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Council Minutes July 8, 1985 Page Three ---, 5. Preliminary Report on School Street Sewer Project Mr. Terry Maurer reviewed the proposed improvements for the School Street Sanitary Sewer project and noted that the City's Capital Improvements program listed four projects proposed to correct problem areas which could be directly affected by any sanitary sewer extentions along School Street. He reviewed the four proposed projects which included constructing a bypass line near Seymore Avenue and 5th Street to eliminate backup; replacing the 12 inch sanitary sewer along the river bank which cannot be maintained properly, and replacing the san- itary sewer line which runs through the alley between Jackson Avenue and Irving Avenue from School Street to 5th Street. He then noted another problem area in the existing sewer system not addressed in the Capital Improvements Program, that being the sewer line which runs across the proposed health club site which has a low spot in it. With regard to the sewer line running down the alley para- lleling Jackson, Mr. Maurer commented that the line would be difficult to repair due to its location. He noted that the replacement is called for in the City's Capital Improvements Program. He stated the 1984 Capital Improvements Program proposed a project between 5th and 4th Streets and in 1987, phase 2 of the pro- ject was to be extended to School Street. Mr. Maurer then reviewed the proposed financing for the project which includ- ed three basic areas, including how to assess properties not currently served by sewer, how to determine the amount the health club would pay since the pro- ject does benefit this property, and also the portion the City would pay toward the project. He noted the estimated cost of the total project was $71,600 and that easements would also be needed on the project but they would be obtained from people desiring the project. The City Administrator and Mr. Maurer then discussed setting the assesments on the project prior to ordering the project which would mean making the assess- ments known to the property owners up front. Mayor Hinkle inquired as to where the City's share would come from. Council then discussed assessing the property .atIOO%and proposing the costs to the major property owners in the project area. The Council then discussed assess- ments based on a weighted acres basis and directed the staff to work out a proposal for assessing the proposed health club. 6. Consideration of Selection of Color for Water Tower The City Council reviewed color charts for the painting of the new water tower and there was a general consensus amoung Councilmembers to select the color of ivory for the tower color and the color of chipmunk for the letters. 7. Review of City Facilities Referendum with Department Heads . The City Administrator began the discussion with the suggestion that the City must now assess where they are with regard to why people voted no on the referendum. He pointed out that there are several options to review this including using a citizens committee and the possiblity of using a professional consultant to evaluate what went wrong with the referendum. He noted that the information he had received from talking to other City managers and other experts in the area on referendums was that if the City goes back too soon with a referendum, another