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NitMO TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJk.CT. t'LERk-ALMINf:'1'kATOR AND CITY COUNCO, PUBLIC WORKS/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THATCHF.y/4 T tK•Tttnl!K II, 19R5 HORSE AND RIDER WESTERN WF.AR'S BILL FOR REPAIR OF WATER SERVICE LINE On .January 10, 19115 the C i I y rclw't i red lint -so and Rider's curb stop and box. We did this because water was seeping out from the ground around the curb stub box. we could not determine who was responsible for the leakinq. Upon excavating the hole Staff determined that the leaking was comin.l from the rather mangled joints on both side: of the• curb stop and box. The top of the curb box looked like it had been sheared off. Taking into consideration the above information the only logical cause of leaking joints on either side of the curb stop is that the curb stop joints were damaged at the same time that the curb box was sheared off. City Code, Chapter 70.03 states that maintenance of the curb stop and box shall be that of the applicant, owner, of occupint or other user of the premises and it. shall be the responsibility o[� Warty ro maintain said equipment and pay for the necessary relmir�. Therefore, on May 9, 19K', the City sent. Ilorse and Rider a bill in the amount of $1,590.L7. T�t price is high because there was an extremely high water fabl &aea. The bill is clearly his responsibility to pay. we gave him every opportunity to take a look at t:ie palls that wove removed from the hole. I know he received the bill becaus,• he caliod Councilmember Phyllis Blanchard to discuss this bill and said that he thought h? should only be responsible for half of the bill. I tried to call him several timer after talking to Councilmember Blanchard but he has not returned my phone calls. Finally, 1 called and he answered the phone and we discussed this issua. we talked about this on October 10, 1985 and I said that he was clearly responsible for paying this bill. However, after much discusrion I agreed to have a one day sale on his bill and that if he paid his bill today, he could pay half the bill and 1 would take that as full payment.. He said he would be by in a couple of hours to pay the bill and he never showed up. ag On October 31, the City rer eived a check in the amoun of $795.14 from Ilw ie and Rider with the statement "Paid In Full" on the check. I plan to return the check to Horse and Rider stating that he missed the half price stile by over two weeks and that he should pay the full amount due pet my October 11, 1965 letter (letter attached) o, we will be forced to matt procedures for shutting off his water. I toel w,• should take this position because: