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City Council meeting of June 16, 2003 Page 8 165f STREET/ELMCREST AVENUE DRAINAGE PROBLEM (POOLER/ERICKSON) City staff received a request from Leroy Pooler of 16275 Elmcrest Avenue to repair a private drainage ditch located on the northeast comer of his property. The ditch travels to the north and empties into Hardwood Creek. Public Works Director Chris Petree and Water Resource Engineer provided a history of the drainage problem in the area. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, directing staff to facilitate efforts to get neighbors along the ditch together to resolve the drainage problem. All aye. Motion Carried. REQUEST FOR SKID STEER AND TRAILER REPLACEMENT On Monday, June 9, 2003, the City's Bobcat skid steer and trailer were stolen from the City's compost site. The Washington County Sheriffs Department was immediately notified and a report filed with the City's insurance agent. Since it takes 30 days for a replacement check to be sent, staff would like to proceed with securing a new skid steer with a different model to better serve the public works department needs. At its June 11, 2003 meeting, the PW Facility Building Committee agreed to recommend approval of this to the City Council. Granger made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the replacement purchase of a 2003 S250 Bobcat Loader and 2003 Felling FT12ES trailer, in the amount of $28,495.12. All aye. Motion Carried. APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO CITY ORDINANCE FOR FALSE ALARMS Hugo Fire Chief Jim Compton requested that Council consider a change to the City's current ordinance to allow an increase in the fine to business owners should repeated false alarms occur. The 2003.fee schedule is consistent with surrounding communities. City staff recommended Council consider adoption of the amendment to the ordinance increasing the fees for false alarms. The Council and Fire Chief Compton discussed the draft ordinance and recommended changes be made to the ordinance. Haas made motion, Granger seconded, to table this matter to allow for revisions to the proposed ordinance. All aye. Motion Carried. RECOMMENDATION TO LIFT HIRING FREEZE FOR HUGO FIRE DEPARTMENT Upon the retirement of one firefighter and another on requested leave of absence, Fire Chief Jim Compton requested that Council lift the hiring freeze to allow for the hiring of two or four new firefighters immediately. An even number is requested as the new members are "teamed". The Fire Chief worked with Finance Director Ron Otkin to satisfactorily resolve the fully funding of these positions.