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City Council meeting of October 16, 1995 Page LAKE AIR ESTATES DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT At the Council meetinq of October 2, 1995, the Council authorized staff to request an Advertisement for Gids to clean and reprofile the drainage ditches in the Lake Air Estates subdivision. Due to the expected high cost of this project, staff has been looking for alternate methods of draining these ditches. Mr. Todd Hubmer of OSM appeared before the Council stating that it was his belief that it would be less expensive for the City to lower the elevation of the Wilson Tool pond by a foot or more first, which would allow the ditches within the subdivision to dry out between rainfall events. It would then become more cost effective for the City to clean the ditches, as heavy equipment could move within the channel rather than disturbing adjacent properties. Miron made motion, Barnes seconded, directing City staff to postpone the Advertisement for Gids for Lake Air Estates drainage improvement, and notify interested landowners of this action. All aye. Motion Carried. STORM WATER UTILITY ORDINANCE The City received a response from the Washington County Auditor's Office indicating that the City may not bill its property owners through their annual tax statements without first certifying to the County that the bills are unpaid. This would mean that the City would have to first mail bills individually to all residents and then certify only those which have not been paid to the County for collection on the tax rolls. Due to this factor, as well as Council concerns regarding the high cost of the system on rural property owners, staff is reviewing the potential of dividing the City into storm water districts, which would be separately managed based on their state of development. No action was taken on this matter. PRELIMINARY REPORT (177TH STREET IMPROVEMENT) The Council considered the report of the City Engineer.in response to residents' request to pave 177th Street, between Henna Avenue and Greystone Avenue. The Engineer recommended that an informational meeting be scheduled for residents impacted by the improvement, both to inform the residents as to the status and cost of the project ($481,130), as well as to gather additional information necessary for project design. Miron made motion, LaValle seconded. directing City staff to schedule an information meeting with residents impacted by the request to pave 177th Street, between Henna Avenue and Greystone Avenue. All aye. Motion Carried. STORM DRAIN STENCILING The RCWD requested that the City of Hugo consider stenciling each of its storm water outlets informing residents not to dump waste into catch basins. The Watershed hopes this will reduce the amount of pollutants