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Council Minutes of 9/3/2002 Mayor Musial responded that the city cannot prevent residents from leaving objects scattered on their front lawns or from letting weeds grow in the backyard as opposed to grass. With regards to the tree lawns that are renovated because of the trenching that took place with the lights, this is a situation where the city is embroiled in a controversy with the surety company as the contractor has gone bankrupt and is not available to do the repairs. The issue is in the hands of the Law Department. With regards to the one lamp pole that has not been connected, that has been called to the attention of CEI and will hopefully be taken care of soon. It is true that snow plows do sometimes damage streets, especially when there is a protrusion above the street. The city does have some difficulties associated with the monies required to do slab repair in these pasticulaz azeas. Regarding the development referred to as the companion developmem, the former Service Director elected to start on that development on the north side and work south to it. The other aspect involving the continued deterioration of the streets through use of cold patch treatment is something that will have to be kept up with until the funds to take care of the streets are available. Mrs. Kasler asked if there was a surety bond which would allow for the continuation of the work. Law Director Dubelko answered that this was turned over to the Law Department about six weeks ago. They had to follow the process of the surety bond in declaring the contract to be in default. When the contractor didn't respond, then the surety was requested to fill its obligations under the bond. Currently, discussions are taking place as to who hires the contractor-the surety or the city. It is the city's opinuon that the surety should do it. If the city has to hire the contractor, then it would have to go through the city Board of Comrol and possible bidding. Hopefully, this will be completed in September. Councilman Miller noted that he lived in the adjoining development and his street is still filled with the same cold patch that gets kicked up. His street connects the two developments and was not done, nor was a portion of Edgepark which is basically a through street from Porter to Dover Center. Previously, he had urged Council to follow the plan of the fornner Service Director that the work would start at the north end of Dover Center and work south. However, last year the job was pulled right where he lives. Mr. Limpert, chairperson of the Streets & Drainage Committee, commented that he would love to have all these streets addressed, but it takes funding. This will be a discussion for the appropriations process. Mr. Gareau asked, with regard to the breach of contract, if the discussion was limited to the maintenance and restoration of the right-of--way. He has noted that many of the recently installed street lights are not straight they are leaning. Mayor Musial said that was a goad point, and it would be called to the attention of CEI. He noted that street work to be done this year includes Brendan Lane, finishing the remainder of Edgepark Drive and Pine Circle and accompanying streets, providing $150,000 to the Sandy Ridge development to start work there and providing $150,000 to the flower streets. Mr. Miller said he hoped that the city goes forwazd with streets that are on the eligibility list before adding an other streets and gassing over those that were on the list. He noted, regarding the streets referred to in the letter, he had r~uested that those streets be kept on the list as they had been in previous years. Finance Director Copfer said that the streets to be repaired are named in the borrowing legislation. It was agreed that this issue would be discussed at length in a Streets & Drainage Committee meeting. 9