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eommittEz cRe/iort of t zt3.onnzi and 9inanez eonzinittzz of dm.cSout/i BEnd eommon eouneit Council Member Pfeifer requested a print-out of the streets which are to be crack-sealed this year. Council Member Kirsits noted that in some cases only part of the alley is bad and that not all of it needs to be graded. Mr. Hensley stated that the Council Members should call him with such locations. Council Member Puzzello inquired about the street sweeping program when there are parked cars. Mr. Hensley stated that the routes are set and that they just go around the vehicle since materials would continue to accumulate and eventually end up clogging the catch basins. He added that they have contact Chief Fautz for assistance with regard to temporary no parking signs. In response to a question from Dr. Varner, Mr. Hensley noted that the street sweeping schedule is published in the paper and that there are plans to have it also on the city's website. In response to a question from Council Member Kirsits, Mr. Hensley noted that due to the amount of rain that they have scaled down their list and that $70,000 may be left this year which would be added to the 2005 priority list. Council Member Puzzello asked for a copy of the streets which would not be completed this year. Mr. Hensley also noted that the de-icing program has been very effective with four (4) quadrants and the downtown being the areas of concentration. The materials last 7-10 days which makes it a pro-active program. The pot hole machine is 90-95% effective and costs $ .67 to $ 70 per pot hole compared with the former program which cost$ 2.10 per pot hole. Mr. Gilot then reviewed a series of items why the city needs to keep its municipal utilities fiscally sound. He noted that the utilities are are self-supporting in light of user fees and availability of funds for capital from the state and federal governments. Water Works $13,309,091.00 requested in 2005 0.58% increase Water Works General $ 9,100,424.00 requested in 2005 1.50%increase Water Works Sinking Fund $ 3,395,547.00 requested in 2005 0.46% increase Water Repair/Insurance Fund$ 813,120.00 requested in 2005 -7.93% John Stancati, Director of the Bureau of Water Works, summarized the operations at Olive Street and the Edison Filtration Plant, and reviewed the power generators. He briefly discussed the New Cleveland Road well field, and noted that if the south well field would be lost that the city would go west at the cost of$50 million. He noted that the city is in the process of acquiring the Indiana Auto Parts site in an attempt to have a wellhead protection buffer. Personnel and Finance Committee Meeting of August 28,2004 Page 7