by Flora Mach. He explained that the account STREET has showed zero usage for the previous five quarters which was incorrect, but staff is unable to verify the exact amount of water that was actually used by this property. He stated that the meter and radio have now been replaced, but the old meter was taken apart and recycled before it could be tested to find out what the problem actually was. IIe explained that based on the reading of the old meter when it was removed, there was $4,481.16 of water on the account that has not been billed. The Public Works Director stated that since it took five quarters to discover the issue and because the meter was disposed of before it could be tested, staff is proposing to bill Ms. Mach for half of the water usage plus an additional $768 in sewer charges, for a total of $3,238.73. He explained that Ms. Mach could have one year to pay off the balance with zero interest or fees. He stated that she would need to remain current with her current utility bills and could pay off the extra as she sees fit over the course of one year. He noted that if she goes beyond one year, interest and fees will then accrue. He reported that Ms. Mach has agreed to this proposal.