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MINUTES SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING/PUBLIC HEARING AUGUST 4, 1982 PAGE 3 Walter Northrop, 1942 Summer, asked what citizens of Falcon Heights are paying for what portion of the storm sewer costs. Mayor Warkentien advised that 20 percent of the costs would be assessed and bonds would be issued for the remaining 80 percent which would be paid with ad valorem taxes. When the Rose Hill property is developed, that area would also be assessed which would have the affect of reducing the amount of taxes necessary to be levied to pay off the bonds. Karen Northrup, 1942 Summer, asked for the cost of the Gortner connection and sewer installation sixty feet north of the City Hall site as compared to the cost of ponding for City Hall. Engineer Schunicht replied that the cost of the connection to the University system up to 60 feet north of the City Hall is $226,000, the storm sewer in the American Shelter site is $84,000 and ponding figures are not available. Engineer Lemberg stated that the ponding for City Hall is included in the City Hall costs. Mayor Warkentien inquired as to whether or not he were correct in stating that West Falcon Woods would not be affected by the storm sewer project until the Rose Hill project is developed. Engineer Schunicht advised that it would be a Council decision but they would recommend that the whole area be assessed at the present time. Mayor Warkentien informed that pipe is being laid at the City Hall site so at some future date when a storm sewer might be installed, there would not be an additional charge for tearing up the street and laying in the pipe. Councilmember Chestovich asked if the temporary pond would be there until connected and Engineer Schunicht replied in the affirmative. Councilmember Ciernia inquired as to the size of the City Hall pond and Engineer Schunicht advised it would take up most of the green area in the City Hall site. Councilmember Ciernia then asked the Engineer if there were any alternatives for draining the City Hall and he was informed of the following options: (1) build a pond which will take up the green area in front of City Hall, (2) the water could run over the University property as it does no~z (the University has indicated they do not want the City Hall run-off to come on their property), or (3) install a storm sewer. Engineer Schunicht also advised that Hewlett-Packard would like to eliminate their ponding area and are in favor of the storm sewer. Council- member Ciernia stated that during the hearings on the American Shelter development the ponds were an architectural feature as well as a drainage feature and there would have to be some way to slow the percolation to keep the ponds filled. If the were to be drained through the sewer system, the ponds would be empty most of the time. Engineer Schunicht advised that the ponds could be seeded rather than a gravel base such as Hewlett-Packard now has. Councilmember Eggert inquired as to whether or not the drainage that runs across the University .plot lands would increase due to-the place- ment of City Hall. Engineer Schunicht stated that a comparison would have to be made between the location of the City Hall site and the previous greenhouse which was located on the property. That is an argument that it would be necessary to pursue if the option is chosen to let the water run across University plot lands. .~ -- ... y .~ e~ '' WALTER NORTHROP 1942 SUMMER KAREN NORTHROP 1942 SUMMER WARKENTIEN/ SCHUNICHT CHESTOVICH/ SCHUNICHT CIERNIA/ SCHUNICHT EGGERT/ SCHUNICHT