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Council Minutes of 4-16-75 -2- 6) met with hers of the Parks & Aecraation Commission and Meyers of Council on September 14th to be brought up-ta-date by the archt~t, Koster ~ Aaciates, on the Recreation Center progress and sore of the problear involved. Thera did a thorough fob in bringing us up-to-data ceding orders th+tt have been made; soaae of the changes that :till yet have to be approved. Since that time have bad several discussiosts with Mr. ~r2~h on the various chas~al that were involved and have no report or rencaaaendaticnt on these various chaQga orders F,t this time. Service Directox Caster rrted folloari~;s 1) cat September 11th the Service Department started a progras of fogg3ag +~tchwes amt tsziag larvicide in areas where there is ponded st t water. This was brcht gout by the recent over-abundaace of mosquitoes and reports of a fsw 1me~n cases and ~-y ausgected cases of encephalitis. tither permitting, will continue this prograet ~atil the cold weather solves the groblam. As yet have not covered all the ditches in the City, but intend to kept rotating thr t airs City for cont3auoua coverage. Service Director Caster rsad ars~o relative to a~squito control aeeasures issued by the Cugahvga County Board of ~eralth; 2) i:r. Childs, Mr. Porter, Mr. Weldon aed Service Director Caster attended a point meeting of the Snviromrntal Control amt Streets b Drainaipe Ca~'.~caees on SPL. ~cr~~ber iSth, and discussed all of aloe points mentioned in Mrs . Sar_i.-~ gar r s rF . ~ ~ ~ r at the last Council icing, tiarve s tatted a co~-plete new infiltration investigation of the sanitary seNrer systaaa -- at' this stage iu the areas wire we have made extensive repairs t© the liaes in t'tte right-of-ways. In spot checking, by smoke testing, have foua~i awre illa~el eoe~tectivns than had evident in ~,, our inspections of 2469 a~ 1974. This 3s probably due to further deterioration of the house-to-sts~ceet co~aections, possibly sve~s bootleg co~~ucti.+ons. t'~a Dare street approsirately 1644 ft. long we ~teckad 644 ft. and so far her7re fov~i ten houses with illegal convections. Our pa~evious inspection shows only four houses on the whole street. Therefore, will reatspect in: total. As i1leWtl comsectirras are discovered, the property owners x311 be notified and given a reasoa~le period to asake repairs at their own e. W311 asset again iaa taro months to review this program. Still have about 144 breaks, most of th+ma of orient aature, in the northeast section of the City, the area that is ccsitribvtable to the LeBern Lift Station. This year's gain a progrsrm appropriation has.~itst aLou~r been depleted, but will be starting our next phase carder the 1976 appropriation. At this time aac requesting that laegEslatioat be gret-ared to svti~xi.se advertising for bids fox our neat phase. Ne do have a continue-us grogram c-f cler~iiae$ and grading, where necessary, tits ditcdtea in the City. With the amity miles of ditches and some in areas with altta-st 3arpossible access, it takes a little tiaAe to coaa- pletely service every agile. Tie third puarp at the LeBem Lift Station is a standby pump. At this tinge Mr. Cas-ter read . dated July 15, 19?l, frees c~io Degartacent of Health on requirements for Scrwt$e Pupping StationsZ~~ resoperable ~dihave has provided for each regxtirea~aatt. Tate iterw pins ~ In the been used. When we feel it necessary, ws will use the auxiliaxy P areas cdtere we do puatp ova our sanitary aasnholes into stores seaters or ditches, we dv tame necessary steps to cleaet vp these areas when ws ar+a thrat. our sewers are adequate in dssiga for the cue Mich were i~atedisd, but until the storm water infiltration is adtt3aa3ssed we easy be prone to si~i.lar troubles in the future. fle is sure our residoxtts will be cooperative in helpisg with the problems; 3) bays a request to the Pinaace Cgaaaiates for authorization to bid for sodium alwninate; tires; and recapping of tixv~ and wi11 submit inforaaation later.