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City Council Meeting April 9, 2001 Page 10 C ity Manager Malone said with respect to the status of Drainage Issues/Projects, he felt Councilman Plata had covered that issue. City th Manager Malone said that there is an issue at 6 S. W. and Sherman Street with an estimated cost of $6,869.00 and reported that this is being worked on. He also reported that the City has spent $9,843.00 on a project in the 3000 Block of Lamar Avenue across from the Tanglewood Apartments. City Manager Ma lone advised the City Council that additional drainage reports will be made by the Drainage Committee. City Manager Malone reported that he met with Hayter Engineering along with Frank Davis and Terry Townsend regarding the Cope Addition Pro Rata Sewer Project and they reviewed the preliminary engineering work designating where the lines are going to be along with what rights-of-way need to be obtained. They identified additional houses that might be served and additional research is needed to see which locations were included in the pro rata project. City Manager Malone told the City Council that he will be bringing to them at a f uture meeting a survey of the land that will be removed from the fairgrounds lease, so there will be an amendment to that lease with the Red River Valley Fair Association. He said the architect will be meeting with city staff and possibly members of the Humane Society to coordinate the needs of the shelter and to review the plans. The City Manager reported the status of Fire and EMS Station Number 2, reporting that it is close to completion and the City is waiting on concrete work to be completed in addition to a few minor items to be completed by other contractors. Fire Station Number 4 is 80% complete. Regarding the status of the Main Street Downtown Streetscape Project, TxDOT Enhancement Grant Program, City Manager Malone reported that the city is in the process of reviewing the proposals and checking the references to select the design firm, and this will be b rought to the City Council at a later date. The Record Park Improvement Project is underway and the City Manager presented photographs of the work in progress. City Manager Malone repor ted that the weather has prevented the large trucks getting into Culbertson Park to install the light.