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I I I Council Meeting Minutes March 28, 1989 Page 11 Public Hearing, continued 7. Mot i on by Gunderman, seconded by Benke, to CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 89-7, LONG LAKE AREA STREET RECONSTRUCTION TO APRIL 11, 1989, AND DIRECT STAFF TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUES OF STORM SEWER DRAINAGE, STREET WIDTH, PARKING, AND THE PROPOSED SKEWING OF 15TH STREET. 5 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried Counc il Bus i ness Proper presented a request from Mr. Dave Kennedy, 319--1st Avenue SE, requesting the City reimburse him $240.00 for thawing his water service. On Saturday, March 11, 1989, the City maintenance department received a call that Mr. Kennedy had no water service after returning from a week long vacation. Maintenance diagnosed the probl em as frozen water servi ce and informed Mr. Kennedy of the procedures to follow. On Monday, March 13, 1989, Mr. Kennedy called the two City listed welding firms and both were unavailable. Ted Wolke~storfer, Public. Works Superintendent, suggested Mr. Kennedy contact General Welding Company. General Welding attempted to thaw the service by hooking from the curb box to the house for 45 mi nutes at.:t 345 amps, but di d not have success. Assuming that the service was frozen, G.W. hooked to the fire hydrant across the street to the curb box, but no continuity occurred. Wolkerstorfer explained to Kennedy the City could drill the main and put rods onto the main to get conductivity, but would not be able to do this until Tuesday morning. On Tuesday morning, staff drilled the main and put the rod onto it, thell the welder hooked onto the road and curb box and applied amps to thaw the servi ce. Mr.. Kennedy IS servi ce resumed on Tuesday morning. According to the Water and Sewer Service Policy, the City shall asswne the cost of thawing frozen private water service which are in normal use during the winter months if freezing occurs in the "City installed portion; and provided the depth of cover over the service is as it was originally installed and has not been reduced. Proper explained that water service was not in normal use while the Kennedys were on vacation. The majority of frozen water services result from no water usage. Public Hearing Long Lake Area Street Improvement Project Report 89-84 Council Bus i ness Appeal to City Policy of Water Pipe/Kennedy Report 89-85