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11/7/84 Page -7- nature and he certainly hoped that it was thE; first of many efforts to continue this process and have a result that is more than dialog. He also stated that he concurred with Councilman Leary that there were some otY:ier areas to take a look at and would en- courage Council to act favorably upon the motion on the floor. Councilman Cussen Also commented that he concurred with Council- man Luce's remarks and was pleased that every- one: came to agreement on this and knew the importance of it. He would vote in favor of the motion. Vote on the Motion All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Acting City Administrator Rupp advised this agreement is scheduled to go to the County on November 27tth ' at 4 r00 P.M. for their signature. RECESS Mayor Meier called a recess at 8:25 P.M. for Mayor Hurger of Lafayette and him to sign the Agreement. Meeting reconvened at 8:35 P.M. Mayor Meier thanked the representatives of Lafayette .for being present and everyone looked forward to bigger and better agreements of this nature in the future. HOMART AGREEMENT - DISCUSSION Councilmembers had a copy of the revised agreement and memo from Attorney Rautenstraus explaining the reasons for the revisions. At the request of Councilwoman Morris, Attor- ney Rautenstraus clarified the section on Page 3 (b) pertinent to delays due to strikes, casualty, or acts of God - by stating that if there was a strike or an act of God-that would be an appropriate reason for delaying the completion of the North Treatment Plant, which would be totally beyond the ability of the City to handle. Another point was if :Homart were not ready to request water, and the water utility improvement has not been completed, the City would not be in default. He :felt this section of the Agreement needed to ]be reworded to clarify this and Homart representatives were aware of this when it was discussed with them. Mr. Rautenstraus advised this situation also applied in section 7.6 on page 9 and was more clearly clarified there .