HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000035_pg140PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A regular meeting of the Mounds View City Council was called to order
by Mayor Neisen at 8:03 p.m., on October 28, 1974, at the Mounds View
City Hall, 2401 Highway #10, Mounds View, Minnesota 55112
Present:
Mayor Neisen
Councilman Hodges
Councilman Baumgartner
Councilman Johnson
Councilman Pickar
Also Present:
Clerk- Administrator Achen
Attorney Meyers
Engineer Bearden
MSP (Hodges - Baumgartner) To accept the minutes of October 15, 1974.
5 Ayes
Mayor Neisen asked public works superintendent Decheine to present the
facts as he understood them regarding George Brooks' sewer problem.
Councilman Johnson noted that a tape recorder was being used by a member
of the audience. Mayor Neisen stated that it was Council policy to
prohibit tape recording of proceedings and requested that the recorder
be turned off.
Superintendent Decheine stated that the cast pipe at Mr. Brooks'
residence had shifted breaking a section of the clay connecting line
and causing sand to filter into the main sewer line.
Attorney Meyers stated that because there had been no shifting of the
city's main line it seems apparent that only the clay line shifted and
was thus responsible for the breakage. Therefore the responsibility
lies with the owner.
Mr. Brooks, 8482 Spring Lake Road, stated that these were just theories
and his own theories were at least as good as those of the public works
superintendent. He stated that it was untrue that the cast pipe had
shifted. He theorized that the inspector had errored when the installation
was originally made, because the inspector had no prior experience with
the contractor involved on the job. He feels that, because the clay
connecting pipe was broken, the city is responsible for its repair.
Mayor Neisen read the statement of cost for repair submitted by Mr. Brooks.
MSP (Neisen- Hodges) that the facts presented indicate that the owner's
cast pipe shifted causing the damage and that payment of Mr. Brooks' claim
be denied.
Pickar Aye
Baumgartner Aye
Johnson Aye
Hodges Aye
Neisen Aye