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-12- <br />so that County Rd. I is the last place to be flooded. The <br />swale will be higher than County Rd. I. Eng. Bearden stated . <br />the ditch will store a lot of water and there is a catch basin. <br />If the pipe gets full and can't handle the load, it will fill <br />other places. <br />Mayor Johnson stated that with tremendous rain, pressure would <br />build up in catch basins; would there be so much so as to <br />force water down I as opposed to going down Highway 10? Eng. <br />Bearden indicated overflow from pond to parking lot and eventually <br />to ditch section of I, then to pipe. <br />Adm. Achen said the problem is that the owner hasn't done his <br />job by putting in an overflow. <br />MSP (Shelquist- Baumgartner) to amend the main motion to direct <br />the engineer to ensure that drainage from County Rd. I to <br />Highway Ditch on 10 is ensured so that the ditch does not end <br />up higher than County Rd. I, that the inlets to the catch <br />basins do not end up higher than County Rd. I. <br />Adm. Achen stated that County Rd. I should be the last area <br />to be flooded. Eng. Bearden indicated that because everything <br />is hooked up hydraulically, you can't isolate I because water can <br />flow backwards through the pipe. <br />A vote was called for on the amendment. 5 ayes <br />Councilman Baumgartner questioned who would be in charge of <br />keeping the pipe clean? It has to be clean at all times. <br />Eng. Bearden said it may be the city. Adm. Achen said that if <br />the open ditch remained, it would definitely be the city. <br />Atty. Meyers questioned whether the benefit of this improvement <br />is to improve the drainage situation or only the maintenance <br />situation? Eng. Bearden indicated that if it prevents the <br />culvert from becoming blocked, then it improves the drainage; <br />otherwise, it basically is for maintenance, appearance, safety. <br />A vote was called for on the main motion. 5 ayes <br />Adm. Achen read the PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 90.04 <br />TITLED JUNKED AND ABANDONED VEHICLES. <br />MSP (Baumgartner- Hodges) to adopt Ordinance No. 248 amending <br />Chapter 90.04. <br />Councilman Shelquist stated his objection to Section 3, Sub- <br />division 3 of the ordinance where it allows a fitted tarpaulin <br />to be used as screening of junked vehicles because an actual <br />fitted tarpaulin would be a high investment and people <br />might end up using any torn tarp. <br />MSP (Shelquist- Johnson) to amend the main motion to delete <br />fitted tarpaulin cover from Section 3. 5 ayes <br />