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--- - --- --- - --~Couacil Minu~:tea-of ~TI-6-74 -2- 4) submitted petition with approximately 41 signatures from people on Alexander who are desirous of seeing the City have soma system of Leaf pickup. 30X of these people are on old age pension or are disabled, Rave had requests fry numerous people for this service aad again request the Finanzce Coss~[.ttse Chairman to look into it and seriously cc~si~r getting additional equipuant. A11 of our neighboring cities have leaf pickup and if we west to attract people to our City thinks we should provide this service. Mr. West commented on thn checking of leaf pickup he had done on Saturday: On streets that City has ditches the City does pick up leaves out of the ditches. This includes Alexander. Mayor Christaan stated he would like to clarify the City's position on leaf pickup: We have requested the residents to bag their leaves; and they are picked up by either a special leaf pickup or with the regular collection. In the areas where we do have ditches we have used the Vac- All - the ape pidee of equiparent that is capable of cleaning ditches of leaves, etc. for the past few years to keep the ditches clean; generally getting every ditch in the City about twice in the Fall. This has created a problem. Residents on streets that have curbs and not ditches see the ditches being cleaned and wonder when their street will be cleaned. The iaaportaxtce of keeping the ditches clean was explained. tiayor thinks this 1s a gnowing problem. Thinks the City should somehow come up with the funds to provide curb-side leaf pickup but it is going to be expansive and he dues net think Me can do it out of the existing General Fund structure. The cost to otlu~r cities was also discussed. Mayor consiented if such a plan is dsters~metl to be necessary, we should be looking at additional methods of raising r for it. Mr. Lampert discussed area he had checked on leaf picker last Saturday. Arsked Service Dirsetor to supply the Finance Coarnf.ttee with cost figux^es regarding these two areas. Also discussed borrowing of equipsisnt of Fauvism last weeicead. Mr. Wilan~ky asked if the Mayor has projected figures as to txae-t. Discussion continued. Mrs. Beringer commented her objection is we tali residents to bag their leaves and the truck comes and picks up the neighbor's lsav~-. Mr. Glasser stated the F~aance Coe~aittee and ..other corwnittees have been tal3~ing abet p~rsibly raising taxes in order to have increased fire and ~=dice protection; and if the City does have $55,000 laying around that they are going to use on leaves thinks it is time to sit down and work out a priority and where priority is going W be. Mr. Glasser thinks if the City is going to use $55,00© we should bars safety forces rather than pick up leaves; cannot sea, unless you are talking raising taxes, having leaf pickup before we gar *hp necessary police and fire protection. Mr. Coggin, Chairman Streets 6 Drainage Committee, announced a Streets 6 Drainage Committee Meeting on Ncrveeber 12, 19?4, 7:00 P.M., City Hall. Mr. Glasser, Chairman Building, Zoning 6 Dsvelop~rent Committee and Recreation, Public Parka & Buildit~s Committee, reponted following: i) in May of 1974 the B.Z.bD. Committee discussed the Chrysler Re-Subdivision oa Wallet Circle. At that tins: the Committee looked over the improvement plans and re sd apporoval of those and also the necording of plots. Mr. Giessen failed to report out in Council Meeting that Coam~ittee had approved improvement plans: Mr. Giessen moved that Council approve the detailed improv~at plans of Chrysler Re-Subdivision, sect by Mr. Goggle. Mr. Wilsnss9ky ascertained from City Engineer Childs that the plame meet all City ordinances. Aoll Call on Motion: Affirmative vote: Giessen, Coggin, Lampert, 5aringer, Sharpe, West, Wilamosky. Motion carxied.