Public Works Committee- MINUTES - 12/7/1978l PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - CITY OF MUSKEGO
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD DECEMBER 7, 1978
The me.eting was called to order by Chairman Schaumberg. Also present
were Committee Member Tomczyk, Mayor Gottfried, Ald. Ford and Supt.
Bertram.
Mr. Art Albers, Martin Drive, appeared before the committee to sign a
Right to Enter document required by the State in order that the Martin
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Drive Reconstruction Project can proceed. Mr. Albers indicated that a
walnut tree might be in the right-of-way and indicated he would want
the wood in the event it had to be cut down. The'xcommittee agreed with
Mr. Albers and directed Mayor Gottfried to contact Ruekert & Mielke
accordingly.
Ald. Ford again asked the committee to install a guard rail in the area
of Muskego Drive and Hiawatha Drive. Mayor Gottfried suggested the
committee obtain an ,accident report from the Police Department before a
final decision is reached.
The committee reviewed a request for the release of $g5,949.22 for work completed in the Freedom Acres Addition #l Subdivision. The amount request.ed involved curb and gutters, road base and paving, landscaping, culverts and the re-design of the road cro:ss section. The committee noted that the original bond of $61.965.00 did not include monies involved
in the re-design of the roads and further, in the culvert account. Therefore that there was no monies left
the amount of $23,984.22 requested for these items should not be considered. The committee also noted that after the release of the aforementioned amount there would be $28,441.88 remaining in the escrowed account.
release of $61,965.00. Ald. Tomczyk moved to approve the Seconded by Ald. Schaumberg. Motion carried.
The committee reviewed a request from the developers of Marlan Meadows
Subdivision to release $132,658.49 from the escrow account to cover work
completed on sanitary sewers, water mains, storm sewers, roads, etc.
The committee noted that if the request is granted a balance of $417,341.51
would remain in the account. Ald. Schaumberg moved to grant the request.
Seconded by Ald. Tomczyk. Motion carried.
The committee reviewed a request from the developers of Smdy Knoll Sub-
division for the release of $106.673.99 from the escrow account to cover
work completed on sewers, storm sewer, curb and gutters, roads, etc.
According to the Building Inspector's Report, if the request is granted
a balance of $43,326.01 would remain in the account. Aid. Tomczyk moved
to grant the request. Seconded by Ald. Schaumberg. Motion carried.
The committee reviewed a communication from Rite Realty requesting that
the balance of $43,960.00 in the escrowed well account in Kristin Downs be released and further, that $5,000.00 be released from the landscaping& planting escrowed account. Ald. Schaumberg moved to release $43,960.00 from the escrowed well account subject to final approval by the city's
consulting engineers and $5,000.00 from the landscaping and planting I. escrowed account. Seconded by Ald. Tomczyk. Motion carried. \
The committee reviewed a communication from Supt. Bertram involving a
request from Mr. Stephen Vinz, W173 S7128 Grove St., from the return of his
ditch bond in the amount of $200.00. Supt. Bertram indicated that the prOF
erty had not been landscaped for a long period of time and that the city
cleaned the road ditch twice before the landscaping had been completed.
The committee noted that the request for the ditch bond involved monies
that have been previously.returned to the General Fund because of the
‘a failure to request a refund prior to December 31, 1976. The committee alsc
noted that the conditions of Ordinance #275 had not been met. Ald.
Schaumberg moved to deny the request. Seconded by Ald. Tomczyk. Motion
tiarried.
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Supt. Bertram advised the committee that he has reviewed the request for
final payment to Rock Construction Co. and DeBelak Construction Co. for
work completed in the construction of sewers in the Bay Lawn and Freedom
Acres Subdivision. He indicated that excess fill which was dumped on
city property still had to be leveled. Ald Tomczyk moved to withhold
$3,000.00 from each contract until all claims have been settled and the fiil has been leveled. (-Amt. to be releasedfor Rock totaled $15,594.60 an Seconded by Ald. Schalrmber%.f~~~~",l~~~';~d~82.40)
Supt. Bertram once again requested that the city diligently work towards
solving the drainage problem on S. Denoon Road in the vicinity of the
Arnold Lekfield property. Mayor Gottfried was directed to contact City
Attorney Buckley regarding the matter.
Ald. Tomczyk moved to adjourn. Seconded by Ald. Schaumberg. Motion
carried. The meeting adjourned at 9:42 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Ald. Ralph Tomczyk,
Public Works Committee
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