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• ~'~~.E_, MIPNTES OF T~?E MEETT!!G OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY "OF ISORTtt -4ii~T JUNE 21, 1977 Present: President Dewey Lampert, Council~een Boehmer, Pairfield~ Sa~cinger, Sharpe, West, Wilamosky. Also present: Mayor Ralph Christman, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director William Gerlach, Safety Daractor Richard Roharik, Service Director Henry Caster, City Engineer J. Howard Childs, Clerk of Council Mora Hiii. Absent: Councilman Beaty. Meeting was called to order by President Lampert at 8:00 P.M. President Lampert stated the first portion of this meeting is a Pxoposed Use Hearing on Federal Revenue Shsrimg Funds for year 1978 and asked for any com-ents. Mr. Wilamosky discussed with finance Director Gerlach soate of the figures. There being no other comments President Lieapert declared that portion of meeting adjourned and proceeded into Council meeting. Minutes of Council Meeting of June 8, 1977, were approved as read. Mayor Christman reported: 1) the culvert replacement under Porter Rd. was not an eligible expenditure under the third year block grant but those funds have been added onto Beech Lane culvert until they can be later reassigned for some project that had been approved. Finance Director Gerlach reported: 1) the Rec Center Nate which was Three Million Four Hundred Sixty-Three Dollars was rolled over at an interest cost of 3.9X - that is down from 4.61X last year. This will save about $20,000 interest an the note over the next year; 2) the Service Department eQuipment note of $332,000. was sold at an interest rate of 4.0X. Safety Director Koharik reported: 1) our summer recreation program as in progress with over 2000 children and young adults participating; 2) the resurfacing of the tennis courts at Clague Park will be finished by Wednesday of next week; 3) like many other cities we are plagued with the high cost of insurance and one of them is police liability insurance. Will be opening bids for this insurance next Monday and have a strong indication that the cast of this insurance will b~ three times greater than last year's premium. Last year it was approxiaately $3,000. Mrs. Saringer, Chairman Streets & Drainage Committee, reported Committee meeting was held on June 14, 1977. Besides Committee Members, Mr. Weldon, Mr. Guilds and Mr. Lampert were in attendance: 1) Mr. Weldon stated that the road reat~rfacing program would get under way Monday. There will be no drainage or berm repair on Clifford Drive at this time; 2) Mrs. Saringer had asked Mr. Caster for a report on the condition of file pavement on Stoneybrook: did not have the report for the committee meeting, however, have received ane since, Mr. Childs has prepared an estimate of coats for ca~lete teax-out and repair. Mrs. Saringer is sure the residents would not be acceptable to the fact of a complete tear-out and repair and be assessed far it: after all it is not their fault that the City allowed the road to be constructed in such s manner. The worst areas have been leveled with asphalt temporarily and would like