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Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Councilman Haik to commend the City Water Department on their attaining a zero disabling injury frequency rate for the year of 1973 and twelve years prior as cited by the American Water Works Association in their letter of congratulations. Motion carried. Mr. I.C. Comstock, City Engineer explained his recommendations that the Council enforce the liquidated damages penalty from October 1 until the water pressure system installed by the Irving Lamppa Construction Company is operational as set out in the City's contract with Lamppa. He stated that the contractor had been very uncooperative, uncommunicative and had actually had another company do all the work on the Water Improvement Project without Council approval and had provided no supervision of the work at all. The Engineer felt the provisions of the contract which the Lamppa Company had agreed to should be enforced. He then advised that all residents who might be affected when the new system was tested should be alerted to possible complications which might develop during the test. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to follow the recommend- ations of the City Engineer and enforce the liquidated damages penalty of the contract with the Irving Lamppa Construction Company on the Water Pressure Project 1974-1 from October 1, 1974 and to request the contractor to delay the testing of the system until all the residents who might experience difficulties in their water systems had been so notified. Before the vote was taken on the motion the consequences of having the test taken before such notifications could be made were considered and led to the following motion to table: Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to table action on the previous motion until the next Council meeting. Voting on the motion to table: Aye: Miedtke, Stauffer Nay: Sundland, Haik Motion not carried. When reassured that the motion to table did not forego the payment of the penalty and considering the advice of the Engineer that the penalty could be enforced at a later date, Councilman Sundland reconsidered his vote against tabling. Recalling the motion to table: Aye: Sundland, Stauffer, Miedtke Nay: Haik Motion to table carried. Mr. Dulgar then told the Council he felt the best way to avoid problems with the testing of the system was to have City personnel go from house to house to in- form the residents that they could call the City offices for help in turning off their water, etc. if any problems result. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to deny the Lamppa request of October 1st for additional time because of lack of adequate informat- ion and details of the reasons supporting the delay. Motion carried.