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City Council meeting of March 18, 1991 Page 4 Goi.ffon about the possibility of using the Goiffon gravel pit to haul the debris, and have the Fire Department use the site to burn the brush. It was also suggested that this matter be placed in the up -coming Newsletter asking that residents take care of brush adjacent to their property on a volUr-Iteer basis. PURCHASE OF SHERIFF'S SQUAD CAR Over the last several years, the City of Hugo Has been purchasing its sheriff's squad car through Washington County when they replace their vehicles each year. Because of a change in personnel with the sheriff's department, they failed to notify the City that the order was being placed for these vehicles in mid-February. We now have a deadline of March 15th to place this order, however, Grossman Chevrolet said they may be able to place the order on the morning of March 19th. The vehicle to be purchased was a 1991 Chevrolet Caprice police package. It is to be purchased under the Washington County Fleet Order #W-5062-1. The lowest bidder was Grossman Chevrolet at a bid price of $12,359.00. McAllister made motion, Miron seconded, to approve the purchase of a 1991 Chevrolet Caprice from Grossman Chevrolet, at a bid price of $122.7-59.00. The purchase to be made under the Washington County Fleet Order #W-50621'-1. All aye. Motion Carried. PAUL.. HUSNIk:: LETTER The City Council received a copy of a letter from Mr. Paul Husnik: regarding a possible drainage problem adjacent to his property in the subdivision of La4::e Air Estates. This matter was brought to the City's attention in 1990, and was reviewed by members of the City Council at that time. Because the City has no policy or funding for the maintenance of ditches within the City, the Council has limited activities to cleaning and maintenance that result in flooding of City streets or other public property (i.e., Geneva and 148th St., Goodview Ave., Fitzgerald Ave.). At a minimum, it was the intent that the City's Water Management Plan.provide for a position statement regarding the maintenance of drainage ditches in the future. This position statement is to identify ditches of hiqh priority, cost of ditch maintenance, options for funding ditch maintenance, and what kind of drainage ditches should be allowed in the future. In the absence of a policy and funding program, the City will probably be best off to permit the property owners affected in Lake Air Estates to clean out the ditch in question at their own expense. The City could provide a location for the depositing of the material removed during the cleaning of said ditch. Responsibility for these types of drainage ditches has been discussed by the City Council in the past. Open drainage ditches have been allowed in Hugo in an effort to keep down the cost of development. One should L::eep in mind that it is extremely diffict..tlt for the City, with its limited staff and financial resources, to monitor activities in these developments once housing construction is complete. Problems with maintenance of ditches is compounded by home owners changinc their yard elevations to accommodate landscaping and other physical