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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION April 1, 2019 DRAFT 4 - In the cottage homes, Lot #9 shifted, still within requirements; 133 - Additional landscaping/screening; 134 - Path/trail development improvements, setback changed a bit. 135 136 The council will consider Item 6A at the regular council meeting on April 8th. 137 4. Well No. 7 Test Well revisions, Greg Johnson (WSB) – Greg Johnson of WSB 138 and Associates presented information on testing that the City ordered for proposed Well 139 No. 7. Mr. Johnson reported on: 140 - project history (site at 509 Birch Street, an existing brick farmhouse that would be 141 converted to well house); 142 - what is included in a test project and the purpose (important information before 143 you invest in project); 144 - Types of test wells (bedrock and screened wells); 145 - Complication found in testing this well (bedrock test ended with a sand problem); 146 - Constructed a new test well with a screen; 147 - Estimated cost summary (extra cost for screened test); 148 - Options: abandon site; construct screened test well at additional cost; do not 149 construct test well but proceed with construction of a municipal well to be dual 150 purposed as test and final well (comes with risk of not testing ahead of 151 commitment to project). 152 153 Community Development Director Grochala reviewed the options. He suggested that it 154 may be wise to invest the test money ahead to have more certainty moving ahead to the 155 full well. From his understanding, the screened well will work. 156 157 Mayor Reinert asked “if not at this site, where?” Ms. Hankee said the other area 158 discussed was Country Lakes Park which isn’t far away and could have the same 159 problem. Mr. Grochala remarked that moving from the site would probably end the 160 possibility of saving the farmhouse. 161 162 Mayor Reinert suggested that the project is moving and his opinion is to finish the job 163 there. Council Member Manthey said he’d support moving on the screened test well. 164 5. Garbage Haulers - Mayor Reinert noted that the City currently allows four 165 haulers in the city. He understands that choice to residents is important but does result in 166 a lot of trucks on City streets each week (the number of trucks has gone up over the 167 years). He’s suggesting, for discussion, maybe it’s time to go to three haulers, through a 168 licensing attrition process. 169 170 Council Member Stoesz suggested looking at what other cities have in their code in this 171 area. The mayor concurred. 172 173 Environmental Coordinator Asleson remarked that using attrition could prove to take a 174 long time. There isn’t a lot turn over. 175