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I I I Council Meeting Minutes March 25, 1986 Public Hearings, continued Bourdeaux asked for confirmation that a good alley would not be upgraded; Proper stated that the alley between Third and Second Avenues had been paid for by the city for the lift station, and he will take another look at the area. Jim Petrowski, Second Avenue, asked about having the lift station replaced; Proper stated the station is not in the alley, but rather off to the side and that a new lift station would be considered when the land south of County Road E was developed, and explained the large cost to resolve the issue at this time. Petrowski asked why the project needs to be done this summer rather than waiting for three or four years; Proper explained that the city's plan is to improve and rehabilitate streets on a schedule so that not all have to be done at once, and stated that if this particular project is done in a few years, the costs would be higher. Petrowski asked how the costs would be affected by lower oil prices;'Benke stated the costs at the Assessment Hearing may be higher or lower, all costs at this time are estimates, and that the contractor would have to honor his bid. Danny Dahms, 675 Fourth Avenue N.W., felt the streets and alleys need to be done at this time, but felt residents should be allowed to hire their own contractors to extend the water service from the water main to the stub in the street; Proper explained that could be done, but that the cost would be high because it would have to be done before or after the actual street construc- tion as having more than one contractor present presents a lia- bility problem. Proper stated further that the residents would also have to pay to have the street repaired. Williams noted, too, that if residents with short runs had a con- tractor install the copper, the cost to residents with long-runs would be increased. Schmidt commented that council did not view this as an adversar- ial project, and that the city is trying to do only what is necessary; the city tries to inventory all of its streets and determine when streets are in need of replacement because patch- ing ultimately costs more money. Benke noted that the former and present council did discuss and consider whether or not to defer this project for another year or two; tonight council received a report on the Old Highway 8 Corridor which concludes that this particular neighborhood is now and will continue to be a very important residential area for downtown and for the entire city; one way to help reinvest in the property is to provide a good street and sewer system. Page Five