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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 1, 1988 PAGE 2 City Engineer Bohrer responded that when only the red light goes on, without an alarm, it is an indication that inside the control panel there is a small condensation heater in this control box that is to keep the box slightly warmer than air temperature in order to prevent condensation from forming. If the thermostat was not set correctly, then the red light would go on. In regard to the pictures, Bohrer felt it was normal snow+,elt and not sewage. If there are pockets forming on the surface, it might have to be touched up with topsoil in the Spring. It has been checked in the past and the system is working very well and the water is dispersing in the drainfield trenches and the full system is not being utilized --(that is the effluent is being disposed of on just a portion of the system and not operating at capacity). Bohrer answered the questions on Legion Avenue that in December before the turnover of the system to the City there was an alarm that went off at the pump station. A sewer pumper was ordered out to inspect the pump station. Since then the City has taken over the pump station and the City is performing regular maintenance. Bohrer was only aware of one resident having sewer backup because there was no power getting to the pump and determined the problem was in the extension cord wasn't working. Now, the contractor has turned the systems over and began operation the latter part of December. This date starts the one year guarantee period if anything goes wrong with any part of the system the contractor comes back and repairs that at no charge. Ed Gorman asked what is the general zoning for city -owned land --will his property that was taken for the 201 Program be left as General Business or Public. The staff will look into this. Problem with the VBWD culvert --James Palecek James Palecek reported he still had a water problem on 28th and Ivy because of the freeze up of the VBWD culvert. He now has 80-90+ plus trees under water. After the last council meeting the VBWD hired the city maintenance crew to go out with a backhoe and open up a channel. This was successful, the channel was opened up and the water was starting to drain down. Over the weekend there was freezing at night and thawing during the day so the culvert built up with ice and plugged up. Mr. Palecek stated he has never had this problem before. City Engineer Bohrer understood that the VBWD is planning on cleaning out the whole channel. Assistant City Administrator Kueffner had taked to Al Dornfeld and the VBWD is considering a project to open/clean the ditches, but the project would not be discussed for a couple of weeks. VBWD will have a special meeting Thursday to consider some bids, and this could be brought up for a vote then. The City Council directed Mary Kueffner to ask the VBWD to consider such a project on the Thursday agenda. 6. Landfill Update Todd Williams reported that he appeared before the Lakeland City Council and they did pass a Resolution of support similar to other