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Page Three July 20, 1981 6. 1981 Dutch Elm Disease Tree Program The City Administrator indicated that the City Council had approved the Shade Tree budget of $12,000 for 1981 based upon the assumption that the State would reimburse to the City 50% of eligible disease tree expenses and further indica- ted that the 1981 legislative session of the State legislature reduced the amount of funds available for Dutch Elm disease tree programs and as such, the 1981 reimbursement rate will be 25 percent. The City Administrator indicated that a revised budget from $12,000 to $10,000 with the $2,000 subtraction from the money available for reforestation would re- sult in an ending fund balance of approximately $2,000. The City Administrator further indicated that the City Council should determine at what level the City will reimburse individuals for expenses of removing diseased elm.trees. COUNCILMAN DUTISMAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONTINUED 45 PERCENT SUBSIDY TO INDI- VIDUALS FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IN REMOVING DISEASED ELM TREES AND THE BALANCE OF THE PROJECTED $10,000 BUDGET EXCLUDING COSTS REIMBURSED FROM THE STATE BE USED FOR REFORESTATION ON PUBLIC LANDS ONLY. COUNCILMAN ENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 7. Sanitary Sewer Interceptor The City Administrator indicated that the City has been faced with the problem of obtaining easements through the residential lots in the Schoolview Addition for the construction of the sanitary sewer interceptor and further indicated that the total cost of easement acquisitions to serve that area could be as high as $12,000 to $15,000. The City Administrator indicated that a more feasible alternate is to re- route the interceptor lines through what is known as Outlot A in the School- view Addition. The City Administrator indicated that the soil tests on the Outlot A have poor construction quality and that the actual location of the pipe would be an acceptable sandy material. The City Administrator indicated that the owner of Outlot A, Mr. Marvin George, has indicated that he would sell the property to the City for back taxes which amount to approximately $33.31. The City Administrator further indicated that the extra cost of relocating the sanitary sewer interceptor from the proposed route through Lot A would be approximately $4,500. COUNCILMAN TOTH MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ACQUIRE OWNERSHIP OF OUTLOT A FOR BACK TAXES IN THE AMOUNT OF $33.31 AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ENGINEER.TO RE-DESIGN THE SANITARY. SEWER INTERCEPTOR TO.A ROUTE THROUGH OUTLOT. A AND TO. AUTHORIZE. THE ADDED WORK OF THE CITY'S CONTRACTOR IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY $4,500 WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FINAL AMOUNT WOULD BE DETERMINED IN A FORMAL CHANGE ORDER TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. COUNCIL- MAN SCHULDT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0.