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I Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 1990 Page 7 Council Business, continued Motion by Larson, seconded by Williams, to WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS..AND CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION. 5 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried The League of Women Voters has scheduled an informational meeting on the referendum for October 2nd at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. Benke said immediately after the July 8th storm private contractors were offering residents their clean-up services. Benke feels a policy should be adopted to determine when City clean-up involvement should be enacted to protect residents from incurring unnecessary expenses. I Rick Wriskey, City Forester, said City crews were dispatched to damage areas to clear debris. All debris was hauled to the Public Works gravel area and two private contractors hauled the debris and handled curbside pick-up. The removal costs were $21,201.89. Of the 2,555 cubic yards which were hauled, 1,075 cubic yards or 40% was hauled twice out of storage sites. At least one third was non- storm related and greatly slowed down the clean-up process. Staff recommends adoption of a storm damage clean-up policy. The recommended policy includes: the City Manager, after receiving a damage estimate, consults with Council within 72 hours on whether to initiate curbside pick-up; the decision would be made only after large storms; hazardous trees would be dealt with immediately; a standard haul i ng fee for non-storm materi a 1 woul d be charged to residents who use the City service; the double-hauling of debris would be eliminated by not designating a drop-off site; and the City Forester, after assessment of removal costs, wou 1 d enter into an agreement with contractors for debris removal. Brandt Rebelein asked if crews can identify which materials are storm related. Wriskey said the policy refers to blatant abuse as opposed to legitimate storm damage. He said it is very obvious to the crews when there is a policy violation. I Benke feels a decision should be made within two hours, and suggests delegating the decision to Mayor or Acting Mayor and City Manager. Anderson said hazardous tree removal would begin at once and the decision to contract would be made immediately, but ratified by Council within 72 hours. Council Business Content, Financial and Referendum Report on Proposed Community Ctr. Report 90-196A Report 90-196B Report 90-196C Resolution 90-076 Resolution 90-077 Storm Damaged Clean-up Policy Report 90-197 Resolution 90-078