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<br />March 14,2001 <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />Mr. Bisek stated City Staff could jet the line from Progress Street and televise the pipe to <br />look into what the problem is. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft stated the City does not have a practice of jetting private drainage <br />lines and cautioned against doing so. <br /> <br />Mr. Bisek asked Council what he should do to solve the drainage issue, noting he came to <br />Council to make them aware of the problem and instead feels he is getting a line of legal <br />mumbo jumbo. <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg stated Council was not prepared to solve a forty-year problem this <br />evening and told Mr. Bisek Staff would research the matter and contact him. <br /> <br />Council Member Nelson stated she would like to have a workshop to discuss City <br />infrastructure issues to get a head ofthese types of issues for the future. <br /> <br />Mr. Bisek noted all the drains from the downtown area drain into the lake and nobody at <br />the City knows about it. <br /> <br />Mr. March noted he understands why the City does not want to set a precedence for <br />jetting private drainage lines, but questioned what type of liability or obligation the City <br />has for drainage coming from City property. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft stated the City would not have responsibility for drainage coming <br />from City property. He then stated the only thing that is known for certain is there is a <br />private drainage system on private property that the property owner needs to deal with. <br /> <br />3. Fete des Lacs 2001 Budget Process <br /> <br />Mr. Ray DeVine, Chairperson of the Fete des Lacs Committee, appeared before Council <br />to ask if Council had any questions on the budget information he had provided in the <br />Council packets. <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg asked for a one page summary sheet with a table comparing actual <br />amount, budget amount, the difference between the budget and actual amounts, and a <br />column for the 2001 budget amount. <br /> <br />Mr. DeVine explained the Festival has up front expenditures that will need to be paid for <br />by the City in an amount that is slightly greater than the monies that will be made during <br />the Festival and refunded to the City. <br /> <br />Council Member Nelson thanked Mr. DeVine for the detailed report but agreed the one <br />page summary sheet would be helpful. <br /> <br />Council Member Nelson noted there was not much record keeping last year and asked <br />that there be better records kept this year. <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg noted he was not in favor of charging for parking at the Festival. <br /> <br />Page 9 of 15 <br />