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Session 1092, :Minutes Page 17 January 6, 1975 HUD LOTS: Councilman Glickert expresses: some concern about the Hud lots which the City has acquired and said she has rade requests heretofore that utility poles be placed at the alley line to prohibit parking. She said she would like to see the City proceed with this. She said she also thinks something can be done about the erosion situation on the lots, particularly on Etzel and Bartmer, utilizing the services of PEP workers. ENTRY SIGNS: The question of entry signs to tiie City was raised by Councilman Glickert and she urged that steps be taken immediately to improve the appearance of the entrance signs. City Manager henry suggested that a designer be hired to submit a new logo for the Council's consideration. PROBLE11 OF CRO`iS: Councilman "Lieberman pointed out that a serious problem exists in the City because of the large number of crows. City Hanager Henry explained that it is proposed within tate next few weeks to shoot off a gas cannon, which will fire every few minutes.( probably located on the edge of Ruta Park) startiag an.i0 1T L: ?OIC :lar;� . an CO�it�:i 11n for an hour aft?r. l it Llorrendous noise should dispel the birds over a period of several days. Publicity will be given to this so that residents will be aware of what is uappening. TREE LAWNS - ELMORE: Councilman Lieberman said the muddy tree lawns on Elmore, now covered with straw, are causing problems for the neighbors in that area who sink into the mud when they get out of their cars to enter their homes. This is up and down three blocks of Elmore, and he said he has heard numerous complaints about this. 11r. A. B. Dieckgraefe, Director of Public Works, was invited to comment and he said the only answer would be sodding, which is expensive. He said the areas have been seeded and covered with straw, but it is the timing of the project which leaves it in a wet condition. He said one possibility is for the City to purchase additional straw and cover the tree lawns more heavily, which might alleviate the problem somewhat. SIDWALPS - ELIME Councilman Grimm said tie has been advised that on Elmore there are some areas where the concrete sidewalks have been broken (during construction of the street) and have not been replaced. lir. A. B. Dieckgraefe, Director of Public Works, said the administrative forces have checked out accusations whisa have been received and in most instances have photographs of the existing sidewalks before construction. In all of those that he has had specific complaints on, -tie said, they have been checked and insofar as the administrative forces have been able to determine, it was a broken sidewalk before. He added that more money than was anticipated has been spent in sidewalk replacement, but not in terms of repairing a broken sidewalk - merely in providing transition where the City needed grade -wise to put transitional sidewalks in. RIGHT ILAAD TUMIS ON RED: The matter of right hand turns on led was raised by Hayor Kaufman. During discussion, it was agreed that the one at Harvard and Delmar would be very dangerous. Councilman 1Ieissenburger moved that a letter be transmitted to