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Date: 09/10/92 <br /> From: Les Lyle CEWELAL - RIS1 <br /> To: Bob Hammitt CEWMJRH - RIS1 <br /> Gene Shutt CEWMEGS - RIS1 <br /> Sandra Gleason CEWASLG - RIS1 <br /> Subject: Amazon Channel <br /> Reference: Note from Linda Norris (CEPNLHN - RIS1) attached below <br /> Here is some information you may be interested in from Randy's perspective. <br /> I don't agree with some of the misconceptions he has about maintenance or the <br /> department. I was approached by Randy after the council meeting yesterday and <br /> he was apolegetic and wants to retain a good working relationship with us. We <br /> set up a meeting time with him for Monday at 4:30 prior to the Council meeting. <br /> Chris has been briefed and will attend. Sandra will be sending a note to Gene <br /> requesting some of the information that Randy is interested in like timeing and <br /> some of the options we discussed in the field. Chris and I both are very con- <br /> cerned with the liability if we leave to much in the 24th Ave. location given <br /> the constriction of the box culvert and the added effect of the vegetation. <br /> Hope this information is helpfull . Thanks Les L <br /> ATTACHED NOTE <br /> • <br /> Date: 09/09/92 <br /> From: Linda Norris CEPNLHN - RIS1 <br /> To: Chris Andersen CEWACFA - RIS1 <br /> Les Lyle CEWELAL - RIS1 <br /> Subject: Amazon Channel <br /> Les, I talked to Randy McDonald after our conversation during the Council <br /> meeting. I told Randy that you and Chris have discussed options for <br /> cleaning the channel and that Chris is going to try to reach him by phone. <br /> As I mentioned to you, he asked yesterday to have a meeting with you and <br /> Chris this week so he could talk about options before having a meeting next <br /> week with Keller and other concerned residents. After the Council meeting <br /> today, Randy said having a meeting this week would be difficult. What he <br /> would prefer is to get an OA message from you listing the options, then he <br /> will call you or Chris. He would like someone from Public Works to contact <br /> him about a meeting date for the larger group next week. I would be happy <br /> to sit in on that meeting, if you think it would help. <br /> Chris, I talked to Les about Randy's concerns, and will also pass them on <br /> to you. Randy said he had been told for some time that the channel was not <br /> going to be cleaned this year, and he had passed that information on to <br /> residents. When he found out it was going to be cleaned, he felt staff had <br /> put him in a difficult political position. He also felt that Maintenance was <br /> not communicating with Engineering. He feels Engineering understands the <br /> larger issue, but that Maintenance seemed to be dealing with the channel more <br /> in terms of a routine workprogram item. He did acknowledge that Gene had talked <br /> to him about changing their approach on the channel , however. <br /> Mike and I-talked to Randy about the difficult position staff is placed in on <br /> issues lit9 this. It's not clear that there is general Council support for the <br /> project, -a-rid it is not clear when the "project" officially begins. I told him <br /> that from my conversation with Les last week, there also appeared to be some <br /> misunderstanding about which section of the channel Randy was interested in. <br /> Randy acknowledged the difficulties and I think he now understands why this <br /> happened. His hope is that we can find a way to minimize the cleaning, if it <br />