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MINUTES City Council June 22, 1988 Saiko Dr~ainage (Cont.) into the Demont stor•m sewer• and eventually into Savage Lake. The Council was asked who would pay for the impr•ovement. The City Engineer~ suggested that City stor~m sewer~ fund could be used. The City Cler~k pointed out that the pipe would pick up run-off fr•om the trailer• court, the school proper~ty and the Saiko pr~oper~ty and it would be difficult to prove benefit. Fahey questioned the use of stor•m sewer~ funds since the impr•ovement would resolve a pr•oblem caused by run-off fr•om the tr~ailer cour•t. Fahey also questioned the City's r•esponsibility in r•esolving gr•ound water• pr•oblems. The City Engineer• agr•eed that this pipe he is pr•oposing would pick up some of the gr•ound water•. The Engineer~ pointed out that ther•e are spr~ings in the ar~ea that add to the gr~ound water• pr•oblem. Mr~s. Saiko's daughter~ r•eported that this ar~ea was dr•y and the pr•oblem has only sur~faced in the last few year~s. The City Engineer• pointed out that the gr•ound water• table has r•isen in the last 10 year•s. Scalze stated that a lar•ge per•centage of the water• coming into the ar•ea is fr•om the tr~ailer par•k, and agreed that the City should not pay for• cor~rection of gr•ound water• pr•oblems that ar•e causing someone to have a wet basement. Fahey felt the impr•ovement should be assessed and not paid for fr•om the Storm Sewer~ Fund. Fahey also agreed that gr~ound water• was not a City problem. Scalze felt the cost of the impr•ovement should be assessed to the tr•ailer~ cour~t and the School Distr•ict. The City Engineer• r•epor•ted that the School's playing fields drain into Demont. The Engineer• suggested that some agr~eement be wor•ked out between the var•ious pr•oper•ty owner•s for~ corr~ection of the problem. The City Engineer also felt cor•rection of the pr•oblem was feasible with the use of plastic pipe pointing out that a concrete pipe would double the cost. Fahey stated that if it was less expensive to use plastic pipe which would incidentally correct a ground water problem, than that was agreeable to him. Fahey suggested that the City Engineer~ r•eview the situation fur~ther• and make a r•ecommendation to the Council on which pr•oper~ties will be benefited by the impr•ovement and how the impr~ovement should be assessed. Fahey also suggested that the matter• be discussed at the July 13th Council meeting and the tr~ailer cour•t owner•s be invited to that meeting. Page -18-