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September 21, 1981 Page Three 9~. SEWER INTERCEPTOR WATER PROBLEM Mayor Hinkle indicated that he has received calls from citizens in the Schoo1- view Addition indicating their Concern over the water level behind their property due to the dewatering done by the contractors for the sewer inter- ceptor. Councilman Schuldt also indicated that he had received a call of concern from a resident in the area. The City Building Official indicated that the City Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor had informed him that the pump for dewatering had been shut off to allow the water to subside. It was the general consensus of the City Council that the City Building Official, the Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor, Mr. Jeff Ames of McCombs-Knutson, and representatives from the construction company, Northda1e Construction, determine a solution to the dewatering problem. 10. HOBBIT HILLS ASSESSMENT AND PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Hinkle indicated that the project assessments have been reviewed with the project owners and developers, Mr. John Coleman and Mr. Gordy Davi~ and it is the City's understanding that the amounts have been found to be acceptable and that the owners and developers find no objections to the assessment role as pre- pared. Mayor Hinkle then asked the general public for any further questions or objections to the assessment role. Mr. John Coleman, developer of the Hobbit Hills Project, indicated that the new revised assessment role is to exclude Lot 1, Block 1, of the Hobbit Hills Subdivision. COUNCILMAN' TOTH MOVED TO ACCEPT THE ASSESSMENT ROLE AS PREPAREP AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN ENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. THEMOTION PASSED 4-0. 10~. DUTCH ELM TREES Mayor Hinkle indicated that he had received a complaint regarding the Elm logs that had been brought in to be stored on the Morrell Transfer property. Mayor Hinkle questioned the City's ordinance regarding downed trees and who is to enforce the City ordinance. The City Building Official indicated that the City enforces the State regula- tions regarding Elm trees. The Building Official further indicated that the State regulations require that Elm trees must be removed and either debarked, chipped, or burned within the year that they were taken down and further indica- ted that, according to State regulations, from September 15 to April, the beatt1es are in hibernation and the logs are allowed to be stored during that period of time. The City Building Official further indicated that Mr. Terry Mack from the Street bepartment, is a Certified Tree Inspector and has the authority to enforce the State regulations. It was the consensus of the City Council that the Tree Inspector enforce the State regulations as required regarding Dutch Elm Diseased trees.