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MINUTES City Council Nov. 25, 1987 Abatement RESOLUTION N0. 87-11-551 - AUTHORIZING Of Nuisance THE BUILDING INSPECTOR TO TAKE THE (Cont.) NECESSARY ACTION TO CLEAN UP THE DEBRIS ON THE SCHWEITZER AND AIC CORPORATION PROPERTY AND ASSESS THE COST AGAINST THE PROPERTY IF THE NUISANCE HAS NOT BEEN ABATED BY DECEMBER 9, 1987 The for~egoing r•esolution was duly seconded by Mr•. Collova. Ayes (5) Fahey, Collova, LaValle, Blesener•, Scalze. Nays (0). Resolution declar~ed adopted. This r•esolution appear•s in Resolution Book No. 18, Page 603. DNR Flood The City Engineer~ r•epor~ted that the State has r~ecently passed a law Gr•ants making State gr•ants available for~ flood contr•ol. However•, ther•e ar•e limitations as to how the funds can be used. Items such as digging Agenda ditches, installing stor•m sewer~s ar•e not eligible. However•, items Item No. 9 such as house r~elocation, building dikes, ar•e. The Engineer• explained that the gr~ant amount can r•each $75,000, however~, the gr•ant cannot cover• mor•e than 50% of the cost of a project. Deadline for application is December 31. Blesener~ repor~ted that he has discussed the matter~ with the Public ldor•ks Super•intendent who has indicated that r•aising of houses, lake control, dams to control flow of water into Lake Gervais as well as topogr•aphical maps of the City ar•e some items that would be funded thr•ough the gr•ant. Scalze asked if the gr•ant could be used for• pr•ivate pr•ojects. The Engineer• r•eplied that only public pr•ojects ar•e eligible. Scal ze asked i f the gr~ant coul d be used for• r•el ocati on of cul ver~ts near• the Eng pr~oper~ty. The Engineer• did not think so, but indicated that the cr•iter•ia for• the gr~ant is somewhat vague and he would have to contact the DNR to deter~mine whether• a pr•oject was eligible. The City Engineer• also pointed out that in tr~ying to r•esolve the Eng dr~ainage pr•oblem, ther•e would be some cost par•ticipation on the par~t of the County and State, and per~haps the City's por•tion of the cost could be funded thr•ough the gr•ant. The Engineer• r•epor•ted that he met with the Eng's as well as the County and it was decided that the culver•t in fr•ont of the Eng pr~oper~ty will be raised and a catch basin installed. Also, the cur•bing in fr•ont of the Eng pr•oper•ty wi 11 be added to. The Engi neer• di d not Paae -8-