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COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 22, 1996 The total cost of the project is estimated to be $1,210,000.00. The tank should be completed and in service by June 15, 1997. The cost will not be assessed to property owners and will be financed by a twenty (20) year revenue bond. The location of the tank will be located in a rural area and not in a developed neighborhood. Mayor Landers opened the public hearing at 9:02 P.M. Karen Cunningham, 2310 Cedar Street - Ms. Cunningham asked if any of the drainage from the development in the area is going into Clearwater Creek. Mr. Ahrens explained that some of the drainage will go into Clearwater Creek since that is the natural drainage area. The developer will be required to construct detention ponds and manage the run-off from developments prior to entering into Clearwater Creek. The Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) will review and approve all drainage plans prior to the start of construction. The run-off will be treated before it enters Clearwater Creek. Ms. Cunningham asked if, before this project begins, can someone look into RCWD's responsibilities. She said that she has talked to RCWD a number of times about the ditch (Clearwater Creek) improvement that was suppose to happen when the Clearwater Creek residential subdivision was started. RCWD told her that Clearwater Creek is not their primary concern, however, it is "in the works". Ms. Cunningham talked to the City Council about her concerns with Clearwater Creek. She was told that her concerns were going to be addressed by the RCWD. Ms. Cunningham said she feels that the City has to look at Clearwater Creek as well. There were problems because the culvert was plugged. She said that supposedly the culvert was fixed, however, she has not seen any difference and does not know how it was fixed. Ms. Cunningham said the RCWD told her that the ditch that runs through her property and then into Clearwater Creek is going to be drained. She said that only so much water can be dumped into Clearwater Creek before it starts backing up and there will be problems with fields, pastures, houses and private septic systems. Ms. Cunningham said she felt that she has to stay on top of things and said that is something that the City Council should be looking at. She said that she has stressed this concern so many times and does not know what to do anymore. Ms. Cunningham said that she hoped that the drainage concern is being addressed very carefully and that the first problem is resolved before a second problem arises. Mr. Ahrens said that RCWD completed a study of the Clearwater Creek channel and prepared an inventory of all the problem areas they found. The report says that they need to do some work in that area. He said some other studies of that area also indicate that work is needed in this Clearwater Creek area. Although he has not seen any plans, it is his understanding that the work will be done this summer. Ms. Cunningham asked if this could be done before more development takes place because the situation is going to become worse. Mr. Ahrens said that the City will address this when they look at storm sewer issues and street improvements in this area. Part of the storm sewer improvement will be a study of Clearwater Creek, how much can the creek hold, what the City needs to do for ponding, how much has to be done to enhance the flood plain and other issues. PAGE 24