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• September 30, 1997 <br /> page 2 <br /> Generators: <br /> The city presently owns three generators. The 3.5K is a 480 three-phase volt unit with <br /> a 400-amp cable. It is not suitable for any home use and takes two men to hook-up and <br /> operate. One is a trailer mount combination welder-generator, also not suitable to <br /> homeowner use. The third is a 1500-watt portable unit. It could handle up to '/a horse <br /> pump for a homeowner. The problem is we sometimes need it at a well house or as a <br /> source of power to operate equipment at one of our facilities. <br /> As far as having generators on hand for distribution to homeowners I have a few <br /> reservations: <br /> Who would determine the party picking up a generator is really in need of it? <br /> (I see the possibility of six people having generators who mi ht need them and <br /> people with real needs having none available to them.) <br /> Does the City as a provider take any liability for the use of a generator? <br /> • If a generator for some reason won't run are we then liable for damage from the <br /> water? <br /> If a user does not hook-up properly are we liable for electrocution or fire? <br /> These problems I feel should be addressed before a decision is made on this issue. <br /> JL <br /> )Ix " J, <br /> • <br />