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April 24, 1978 Page 6 <br />Achen replied that there was no part of the City that would not be served by some <br />part of the improvements from Project 1978 -1. <br />Mr. Thornton stated that he felt it would be very expensive to take an individual <br />lot and hold water on it, and asked how the water could be held on site. Administrator <br />Achen replied that a developer was considered to be anyone developing more than two <br />single family lots and that it would be up to the City Engineer to decide how to best <br />hold water since every site was different, but that basically a hole would have to be <br />scooped out and the water drained to it. <br />Mayor Pickar pointed out that the resolution addresses the overall problem and that <br />the next item on the agenda would address the financial end of it. <br />A rollcall vote was taken on the motion to adopt Resolution #892: <br />Councilmember Ziebarth - aye <br />Councilmember Baumgartner - aye <br />Councilmember Rowley - aye <br />Mayor Pickar - aye <br />STORM DRAINAGE DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS - STORM WATER MANAGEMENT FUND ORDINANCE AND <br />RESOLUTION <br />4 ayes <br />Mayor Pickar explained that the City has come up with a potential method of financing <br />the storm water fund. Administrator Achen read the Chapter 25 proposal and resolution <br />and explained that a developer or anyone applying for a building permit would be <br />assessed based on the formula the City has worked out. Administrator Achen presented <br />the formula and explained how it had been determined. He also explained that in <br />essence, the assessment would increase the cost of each new home. <br />Mayor Pickar stated that understandably the assessment would create a hardship for <br />each type of development but that the storm water fund would be a method of financing <br />the project. <br />Jerry Linke, 2319 Knoll Drive asked how an addition to a home would be evaluated. <br />Administrator Achen replied that it would be the difference between the existing <br />total runoff and the new runoff resulting from the addition. He added that if the <br />addition to the house amounted to 500 square feet of roof rather than grass that the <br />calculation would be based on that. <br />Mr. Linke asked if each addition would be evaluated separately. Administrator Achen <br />replied that they would and that if the surface is already taken up, basically no <br />charge would be made. <br />Mr. Beim pointed out that the City already has a water problem and has had a study <br />made. He stated that the assessment would cost him $165,000 yet the people who had <br />lived in the City for a long time would not be charged anything. He added that he <br />would not be creating any problem since he would be building his own holding pond. <br />Administrator Achen replied that the charge would be applied for each building permit <br />applied for and that the charge levied would be applied against any further special <br />assessments for a storm sewer trunk system improvement. <br />Mr. Beim questioned what would happen if no storm sewer system was put in. Administrator <br />Achen replied that they must assume that at some time in the future they would be <br />