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City Engineer Damon Johnson addressed the council with his monthly report. <br /> Mr. Johnson said all departments are running well. He said the distribution of the <br /> new garbage cans is complete with a few exceptions. There is a learning curve <br /> that our citizens have to adjust to and certain guidelines that must be followed. <br /> He said these include keeping the lids closed on the cans to prevent rain from <br /> soaking the contents, proper placement of the cans and removing them from the <br /> curb in a timely manner. Customers who are not following the instructions will be <br /> warned and if the offence continues, the contents in their containers will not be <br /> emptied. Mr. Johnson also said the council will be considering a resolution <br /> regarding Consent Administrative Order, originally issued in 2008 by the <br /> Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) for sanitary sewer <br /> overflow issues. Mr. Johnson said anytime a change is made to the original <br /> CAO, a new resolution must be adopted. <br /> C) HEAR A REQUEST FROM BATESVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE <br /> CEO CRYSTAL JOHNSON <br /> Chamber of Commerce CEO Crystal Johnson addressed the council with an <br /> invitation to attend a portion of the Chamber Board retreat on December 19tH <br /> Ms. Johnson said she would normally do the invitation through an email, <br /> however, she and the Mayor thought an explanation of the meeting would be <br /> beneficial. Ms. Johnson said she has carved out 3 to 4 hours during the retreat <br /> to include not only the Chamber Board Members but also the Leadership <br /> Batesville group, the Impact Steering Committee and the City Council. The <br /> meeting will be facilitated by the Center of Community and Economic <br />