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PUBLIC HEARING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. Z25 - (Continued) Councilman Evans asked the Director of Public Works if they had checked out Mrs. Mulvihill's complaint about workmanship, who replied that they had just received the complaint that day, but that it would most certainly be checked out. Mayor Griset stated that any inferior work or problems with drainage were guaranteed by the City to be corrected. The Director of Public Works confirmed this by stating that the work would be guaranteed by the City or Contractor, and then called upon the Contractor, who was in the audience, to confirm this fact and he did so. Mayor Griset stated that the City Council was not waiving legal requirement that objection must be in writing, and must have been filed prior to September 18, 1972, the date of this hearing, however, he was inviting oral testimony to add to any written protest, and called for those in the audience who wished to speak. Mr. 3ohn Shields, who owns property at 2317 West Pomona Street, Assessment No. 063, stated that in 1959 he put in curbs, gutters and sidewalks to City gradings and City specifications, and that in 1972 these w'ere tdrn up which is going to cost him to have to reset his chain link fence; that he would have to tear down his block wall because the sidewalk is below the foundation, and he would further have to regrade his property. The Director of Public Works stated that the existing improvements referred to were taken into consideration when computing Mr. Shield:s' assessment, and that Mr. Shields had not been charged for the removal of any existing improvements. Pie stated relative to Mr. Shields" having to regrade that it was impossible to put in a concrete form without some differences in elevation; however, he is sure that the difference at Mr. Shields' property is not excessive -- not more than two inches. Mr. LeJune speaking on behalf of Mrs. Mae Mulvihili, 1714 S. Greenville Street, Assessment Nos. 198 and 219, objected to the quality of the work. Mr. l{ay Moreno, of 1637 S. Greenville, Assessment Nos. 068 and 069 stated that he already had had curbs and gutters, however, he was very satisfied with the work done on sidewalks, curbs and gutters. Mr. Fred Brinkman, Assessment No. 06 & 05, stated that the distance between the two driveways in front of his house was about four feet, and that the sidewalk slopes {vithin~ttra%~f6u~ feet at~'l~ast six inches, and was dangerous. Pie added that he could not conceive of anyone approving such work. Pie reminded Council of the drainage problem which had been mentioned in his wife's written protest saying that the area fills up with about one and one-half inches of water, and that this area was right across the street from an elementary school. The Director of Public Works responded that he had just received a copy of Mrs. Brinkman's protest that afternoon and had not yet seen the problem, but that it would be looked into the first thing the next morning. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -376 - SEPTEMBER 18, 1972