PWCommittee - MINUTES - 7/17/1975'= PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - CITY OF MDSKEGO
0 NOTES OF THE mFORMAL MEETING HELD JULY 17, 1975
Present were Ald. Dumke and Mayor Gottfried. Aldermen Golbum.and Knudsen
were in attendance.
Since a quorum was not present it was decided to note the several items
that were to be discussed at the meeting as well as the report of Highway
Foreman Ken Thode and problems submitted by the aldermen present.
a Mayor Gottfried reported that Highway Foreman Thode advised him that they
are still trying to arrange the movement of the telephone cable located north
of the proposed bowling alley building. He anticipated that it would take
another week.
Weeds in the Parkland Subdivision outlots are being cut by the city. The
amount to be assessed will have to be determined by the committee.
The cul de sac at the end of Thode Drive is now being constructed and should
be completed within a week. Several portions of Thode Drive and Heinrich
Drive will be dug out to remove the soft areas.
The cost to replace the trees on the Gilbert Manske property was $160.00.
0 Several ditch bonds have been returned to the property owners in the Hale
Park Meadows Subdivision as they have completed their landscaping.
Mayor Gottfried indicated that he has received a request from the owners of
properties on the northwest corner of Martin and Hardtke Drive to relocate a
drainage ditch traversing through the property.
Mayor Gottfried reported that Roger Johnson has advised him that the repairs
to the drainage swales and the backslopes of Martin Drive in the vicinity of
Shagbark Subdivision will be taken care of in the next few weeks.
Mr. Harry Nimtz appeared to discuss the Westwood-Lannon Drive storm sewer
project. He expressed the following concerns: (a) the catch basis is too
high and will not effectively drain the back lots, (b) whether or not
the seeding &hat was done will provide adequate,$round cover, (c) whether
or not the city plans to hold back any contract Payments to be sure that the
project is completed as proposed, (d) whether or not his culvert along
Lannon Drive will be replaced as originally planned. He has been advised by
the contractor that it was their intent to insert a smaller culvert inside
of his present one. He did not feel that this would provide adequate
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drainage along Lannon Drive, (e) is the city planning to remove the old 36"
culvert on Lannon Drive which was formerly used to drain the area?
Mr. Nimtz was advised that Supt. Bertram will review these.concems with the
contractor.
Ald. Colburn reported that a driveway has been established on Cook Drive to
serve Bethel Churoh.without a culvert.
Ald. Colbum also reported that he has received numerous complaints of dirt
in the vicinity of Hedgewood and Southern Drives where construction of
"~o$eral homes is taking place. The Police Department will be-notified.
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Ald. Colburn advised that he has received several requests to have the
weeds on the lake right-of-way between the Ebli and Falkowski residences
on Schubring Drive cut.
Ald. Colbum requested that the minutes of the previous meeting be amended
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to show that he had suggested that the committee consider the possibility
of creating an assessment district for Parkland Subdivisions 1, 2 & 3. The
district to concern itself with maintenance of the outlots and drainage swales,
Ald. Knudsen requested that the committee seriously consider needed improve-
ments to the ditches along Richdorf and Bay ShorelDrioes,particularly in the
area of the hill. He suggested that perhaps inverts with check dams would
solve the problem.
Ald. Knudsen reminded the committee of the complaint registered by several
residents living in the Lochcrest Drive area that excessive erosion in the
ditches has taken place.
Notes taken by Jerome Cottfried