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Council Minutes of 11/1/94 Mr. Lind reported on a water line break in Ward 2: 1) On Sunday, a water line break on Westchester Drive caused concern for him and the residents that future breaks may further damage the street. Today he received a memorandum from Service Director Bohhmtnn explaining that Westchester Drive had previously been considered for a possible reline and cleaning, but the history of watts 1ffie breaks d~ not warrairt an immediate replacement or relining. Now, however, the area will be closely red g the winter months and the possiM"lity of a relining project to prevent further breaks from occurring will be discussed. AUDIENCE PARTIIPATI~UN Arch McKendry, 23422 We~chester Drive, said he was troubled that the city was spending money to repave the street although there is a water line problem He saki the water line was at least forty years old, and there may have been problems with the original installation. Also, Mr. McKendry was concerned with the sew response to the water line break by the Cleveland Water Depardnent. The water was i~wing for approximately six hours and the pavement has been undermined. Mr. McKendry que~ianed who would pay for the damage. Service Director said the majority of the cost of the water )ine break on Westchester would be Pahl by the Cleveland Weser Departm~t. Mr. B commented that the past docunn~-ted water line breaks on the street were directty attnbutable to a very bad storm sewer, which has now been replaced. As previously stated by Mr. Lmd, the city plans to monitor Westchester this winter and w~ discuss the pos~ility of doing a relining on the street. An average water line has a useful life of 75 years. If the relining work is done, the newly replaced street will not be disturbed. Mr. McKendry commented that he thought the Cleveland Water Departmeatt should use a saw cut rather than a jackhar when making openings in the street. The jac has caused a number of cracks in the street and he wondered who would be reap le for the repair. Mr. Bohlmann said the city has had discussions about this issue whh the Cleveland Water Department. He sahl that the Cleveland Water Department, uptm occasion, can be a rather independent operation. The city will make an a t of the damage on Westchester and will bdl the Cleveland Water Department. In response to several questions concerning the response time of the Cleveland Water Departm~t, Mr. Bohhnann said that the department has only a limited number of crews and it does take time to respond. Lillian Kordish, 22958 Maple Ridge, commented on the following topics: a. The resignation of Planning Commission meters Brian Gorris and John Thomas. She felt there might be some underlying reason for their decision that was not being made public. b. City finances and the state of the audit. Mrs. Kordish cannot understand why the auditor had to request paperwork from the Finance Director. Mr. Burns explained that the problem resulted from the merger of a previous auditing firm Their working papers were misplaced during the moving process; however, the papers have now bees supplied to the city. Mr. Burns said the city was working in conjunction with the field audit gaff that is completing the 1991 and 1992 audits. He anticipates that these audits will be 3