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Council Minutes of 6/5/2007 mandatory minimum fine of at least $750. The current fine is $50. This is designed to prevent trucks from using local streets as cut-throughs and to help preserve the integrity of the city streets. The Police Chief recommended additional signage be placed to notify truck drivers. The committee recommended the signage include the amount of the fine for deviating from prescribed truck routes. The hourly rate for a police escort was established in 1991. The chairman recommended, with concurrence from the Police Chief, that the fee far the escort shall be increased from $25 per hour to $50 per hour. The committee recommended the legislation be held in committee pending review by the Law Director on the wording on the signage, the increase in the fee for a police escort, and a recommendation by Mr. Burns that the signage be appropriately placed on key streets. LETTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS Councilman Ryan read the following letter to the members of Council: "Last night at the Finance Committee meeting, I indicated that I would make a motion tonight at Council to set up a special committee for the purpose of monitoring, information gathering, and goal setting both short and long term as to the commitment of resources to address the problem in our city of water management. From my comments given at the September 6, 2005 Council meeting, I have continued to maintain that we must show budget restraint as to all city services, projects, and capital improvements because the people we represent will soon face financial demands as to the delivery of water and the removal after its use. Mr. Ryan read the following passages from the minutes of the September 6, 2005 Council meeting: "Councilman Ryan said the flooding that took place was unacceptable. He will do everything possible to direct the funds in the budget to the number one priority which is the infrastructure of this city. People cannot live with water in their basement-period. That is his total and complete commitment. That's one of the reasons he got on Council. Something has got to be done about the direction of the way we spend our money and what we do about this city. Number one has got to be infrastructure." From Mayor's comments: "...On the other hand, what can we go after and what he has directed his administration to go after realistically, with a reasonable chance of improving it, is the infiltration and inflow into the sanitary system. That's where we're focusing our efforts and that's where we'll continue to focus our efforts. He welcomes support from Council to put funding into infrastructure improvements. He assures Council that our Service Director will very gladly take those funds and make the best possible utilization of them." Mr. Ryan read an item from the Mayor's report from the Council meeting minutes of December 20, 2005: "Floyd Browne has completed their work on Phase I of the EPA study. He expects to have results next week and will share them with Council when available." Mr. Ryan read an item from the Mayor's report from the Council meeting minutes of January 3, 2006: 10