COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

CITY OF ATTICA

June 11, 2007

The Common Council for the City of Attica met on the 11^th day of May at the hour of 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. Those present: Mr. Larry Grant, Mr. Bill Craft, Mr. Larry Askren, Mr. Brad Summers, Mrs. Maus, Mr. Tom O’Connor, Mr. Deon Swift, and Ms. Sharon Negele.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING

Mr. Askren made a motion to approve the minutes of May 14th, seconded by Mr. Summers.

DEPARTMENT HEADS

Mr. Jean reported that the city pool was now open and operating proficiently. Mr. Snoeberger announced that he would be presenting the Clerk’s office with a list of pool fence violators. The initial contact will be a letter requesting compliance before a citation is issued. Mr. O’Farrell reported that the work on the garage doors has started.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Mr. Eric Smith with Hannum, Wagle & Cline engineering presented a compliance update for the City of Attica CSO Long Term Control Plan. The following is an overview of the project.

• Original Plan submitted in 2002 and revised in 2004
• Original plan based on presumptive approach and provided measures to capture up to 85% of CSO flows and limit overflows to an average of 4 events per year.
• Late 2006, technical review of plan received from IDEM with new “design storm policy”:

- Full Treatment for all flows up to the 1-year, 1-hour storm

(Approximately 1.2 inches in one hour)

- Primary treatment for all flows up to the 10-year, 1-hour storm

(Approximately 2.1 inches in one hour)

• Revisions to LTCP required along with evaluation of the design storms - agreement to be presented to City.
• Early 2007 - present - flow meters and rain gauges in place for data collection necessary for analysis of design storm/overflows
• Model the CSO system using data collected for the required design storms
• Evaluate options necessary to comply with the design storms and determine cost of implementation.
• If costs are above affordability threshold - preliminary estimated at $4.6 million for Attica - the Use Attainability Analysis will be required and completed to propose a designated “CSO” use category for the river during and 4 days after rain events.
• Implementation likely to commence in 2009 and may be approvable for a 10 year implementation schedule.

NEW BUSINESS

Mr. Swift inquired with the Chief of Police to see if he felt it would be necessary for the City of Attica to pass a more restrictive ordinance on fireworks after a the new state statue went into effect. Mr. Snoeberger felt at this time it would not be necessary. Mr. Swift announced that the trees downtown were going to have to be removed due to the sidewalk destruction. He also mentioned that a budget line item would be added in the 2008 budget for future trees and periodic replacement. Mr. O’Connor presented the annual compliance with Statement of Benefits from C&D Technologies regarding an ongoing abatement that began in 1999. After careful review by the council, Mr. Summer made a motion to approve and Mr. Craft seconded, all ayes.

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

Mr. Swift announced that there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new park bridge on 6/27/07 at 5:30pm. He also reported that there would be a group brought in to analyze and quote the cost associated with fixing the grave markers that have either fallen down or they are leaning. Mr. Summers requested a history lesson on an ordinance to ban specific dog breeds. Mr. O’Connor stated that the council had decided not to pursue such a restrictive path ten years ago and adopted the current dangerous animal ordinance.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the council, Mrs. Maus made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Craft, all ayes.

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Deon H. Swift, II, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Sharon Negele, Clerk/Treasurer