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<br />Mr. Bisek stated he feels there is City water that flows in to contribute to the problem. <br />Because of this, he feels the City should help him with the issue. He further stated he is <br />willing to sign an agreement to authorize the City to fix the drain if need be. <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg told Mr. Bisek that Staff would look into the issue and get back to him. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft mentioned he had spoken to Mr. Palzer and Mr. March who had <br />given him information that indicated a private drainage line put in a number of years ago. <br />This line illegally tapped into the City sewer is causing the problem. He then stated he <br />did not feel it was advisable for the City to take over the maintenance ofthat drain <br />without receiving easements over the various properties involved. He stated if there is <br />water coming from a larger area, thereroight be a need to put in a properly sized pipe and <br />make sure the engineering is correct to ensure proper drainage. He further stated there <br />might be a need for an area wide assessment to the benefiting properties rather than just <br />the two property owners currently having the issue, in order to fund the improvement to <br />the drainage. <br /> <br />Mr. March asked if the property owners were interested in having the costs assessed to <br />them if it would be possible to obtain a waiver to clean the line now, and assess those <br />costs as part of the costs to improve the drainage. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft explained the cost to clean the line could not be assessed to the <br />property at a later date. He explained the City would need to get permission from all <br />owners of property that the City would need to step on to take a look at the drain. He <br />further explained that as a temporary matter, to clean out the line, the City would have to <br />reach an agreement with the property owner(s) as to the cost and whom will pay for it. <br /> <br />Mr. Bisek stated the drain is on his neighbor's property. He also stated he did not want to <br />fight with his neighbors on this issue. He then granted the City permission to access his <br />property if need be. <br /> <br />Mr. March noted the City had jetted out and televised some lines within the City and <br />asked Mr. Palzer the approximate cost to jet and televise ISO feet of line. Mr. Palzer <br />indicated that to televise would cost approximately $200.00 and to steam it would be <br />between $150.00 and $200.00. He also noted if the pipe is broken he is unsure how much <br />it would cost to fix it. <br /> <br />Mr. Bisek noted that in years past, they would use whatever they needed to as a tool to <br />free up the drain and get it flowing. However, the last couple of years they have not been <br />able to free it up enough to drain properly. With the amount of snowfall this winter <br />drainage will be a larger issue than it has been in years past. <br /> <br />Mr. March asked if Mr. Bisek would discuss with his neighbors the possibility of the City <br />charging them to clean or repair the drain. He also asked Mr. Bisek to discuss the option <br />of petitioning the City to put in a larger line to correct the problem for the future. <br /> <br />Page 8 ofl5 <br />