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• Regular Meeting 1/23/80 5 9. COUNCIL ACTION (CONTINUED) The E.P.A. is going to pay 75~ of the total rehabilitation. There is approximately $600,000 worth of rehabilitation. If we go ahead and do this work prior to the grant being received, then we will not be reimbursed that 75~. Commissioner Simons asked what we were talking about in the time sequence? About one year. The Administrator stated that we will be submitting our plans to the Texas Department of Resources about the 1st of March. It was the consensus of opinion of the Commission that the work needed to be done now. Commissioner Kibodeaux stated that he had some funds in the Water/Sewer Improvement Fund, but did not have enough. Commissioner Cline stated that she felt that we had tried to hold off but with so much rain could no longer wait. • The Administrator stated that over the ast few p years, we had tried to patch and make do, without spending a great deal of money, pending receipt of the grant. He further stated that repair would be enormous should the Commission determine that this is one that can't wait. Mayor Meza stated that he felt that the Commission felt that this was necessary; just talking about it was not going to get the job done. He further stated that we should get the price that it would cost to do the project; inform the Commission, and they can then take action. B. Commissioner Tomerlin asked about action on the "OWNER'S CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE". It was determined that was handled and authorized by formal acceptance of Fairmont Park, West, Section V. C. Commissioner Cline requested an Executive Session for Saturday, January 26, 1980, at 2:00 P.M. for a debriefing on the trip to Washington. An Executive Session will be held at 2:00 P.M., on January 26, 1980. + + + c: