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City Council meeting of September 15, 1997 Page 4 PROPOSED CHANGE IN FIRE HALL REFERENDUM VOTING LOCATION At the City Council meeting of September 2, 1997, the Council designated the Hugo City Hall at the polling place for the special election scheduled for November 18, 1997. The City Clerk recommended that the City establish separate polling places for each ward, as is the case in general elections,, to avoid voter confusion. There is no cost saving derived from conducting the election at only one ballot location. The number of election judges required for one location would overcrowd the City Hall. Staff requested the Council establish the City Hall as the polling place for Ward 1, the American Legion Post #620, 5736 147th Street as the polling place for Ward 2, and the Rice Lake Park Building, 7032 137th Street as the polling place for Ward 3. Barnes made motion, Leroux seconded, to accept the recommendation of the City Clerk to designate three separate polling places for the special election of 11/18/97. All aye. Motion Carried. ENGINEER'S REPORT (NUORALA DRAINAGE ISSUE) The Council considered a memorandum from the City Engineer regarding the collapsed draintile system across the Nuorala property at 8086 165th Street. The Engineer indicated a cost of between $10,00 and $11,000 to correct this problem. The City had previously committed to contributing a maximum of $3,000 to restore the drainage in this area, as a portion of the water off of 165th Street crosses Mr. Nuorala's property. Mr. Nuorala indicated a willingness to contribute $2,000 toward the project, and adjacent property owners feeding into the draintile have indicated an unwillingness to contribute. After further discussion, the Council decided that the City should not get involved in private drainage problems. Leroux made motion, Goiffon seconded, that as the Nuorala drainage issue is a private concern, the City withdraw financial support for the project. Mr. Nuorala is to be informed of other options for financial assistance that may be available to him. All aye. Motion Carried. OFFICE ASSISTANT/DEPUTY CLERK HIRING RECOMMENDATION As the interviews of applicants for the position of Deputy Clerk and Office Assistant were not completed until Thursday, September 11th, a recommendation to fill these positions was not included with this report. Goiffon made motion, Leroux seconded, to accept the recommendation of the City Administrator to hire Joanne Hensley for the Deputy Clerk position and Carol Murray for the Office Assistant position. All aye. Motion Carried.