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May 24, 1976 Page 6 Mr. Harold stated that there was water on County Rd. I in February so the work is not done. Mayor Johnson replied that the work that needs to be done is an issue, but one of the primary considerations is who is going to pay for the work that is done and still needs to be done. Warren Johnson, 7710 Greenwood Drive, stated that every time he has talked with Mr. Paster, the latter has said he would take care of things he said a check for damages was in the mail but Mr. Johnson has never received it. Paster is just stalling. Mr. Johnson doesn't see why we have to listen to any more lies. Chester Glisan, 7800 Long Lake Rd., stated that water will seek its own level. The ditch is not deep enough and the water backs up. The water table is high now and if we get any more rain we will have wet basements. We have to pay, we expect the same from you people. Co. Rd. I is not deep enough. Councilman Shelquist stated that the Comstock Davis report stated that the holding ponds were not adequately installed. He does not see what the requirements of Rice Creek Watershed were in terms of cubic feet or what actually was finally constructed. Eng. Bearden stated that he does not know the figures, but there was a change during the construction from a verticle concrete wall to sloping sides. In addition the original calculations that were used indicated roof storage as part of the holding, that was disallowed by the State building inspector. The ponds are not as large as they would have been if they had been constructed with verticle walls. Councilman Shelquist asked if all of that was carried out by Paster and Rice Creek Watershed without the city being involved. The administrator stated that he was contacted today and the engineer for Rice Creek Watershed examined the ponds Friday when they were empty. He estimates 50,000 cubic feet actual capacity. The District was promised 86,000 cubic feet, so the ponds are about 5/9 of the originally proposed size. Eng. Bearden stated that periaps this is the total of the two ponds rather than for each. Mr. Frisch said that was his understanding. He was satisfied at the time that it complied with the requirements. There are many conflicting reports, and he would like to get this coordinated. Warren Johnson stated that the water storage is inadequate, plus the roof was not designed according to plan. Mayor Johnson said that the roof was designed at first to store water, but after it was built the engineer had second thoughts about storing that much water on the roof. Mr. Johnson further stated that the city made them take all of the baffles off the back. He asked whether the District issued a revised permit. Howard Boever, coordinator of Mounds View Square Shopping Center, stated that he knew there was a problem with excessive amounts of weight on the roof, but how it occurred he doesn't know.