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November 13, 1978 Page 6 Councilmember Rowley stated that as long as the project was not going to be done this Fall, the water table should be checked in the Spring before final approval is given. She added that the Homeowners Association should go ahead and get approval from all the agencies involved and then come back in the Spring for final approval from the City. Councilmember Ziebarth asked if permission had been received from all the affected property owners. Mr. Foster replied that he was still working on that. Councilmember Ziebarth recommended that Staff's recommendations be added to the agreement, such a feasibility report with the amount of time, the volume of material and permission from the affected property owners. Councilmember Rowley asked if Staff saw any problem with the work waiting until Spring. Park Director Anderson replied that only problem he could see was if the project was delayed until April or May, which would delay the planned work on Silver View Park. He added though, that the Homeowners Association wanted the work done as quickly as possible also. Councilmember Baumgartner asked if ore of the federal agencies would actually be going out and examining the sludge for pollutants and so forth. He added that he was concerned there might be a high concentration of pollutants in the lake from chemicals that had washed down off the lawns. Mr. Foster replied that there is a constant flow of water out of the lake. Administrator Achen added that the City can request the agencies do that when they consider the request. Councilmember Ziebarth stated that as long as it had been agreed to wait until Spring to do the work, he would like to discuss the project further in an agenda session to work out the details. MSP Pickar- Ziebarth) to postpone action on the request until the second meeting in November. 5 ayes FILL PERMIT 2296 -2288 PINEWOOD DRIVE Mayor Pickar reported that the two properties involved, 2296 and 2288 Pinewood Drive, have extremely low back yards and that the owners have requested approval to fill their rear lots to prevent water f om going in their walkout basements when the storm sewer backs up. Larry Aamot, 2296 Pinewood Drive, stated he and his neighbor had had an engineer come out and study the problem, and that he had determined they had a surface water problem. He stated they would like to fill their back yards to prevent the water from coning in their homes when the storm sewer backs up. He added that they both have walkouts, which would be bricked up, and that based upon Staff's recommendation, they would be going with a 2% slope. Councilmember Baumgartner stated that the request had been discussed and approved by the Planning Commission. He added that the rear yards will still be holding areas. MSP (Hodges Ziebarth) to accept the Planning Commission's recommendation to approve the fill plan as presented, maintaining a slope from the homes to the culvert, and to waive the $50 Conditional Use Permit fee. 5 ayes