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♦ y -3- Councilman Marks. .said he .has received - several complaints about the condition. *of the two shopping center parking lots and he urged staff to • continue their efforts to get the blacktop repaired. The Councilman then reported representing the City at the Law Day observance at the high school. Councilman Enrooth said he is very satisfied with the new complaint reporting system. He told how the Police Department had reacted immediately to .a resident complaint about traffic violations at a certain stop sign (27th and Wilson) . As a result of surveillance , the police were able to issue four citations , a number of warnings and arrest a drunken driver. In reference to . the Fire Chief ' s report for April , Mr. Childs explained several City organizations have donated towards the purchase of equip- ment, including a Resusci Annie and air masks to help the Fire Depart- ment update their equipment during this period of tight budgets. The Mayor agreed with Mr. Hamer .that the Water and Sewer personnel should be commended for the fine report on the City ' s water system received from .the State Health Department. Mr. Hamer said the State ' s recommendations for periodic cross-connection inspections of potentially hazardous industries and commercial establishments are being followed by his department. The Public Works Director also reported the majority of instances of water discoloration reported in the City prove to be a result .of internal problems within the dwellings and his department is continuing to advise the owners how the problems can be corrected. At 8:00 P.M. , the public hearing to consider assessments for street, storm sewer and waterline improvements on Anthony Lane North was opened by the Mayor who verified all the notification and- publication require- ments for the hearing had been met. Mr. Moore _-gave a presentation oftthe ' improvements and their costs;- which had come in- substantially. lower than -originally- estimated in January , 1981. .Carol Johnson had .prepared .a. history of actions taken on the project, which she was told the Council found very helpful. In his May 5th recommendation, Mr. Childs .indicated the justification for a 10 year repayment plan at 11. 8% for the assessments . No written or oral objections to the assessment proposal- .had been offered by the public either before or during the hearing which the . Mayor closed at 8 : 12 P.M. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to accept the staff report and recommendations on the assessment of costs for Street, Storm Sewer, and Waterline Improvement Project No. 1978-01 as well as the terms and conditions under which the assessments may be paid and to authorize the preparation .of a resolution, adopting the assessment rolls and stating those conditions ,. .for Council considera- tion May 25, 1982 . Motion carried unanimously . Mr. Hamer was commended for having the foresight to participate in an informal equipment exchange program with neighboring cities long before recessionary conditions made it necessary to formalize the program.