Ordinance No. 0317 12-13-1965�•
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ORDINANCE 4�317
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE
-�OF PUBLIC FUNDS TO RESTORE AND REPAIR THE SANITARY
SEWER AND STORM SEWER LInES AS AN AFTERMATH OF THE
� TORNADO AND FLOOD DISASTElt
The Council of Ehe City of Fridley do- ordain as follows;
Section l. That the Council finds that it is necessary to expend suma
of public funds to clean sanitary sewers and storm sewers within the City of
Fridley; that pursuant to the Emergency Ordinance No. 301, the Council has
heretofore contracted with the American Pipe Cleaning Company of 2231
Edgewood Avenue, Minneapolis 26, Minnesota, to inspect and survey the said
sewer lines and to prepare a documented report for submission to the federal
agencies under U. S. Public Law 875 Emergency Program; that said report is
now on file with the City and indicates that the said lines have 6een distruped
by the disasters, need cleaning, have breaks and defects that require immediate
attention.
Section 2. That the repair, cleaning and restoration is of some
magnitude and involves in excess of 17 miles of sanitary sewer; that said
work must be completed by April 10, 1966, in order to comply with Public Law
875 for federal funds.
Section 3. That City crews have diligently attempted to keep the
sewers open since the disasters and during the period of the survey; that the
City does not have adequate manpower, equipment or available supervision to
do the cleaning, repairs and restoration; that regular City crews and City
equipment furnished are not eligible items for reimbursement from federal funds
under Public Law 875; the City of Fridley has no available local funds to per-
form the necessary work involved.
� Section 4. That continously since the April and May 1965 disasters
the residents of the City have had troubles with their sewage facilities;
that some residents have been on continuous alert for the backing up of the
' sewers into their homes.
Section 5. The magnituue of the job, the oncoming Winter season and
the time deadline require that the work be done by an outside contractor with
sufficient crews, equipment, experience and organization to proceed at once
with the necessary work.
Section 6. That it is deemed necessary therefore that the City contract
with American Pipe Cleaning Company and Soil Solidifiers to proceed forthwith
with the cleaning, repair and restoration of said sewer lines a11 according
to the standards, formulae and allowances under Public Law 875 and in conjunction
with such supervision and inspection as may be necessary and appropriate from
the City Enginner and Comstock and Davis, Inc., who are here hereby designated
as consulting engineers for the City on said project.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 13TH DAY OF
DECEMBER, 19fi5.
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� MAYOR - William . Nee
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CITY CLER - Marvin C. Brunaell
'^"� PUBLISH: January 5, 1966
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