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'4T.!\U'fT~:S <br />City Council <br />June I.3, 198~F <br />Thursday's <br />Storm <br />{Cont.) <br />~4z-. R~in,on aclrnowleds~~~1 P:hat i4s, kiendc.r has puC the C~i.Cy oTi not.ice. <br />`4r. Ri.17 Stens;er of 3032 Centerv~il7.e Ro~d appe<<red he',Fore the Council <br />and r~porCed that thei.r bui.t.di.ng h1s becn flooded out E'our times <br />s~inc;~ 1973. P?r. Stenger eeported t:hat the culvert that i, under the <br />,`.ree~ray i.s not ~tairge enough. N(r. SCex~gFr alwo commented t:h~.it he <br />v~as ~i.nformed thaC the cul.vert hfls never been accepte:d by the City <br />of i,;i.ttl.e Canad~. <br />Nfr_. Sten;er felt Chat: due. to the ne~a buil.ding; i.n Lhc area, the <br />dra~inage probl.em has ~aorsened over ttie past few years. <br />Mr. i-tanson repor,ted that the dr~iinta~e d~i.tche> arc conLroll.ed by the <br />Couney Roard and suyge~sCed that Mr. Sten~;er approach the. Count.y. <br />7°[r. Carl.cy reportect that 1'ie l.ooked at the Centervill.e Road area <br />'fhi.irsday ni_;ht and t]~iere soas water. everywhFre. i~[r. Carley reporled <br />th~at ti:ie C~ity rece~ived ~s ancl 1/2 inches of rain in an hour and .'-2 ha].f., <br />~ir, 1~orsbcrg staCed thaC LitCle Ganada rer_e:i.ved the coorsC o~F Che rain. <br />~1r. C~rley 2:Lso reportect Chat the City l~iad nothing to do w,ith the <br />cuivert under tP~e freeway, but ~greed that thi.s cu7.vert: i.s not <br />].ar~;~s enouah. P~(r. Carl.ey st:at~~;d Chnt there is ito sCOrm sewer buil.t <br />t_hat ~aould hand7.e the amo~.ant oE rain tlle Ci.ty rece;ived 'Chur>day <br />ni~ht. <br />!4r. 6ten4;cir su~sestecl C2iat: the Ci.Cy put a moratori.um on bui.ld:.n~ unCi_7. <br />i.t ;ets some rel.ief on ChF cul.vcrt< <br />i~!r. ?orsber" stated that: i.[ <br />the County, l~e wi11 si.ipport <br />buildin~; adds Co I:.he r.un-of <br />~i.s bel.oco sLre~Y_ f;carl2. <br />Mr St:r;.noer presenes h~~.s ar;ument:s Co <br />Y~~im. Porsbcrg also ^oted that the Stcn~er <br />f. of. t.he area tind commented tinC the buiid:tnz <br />Mr. ~Ianson stated t1~a1 ~he best the Ctity can do is c~11 the r'natt.er <br />to Che attent~ion oE tkte County. <br />'4rs. Sca7.ze noted that the (`ity cannot ~~u[ a morat_o~~:ium on bui.~l.din~; <br />:Ln Vaclnai.s 1-[eir,l~~ts anct they, too, ace add~.lnp, to the run-~off. <br />Mr. ;ten„er stated. Chat Lhe ~ity cannot k~ep addi.n~ to che i>robl.eiri <br />~~ithoi.~t do~i_~ng sornethin~ abouC i.t. <br />Mrs. Scal.ze stated tf~iac if the Ci_t.y pirt.s :in a storm seroer in thi., <br />are~ it ~arill have to bc x>sessc.cl as the City cannot aEf.ord to pay <br />Eor i.t. <br />Tt~c C~ty C1erk report~~~d thtzt the di.tch~s are b~~i.n~r Cranstcrred. Co t.hF <br />conerol ~~f the 6~Iat:ersheG D_istr:i.ct.. Some of these c1~i_tche> may even <br />be turned over to the Ci.Cy, <br />Paf~u, _9-- <br />