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Regular Council Meeting August 25, 2014 Page 5 A Motion to remove this item from the table was made by Council Member Hashmi and seconded by Council Member Lancaster. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. Mr. Godwin said City Council previously approved this arrangement, that it was placed in writing and that staff recommended approval. Mr. Godwin also said there would be minimal costs to the City for in -house work and the City would do its part to help raise funds for restrooms. Council Member Hashmi confirmed with the City Manager that the restrooms would belong to the City and that the City and Church would have equal liability. A Motion to approve the agreement was made by Council Member Hashmi and seconded by Council Member Lancaster. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 15. Receive request from Richard and Claudia Hunt for assistance with downtown electric power lines, and possibly take action. Mr. Godwin explained that Richard and Claudia Hunt were the owners of a large downtown building located on 1St Street SW and they wanted to fix up the building, but the electrical line was too close and too dangerous. He said there was an opportunity to temporarily move the line and take it out of service so that work could be done on that building. He also said it was a very expensive proposition for a single property owner, and the Hunts were looking for any kind of help the City might be able to offer them. Richard Hunt explained it was impossible for them to work on their building or roof, because according to Oncor there were laws that prohibited them from going within 10 feet of their buildings. He said he hoped the City could do something like the sidewalk program, canopy grants, where the City goes in and matches the funding. Council Member Lancaster inquired about a similar situation of burying utilities on Bonham Street. Mr. Napier said that was the project on Clarksville Street and that was done with grant money. Council Member Hashmi expressed concern that if City Council approved one they would have to approve all requests, but at the same time he wanted to help people who wanted to fix their buildings. Council Member Hashmi said the City should come up with a policy to address these issues. He said he would like to hear from Mr. Dux and instead of an individual contacting Oncor that the City should contact Oncor and request Oncor to fix the problem. Mr. Godwin said he had contacted Oncor and was told no. He said that Oncor's representative David Collier was in the audience and available for questions. Mr. Collier told the Council that the lines were over 50 years old and that the law required a distance of anyone being within 10 feet of the line because of safety issues. He informed Council that it would cost approximately $10,000 for a temporary line. Council Member Hashmi inquired about the cost of underground utilities. Mr. Collier said he did not know the cost. Council Member Grossnickle suggested that Oncor might be willing to partner with Mr. Hunt and Mr. Dux to pay the cost of underground utilities. Mr. Dux said he needed to have access to 100% of his property but because of the rules and regulations of the Public Utilities Commissions, the State of Texas, OSHA, and the Federal Government he was being denied access to his property. Mr. Dux said the Texas Utilities Commission adopted rule- making to establish a classification system for assessment of administrative penalties of utilities on September 21, 2006 and explained the penalties. He proposed that the City contact the Texas Utilities Commission to have Oncor correct the problem. Mr. Godwin said one way to handle these type requests was through a