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COUNCIL ME:E'rING F3BRD'ARY 2, 1971 Regular meet'ng called to order by r1ayor pro tern A. R. Perrella. ROLL CALL: Present Tomeo, ~erry, Mudrock, Dondelinger. A. R. Perrella who acted as Mayor due to the illness of Mayor L. Caranci. ACCK'TA~:CE OF ~1nmTES: Mir~utes accepted as presentc:~d. COR1::'C;PQl'DEt-rCE: Letter from V. 1:J. Ringsley in ap.Jreciation of the way his court case was har;dled and also the court- eous way the Patrolman handled the case. Letter from the Library Board reqnesting that check as per budget be issued. Chec~ issued. JOE ~~ADONNA: Reported that the Federal go'.rernnent has approved a grant to fund $26,000. study of the Coal Creek Basin potential for w3ter resources and develop- f'lent. Application was for $33,000., well short of ~'eq tested amount. Grant vJill be on a matching fund basis. Lo'lis '1ille, Laf'ayet te and Erie must contribute one-third of cost. Meeting of Coal Creek Association ThurRday, Feb. 4, 1971, Lafayette Fire house at 7:30 P. M. to discuss Federal funding. Madonna also asked for a commitment co'--'cerning Urban Drainage and Flood Control, Louisville is a me~ber. Lafayette pays $230. annually to p9rtici- pate in the District which i~ en~aged in a $300,000. study of "'torm drainage, flood control .end '-Taste disposal and p lar'ning. Council agreed full support to the District as it now stands. Council does not want to withdraw, go on record 8? wanting it and will 8uPl:)Ort it as it now stands. Motion by Mudro(:~ seCfonded by Tomeo to send letter declaring support. Motion carried. Attorney ~r,rris stated it would probably be just another engineers ~tudy. Berry asked if it had been 'croken dmm? One-tenth of a mill v,;ry reasonable for what VIe could get out of it. ITSHS T:OT '''N AGErmA: Boyd Forbis, President of Sanitation Board stated the Sanitation Board is in favor of the City taking alTer the Sanitation Diptrict this cou l.d be done as stwLed by Paul Harris, City Attorney, by contracting with the District for operation of' the sewer system. rc.'his would hve to be done throcrh court and when the debts v!ere oaid the Citv could o'ff'ici81'T tpke title to the District. The Di'strict cannot gJ" out of business while jt has a hn!'"ided indebtcd'1ess.