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Regular Council Meeting Minutes <br />7-20-09 <br />Page 3 <br />COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT BUCKHOLTZ: <br />There was nothing to discuss at this time. <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS: <br />SERVICE - Douglas Metzung <br />Mr. Metzung reported that we have received our salt bids for Winter 2009-2010. We went with <br />the State program. Salt is $43.53 a ton this year which is $10.00 less than last year. We will <br />continue with our same program as last year, the Sensible Salting program, to help reduce that <br />number. Also, Mr. Metzung had to give an estimate amount to the State. You have to take 80% <br />and you can only go to 120%. He used a conservative number, so we are going to have to <br />conserve salt. We did that last year knowing that we had to conserve salt. It worked out fine. We <br />are going to continue that this year. <br />Also, we have begun our sidewalk program in the Aintree area. Again, we are not going outside <br />of the blocks that are affected by the manholes. We do have a program. People are calling. Mr. <br />Metzung is going to have to limit that program also because of the funds that are available. It <br />will be first come-first served. Probably the first 10 or 11 folks could sign up. <br />Mr. Saponaro asked if we have a set amount, or maybe we should have a set amount. Mr. <br />Metzung replied we don't have a set amount. It really is coming out of Mr. Metzung's general <br />budget. Mr. Saponazo suggested that maybe they not start this year, but next year. Set aside <br />whatever amount you can and people will know, almost like the D&I program that we have here. <br />People will know that they may not have it now or next year, but you will get on a list and we <br />will get to it. Tha.t way we will spread it out for your budget too. <br />Council President Buckholtz asked if there is a resident's financial participation in that or is that <br />something we are picking up? Mr. Metzung said we pay a certain amount per block that needs to <br />be repaired that has been damaged by tree roots up to $1,000.00. The amount that we pay is <br />approximately $125.00. It's typically much more than that, probably $175.00 a block or so. So <br />while we do pick up the majority of it, as it was the case several years ago, we a11 decided we <br />wanted to help protect the trees with this program. Before the program, everybody was pretty <br />adamant about having their trees removed because it cost so much to have their sidewalks <br />replaced. In an effort to keep the neighborhood intact, we chose to do this. <br />BUILDING - John Marrelli <br />Mr. Marrelli reminded everyone that this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. we will have presentations from <br />three hopeful construction companies on the proposed police station if anyone is interested in <br />coming in and watching that presentation.