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Mayor Wilharber noted an additional letter was sent regarding the June 17 -18, 2000 <br /> sewage spill in Hugo. He indicated he felt this should be reviewed by the City <br /> Engineer and brought back to the Council. <br /> Council Member Sweeney explained the Parks and Recreation Commission was <br /> disturbed about finding this information second -hand in a local newspaper and not <br /> from the City of Hugo. He indicated 10,000 gallons of raw sewage was drained into <br /> Peltier Lake that was not contained. Council Member Sweeney stated there was no <br /> notification and no clean-up on their behalf. <br /> Mayor Wilharber asked if the City of Centerville has an order of clean -up if this were <br /> to occur. Paul Palzer indicated he felt the majority of this spill was contained and <br /> cleaned up by the City of Hugo. <br /> Mr. March stated he contacted several people at Met Council and the Watershed <br /> District to gather information on this spill. He indicated the State Duty Officer must <br /> be contacted for all spills over five (5) gallons. Mr. March stated the State Duty <br /> Officer was aware of the spill and that nine (9) out of ten (10) were inspected. He <br /> noted the Met Council has been fined if clean -ups are not completed or if notification <br /> was not adequately made. <br /> Mayor Wilharber indicated he was concerned for the situation and noted the City of <br /> Hugo should be responsible for contacting neighboring communities. Council <br /> Member Sweeney and Council Member Nelson concurred. <br /> Council Member Sweeney questioned if Met Council could be held accountable for <br /> contacting the neighboring communities involved with the implications of the spill. <br /> Mr. March stated he would be speaking with a State Duty Officer about this issue in <br /> c :f n.+nMm:n nt: n.. .vac „Az. ;rte., t1-.. .. nnL An :r <br /> �o <br /> contamination was found, the legislation would need to change the mandate of calls <br /> made to the neighboring communities. <br /> Council Member Nelson asked that a report be made to the Council at their next <br /> meeting. <br /> Eagle Pass Townhome Association <br /> Mayor Wilharber noted the street sweeping within the Eagle Pass Development was <br /> still a concern. He stated the Homeowner's Association was not happy with the <br /> construction debris in the area. <br /> Mr. March stated the storm grates have been cleaned and a hole has been patched in <br /> the street within the development. He stated the Developer is now interested in <br /> platting the outlets and he indicated the Developer has been notified of the concerns <br /> from the Homeowner's Association. He indicated this development has not filled out <br /> as soon as the developer thought. <br /> Council Member Sweeney noted the subdivision does not have silt fencing which <br /> creates part of the problem for the street cleaning. Mr. March concurred and noted all <br /> 6 <br />