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-5- July 16, 1975 Mr. Walijarvi said, "As architect for Mounds View this situation can worsen if it is not corrected immediately. There is a good relationship with B -E, they are a good firm and very cooperative. They are not a big firm and don't have a lot of money backing them and I hope monies due them will be coming shortly." "I definitely feel certain responsiblility for the problems, but there are others responsible too. If it is their choice not to repair this, I can't do anything but as the architect I can say it has to be done." Attorney Meyers asked how Berghorst was involved in this. Mr. Walijarvi said, "They errored in not prov ~_ding part of the system that has inlet six feet below the surface of the floor which comes in from the floor drain from the elevator pit, water over elevator will flow into the sump pit and be pumped away. It is the deepest line into the sump pit. Drain tile is to go into that line. Cast iron pipe was to be installed up to within 10" to top of the floor but Berghorst never installed it. B -E installed theirs at a lower depth with a perforated system." Mayor Johnson said, "Could that one point be the one singular activating factor." Mr. Walijarvi said, "That is exactly what happened "The perforated pipe should not have been put in by B -E, I should have checked it. The mechanical engineer should have checked. We are not required to have a man on the job full time. Maybe the system B -E installed would have worked had it been up higher where there had been less pressure on the pipe it could have taken it away more slowly." Attorney Meyers asked, Did you act after you knew about it Mr. Walijarvi, "I didn't know about it until Mr. Skiba called me." Attorney Meyers asked if Berghorst has been notified that they may be at fault for it. Mr. Walijarvi said he indicated it to him today, July 16, 1975. Mayor Johnson asked Mr. Walijarvi if the City should have a basement. Mr. Walijarvi said there is no pioblem when we get through it will work. Mayor Johnson asked if we were going to start fresh might it be a good thing to say that it would be better to build a split level office building. Mr. Walijarvi said the full basement will work but it would have been better to put sand and gravel gradient in first and then there would not have been a problem. It does cost more to put in the gradient. "We should have recognized the situation, gone to Twin City Testing and said drain tile system should be studies and have them tell us how to install it." Mr. Walijarvi said he told It -I how to install the underground floor tile over the telephone. Mayor .Johnson said with all of these problems due to construction of the base- ment addition, wasn't it advrsahle to keep the basement out of the plan.