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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 19, 1990 PAGE 4 Armstrong indicated we should take a look at the water problem and incorporate this with the road problem so that it is worked on next year. The City should proceed forward and ask Larry Bohrer to come up with new ideas on how to divert the water. The road is not in dire straits that it has to be done this year, but should proceed with the project. Bohrer explained that minor corrections can be made, but this would not be the problem solver. He was not familiar with how the fairgrounds drainage comes into the area, but the airport drainage does not enter Mr. Schiltgen's property until south of the railroad tracks. If the Council wishes to postpone the project, ($42,000 of Municipal State Aid Mtnce. Funds has been designated for this particular project), he would have to come back with a recommendation with what to do with this money. Bohrer stated he was not aware of Mr. Schiltgen ever coming before the Council to discuss these drainage problems. Bohrer pointed out the VBWD's position has been that their proposal is to construct a small outlet for Downs Lake. This outlet will not change their 100 year flood elevation for Downs Lake which includes spilling over into the Eden Park area (known as the Durand's Pond west of Legion Avenue). Bohrer pointed out areas where water was evident: --VFW Ballfield is not useable today because there is standing water. --Lions Park Ballfield is not useable because the channel is still running water right now. --Layton Avenue Road --Hardwood Lumber Co. use to store lumber outside, but because the water would wash silt, etc. into the lumber, it would ruin the kniV.es in the planes and damage the lumber. --Nuisance Type Items: Timber which worked its way through and floated out into the Lions Park ballfield, a pallet found sitting in Schiltgen's field. --Eugene Markgraf, 11002 Upper 33rd St., had water in his basement. Bohrer added you cannot do the middle section of the Old Village improvements without going all the way by some route to the railroad culvert. If the intent of the Council would be to consider this project for 1991, he would have to begin in 1990 so the easements are available to us. M/S/P Hunt/Williams - to direct City Engineer, Larry Bohrer, prepare a list of potential road projects to use MSA Maintenance Funds. (Projects under $100,000 take a 10-day advertisement for bids, over $100,000 Projects takes 3-weeks.) If possible a go-ahead could be given through a phone poll of the Council to begin any projects. (Motion carried 4-0).