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MINUTES City Council Dec. 9, 1987 Vacation The for~egoing r•esolution was duly seconded by Mr~. Collova. Of Lake Str~. Ayes (4) LaValle, Collova, Scalze, Fahey. (Cont.) Nays (0). Resolution declar•ed adopted. This r•esolution appear•s in Resolution Book ~lo. 18, Page 620. The City Cler~k r•epor~ted that all abutting proper•ty owner~s will be notified by mail of the public hear•ing. DNR Flood The City Engineer• submitted a letter~ dated December• n, 1987 outlining Gr•ants the DNR Flood Gr•ant pr•ogr•am and possible pr•ojects within the City that might qualify for• this gr•ant money. Agenda Item No. 6 Scalze felt that the suggestion of topogr•aphical maps for• the entir~e City was a good one. Fahey suggested that the Eng dr~ainage problem on County Road B-2 would be the highest pr•ior~ity item for• use of this gr•ant money. The City Engineer~ pointed out that ther~e is a December• 31, 1987 deadline for~ submitting gr•ant applications which would not give the City a lot of time to put an application together•. The Engineer• suggested that he talk to the DNR and find out if the Eng dr~ainage pr•oblem would qualify for~ the gr•ant pr~ogr•am. Fahey asked the Engineer• what the City's obligation was to assist the Fng's when it is obvious that their~ house is too low. The Engineer• pointed out that the gr•ant can only be used to fund half the cost of a pr•oject, and the City would have to either~ pay the other• half or• come up with a way to fund the other• half of the cost of the project. The Counci 1 r•evi ewed the Engi neer•' s suggesti ons for~ cor•r~ecti ng the Eng dr•ainage pr•oblem. The Engineer• suggested that the City talk to the Eng's to deter•mine if they ar•e interested in his suggestions. Fahey pointed out that the Engineer~'s suggestion of a dike system to control drainage would benefit more than the Eng property noting that ther•e ar•e multiple municipal contr•ibuter~s to the pr~oblem including the State. Fahey suggested that the Engineer~ de~er•mine if this pr•oject woul d qual i fy for• the gr•ant pr•ogr•am. The City Cler•k suggested that if the DNR does not accept this pr•oject, that the Council look at alter~native pr•ojects. The Engineer pointed out that the gr~ant pr~ogr•am will be a continuing Page -3-