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September 27, 1976 Page 12 <br />Councilmember Hodges stated that June and May are the worst times for <br />storms. He feels the cost should be bore by the home owner and not the <br />park owner. He would not mind tabling this to get more information. <br />Councilmember Baumgartner stated we should definitely table this. He <br />felt Mr. Haggerty brought up some interesting points, like the November 2 <br />meeting and he would like to see what comes out of their meeting. Also, <br />since we are not in the storm season now we could table this until the <br />State acts on it. Councilmember Baumgartner stated he would certainly <br />consider Mr. Haggerty's comments. <br />Councilmember Rowley stated she felt the Council should table this. Mr. <br />Haggerty has some very good points. There were some residents from mobile <br />homes that also had some very good points and she would like to go back <br />and look at some of those arguments. Councilmember Rowley suggested that <br />this be tabled until after the November 2 meeting and the Council has a <br />chance to look at their recommendations. <br />Joe Casseopee from Grand Rapids Minnesota stated he represents one of the <br />tie down manufacturers from Stacy Minnesota. Many States have enacted laws <br />putting the burden on the home owner, which his company agrees with. The <br />cost could get up to $600 if everything was wrong with the home, but realis- <br />tically the cost would be $250 to $300 installed. Ideally, the time to put <br />in the ground support system is when the home is bought and can be added <br />into the total cost package. The engineering tests of the tie downs in <br />different types of soil is approved by engineering firms. State Farm <br />Insurance Company has done extensive tests to prove that tie downs work. <br />If you ask the home owner if they would like tie downs <br />during a storm, they would probably want them. He felt it would be <br />important for the Council to take on the responsibility of informing the <br />mobile home owners,through a seminar with representatives from the State <br />and insurance companies, as to what tie downs will and will not do. As <br />of November 1974 all homes coming into the State or manufactured in the <br />State must have an intricate system of tie downs but you will find that <br />not more than 25% of these homes actually tied down by the owners. <br />Mayor Pickar questioned the cost involved. Mr. Casseopee stated that if <br />the trailer already has the straps, the cost would be from $200 to $250, <br />if the home had no straps about $400 and the cost could get up to $600 <br />with a poor blocking system. <br />Councilmember Shelquist asked what type of tie down system he represented. <br />Mr. Casseopee stated they distribute many types of tie downs. The majority <br />of the tie downs are the screw -auger type that can go into the ground and <br />the owner can take them out. Councilmember Shelquist questioned the <br />effectiveness of this type. Mr. Casseopee stated there is an average of <br />17 tornadoes which go through the State per year and tie downs will not <br />protect against a direct tornado, but on each side of the tornado there <br />are strong winds. The total cost for the tie down system is about one <br />third for the straps, one third for the tie downs and one third for the <br />installation. <br />Councilmember Shelquist stated the Council spent many hours because of the <br />last storm and a lot of City expenditures to rectify damage from the storm. <br />There also was a threat of a law suit from the Health Department to clean <br />it up. Councilmember Shelquist stated he did not want to see this thing <br />