01/19/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 19, 1976 property and that would be ta:k-p_ .,1 to consideration when the state buys the property. Mrs. Widener asked Mr. Farrand if he could give her the citation of the State Statutes which covers the methods used for assessment. Mr.. Farrand said he could not quote them to her at this time but he would be happy to provide her with that information. Mrs., Martha Laderer, 501 Widener Lane, said it was her understanding that there was no tee put in at their property line so they could hook-up. She asked why. Patrick 11. McMahon, Manager of the Bureau of Public Construction, said that unless the property owner requests that no tee be put in it should have been put in according to the plans. Mrs.. Laderer said they did not request that no tee be installed. Mr. McMahon said if there was no written request from the property owners not to install the tee it should have been installed. If that is the case, they will ask the contractor to install the.tee in the spring. Mr. Farrand advised Mrs. Laderer that the Engineering Department will check into the matter. Mrs. Knight,.925 Widener Lane, said there was a crack in their basement which they had repaired five years ago. The vibration from the sewer construction has caused the crack to open and they are afraid the basement will now leak. Mr. Farrand said he would have someone from the Engineering Department inspect the basement. Mr. Farrand then said that they intend to restore the original contours;of the area before the spring rains. Mr. Farrand was asked if storm drains will be installed and he said no. He said they intend to re-establish the pond that.former..ly existed. Mrs. Marroni said they did have storm drains to begin with and she felt that the street should be put back the way it was. Mr. McMahon said drainage pipe has been replaced but it might be plugged. Mrs. Marroni said she felt if the conditions were not corrected they might get water in their basement. Mr. Weldy, representing the Christian Center, asked why their assessment was based on a semi -circular area and said the sewer that was put in will not be functional except for the church building itself., Mr. Farrand said this assessment was a little different and was based on a 150 foot radius at the center of the property. He said he realized that the sewer did not benefit all of the property, but he said representatives of the Engineering Department did come out and walk the property and explain to Pastor Sumrall and to Mr. Weldy how the assessment was being made. Mr. Melvin Pasalich asked if his assess- ment would have to be refigured and Mr. Farrand advised him that the assessment on the assessment roll for his property was correct and it was this amount that he would be billed. Mr. Abraham thanked the Board for the opportunity to speak and suggested that more of a public relations job be done.on the next sewer project like this. Mr. Farrand said this is one of the most difficult Barrett Law projects the City has been involved in. He said he understood the problems the residents had with no access to their property, with the street torn up and with vandalism. He said he walked the construction site many times during construction. He said the City would hope that they would never run into that set of circumstances again. He said the City learned from the experience and so did the contractor. Mr. Farrand was asked about the replacement of lawns with sod. He explained that the City has had better results with mulch seed rather than sod. He said the lawns will be repaired in the spring. He again advised the property owners that the City holds the Maintenance Bond on the project and will hold it until the work is done satisfactorily. Mr. Pasalich asked if.there would be a hearing on the property repair before the maintenance bond is released. Mr. Farrand said there would not be another hearing but he said if the property owners are not satisfied in the spring they should contact the Engineering Department. Mr. Farrand.then asked if there was anyone else present who wished to speak on the Assessment Roll. No one else spoke on the matter. Mr. Farrand then made a motion that the Board approve Assessment Roll No. 2978 for the Fellows St. -Widener Lane Sanitary Sewers. The motion was seconded by Mr. Brunner and was carried.. Mr. Farrand then thanked the property owners present for their patience in this matter and he encouraged them to come in and tali; to Mr. McMahon who will be in charge of supervision in the field. He said Mr. McMahon would be happy to work with the property owners to see that the property is restored to their satisfaction. I 1