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f � -2- Mr. Dulgar explained his recommendations for eliminatinq the ponding conditions • along 39th Avenue H.E. between Shamrock and Fordham Drive with which recommend- ations he said he had the concurrence of Larry Hamer, Supt. of Public Works. They suggested installing a catch basin behind the curb but on the boulevard aiong 39th Avenue in the area of the City's drainage easement and to straighten out the existing drainage ditch so it will enable storm water to run over to the catch basin. The Manager explained the City had been pumping out the area at the request of pprents who feared some child might drown in the pond which formed after each ,Jownpour but he felt since this procedure was proving more costly each year, it X-ovided no long term solution to the problem. The Manager further explained `that the owner of the syo undeye!opnd .-f-s where the ponding occurred had been requesting the City tri run a st"o m sewer line to the rear of the lots to take care of the drainage, a request which the City had declined since it seemed that s it should rather be the owner's responsibiiity to provide any such inprovements for those lots. Mayor Miedtke was concerned that a precedent might be set for requests for the City to provide drainage for other private properties and mentioned similar requests in other areas of the City which had been denied. The Manager said in most of the previous cases the City did not have the easement it has on this property and the catch basin was not installed when 394-h Avenue war, rebuilt. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Sundland to authorize the Maintenance Department to straighten out the ditch and install a catch basin in the City-owned easement between Lots 2 & 3 of Barrett's Addition and that the grade of the ditch be maintained until the tile is installed at the expense of the owners of the subject lots with an option given him to have the tile installed at this time with the cost to be assessed against the property. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Councilman Sundland to set the 4th Tuesday in January as the date for presenting honorary citizenship certificates to A.F.S. students who reside with city families. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Haik, seconded by Councilman Sauer to accept the resignation of Mr. Henry Zeug as Plumbing inspector effective December 1 , 1975 and to direct that a Certificate of Appreciation be presented to him for his long faithful service to the City for almost a quarter of a century. Motion carried unanimously. The Manager said there had been no action taken to date to find a replacement for Mr. Zeug. Canvassing of the city election was deferred to the time when the election officials had completed the tabulation of the votes. • The Manager said he and Larry Hamer had attended a meeting at which the aid program provided by the State Legislature to property owners for the removal of diseased elms and oak trees was explained. He said that the removal of only a ha'df a dozen such trees in the past six years would have benefited from such aid and suggested waiting to set up the program for the City until a need is apparent. He also explained the limitations of the program.