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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION January 5, 2015 DRAFT DeGardner explained that the city will either trade in or auction old equipment in order to 46 get the best value. 47 48 Finance Director Rolek then reviewed the proposed fire department capital purchases. 49 Public Safety Director Swenson added that the department is receiving some assets as a 50 result of the split from the Centennial Fire District and have identified what will be 51 needed in addition to those items. He noted that the city has submitted a grant application 52 to FEMA requesting funding for the purchase of fire apparatus/gear; receipt of the grant is 53 an unknown so the city must plan funding in case it isn’t received. Mr. Rolek also 54 explained that the financing is internal so it can be adjusted depending on changes in 55 what is spent. 56 57 2. NE Drainage Area Study Update – Community Development Director Grochala 58 reviewed the history of the council’s consideration of how to address drainage in the NE 59 area of the city. Staff has been working with the city’s engineering firm, WSB and the 60 area watershed district to develop options for drainage and will now receive an overview 61 from WSB staff Pete Willenbring. 62 63 Mr. Willenbring reviewed the problems: 64 - Ditches in place do not handle much; 65 - One area is landlocked; 66 - Must deal with increased discharged downstream. 67 68 Mr. Willenbring distributed a map outlining the idea of installing a large capacity line to 69 handle drainage. An important element of the project would be to determine alignment; 70 any study and modeling need to be clear about impacts such as environmental. He is 71 working with the watershed district on those details. He noted that the model, he 72 believes, demonstrates that Peltier Lake will not be impacted and it will be important to 73 show no impact to water quality. Since the watershed would like to see the drainage 74 solution limit the volume of water moved, they will also be looking at irrigation options 75 along the route. The council’s consideration now is relative to the need for the system. 76 There are property owner considerations as well as work ahead with developers who 77 could possibly be building in the area. The mayor suggested the city will need a 78 statement of need and a defensible solution for what is being recommended; he asked 79 about the AUAR for the area. Mr. Grochala said it basically calls for expansion of 80 drainage systems but the storm water rules have changed somewhat. Council Member 81 Roeser offered funding ideas: water/land banking; grant funding (Legacy?). 82 83 Mr. Willenbring clarified that staff is looking for concept approval from the council and 84 from the watershed. Mr. Grochala added that eventually a feasibility study will be 85 needed. 86 87 The council also heard from Bruce Miller (area developer) who said his group has worked 88 on addressing storm water elements in the past, received instructions from the watershed 89 district, but ultimately couldn’t do what they said. As a result they had to develop an 90 2