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Page 2 to be $10.00 per linear foot, this does not include labor, equipment, engineering, drainage and utility cost. City Manager Malone reviewed the city policies regarding upgrading of gravel streets to an asphalt type paving from 1916 to the present. City Manager Malone said there seems to be interest on part of the Council and those citizens who live on dirt or gravel streets in seeing a different policy adopted. Mr. Malone advised that the City would continue to operate under the present subdivision regulations in development of new streets, but to upgrade the dirt and gravel streets, Council would have to budget funds which would limit what is done. Priorities would have to be set by the Council as to which street would be upgraded. After further discussion, Chairman Burnett recommended that one mile of street be rehabilitated each year until all streets that are gravel or dirt streets within the City have been completed. It was the consensus of the Committee to make this recommendation to the City Council. City Manager Malone informed the Committee there is approximately $11,000.00 in a Community Development Block Grant Fund that could possibly be used for rehabilitating Center Street and 13th N. E. Street, but we would have to get approval from HUD in order to use these funds. The Committee instructed the City Manager to contact HUD with the possibility of using funds from the Community Development Block Grant Fund for the rehabilitation of Center and 13th N. E. Street, and to present this recommendation to the City Council. Chairman Burnett announced that the next item on the agenda was consideration of drainage problems. Gary Waite, Attorney, appeared before the Council representing Mr. and Mrs. Glendon Gordon, 2195 W. Shiloh located at 22nd and Shiloh. Mr. Waite said the Gordons have a drainage problem which has developed since they lived there. In the past few years the Gordons have had water to come into their house on several occasions. Earl Smith presented a drawing of the area stating the City Staff has made a study of the drainage in this area, and it appears the flow currently turns west at 21st N. W., and overloads the drainage structure at 22nd N. W. and Shiloh. Mr. Smith presented a proposal to route the flow across Shiloh and continue north to Walker Street, then turn West to intersect drainage at 23rd N. W. By constructing a culvert plus an earthen ditch at an estimated cost of $20,000. assuming easements are there. B. A. Huddleston, Director of Public Works advised that he had less than $10,000. in his budget for this year, but could possibly have funds from another account to do this work. After discussion, the Committee recommended this be presented to the Council on May 9th to do this project if funds are available with Public Works doing the work.