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.Mounds View City Council Page Three <br /> Regular Meeting August 23 , 1993 <br /> MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Wuori to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. <br /> VOTE: 3 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried <br /> RESIDENTS REQUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR <br /> Barbara Savage, 7721 Bona Road, thanked the Mayor, Council and City Planner <br /> for their concern, or lack of concern, regarding the flooding problem on <br /> their property as a result of the Harstad development construction. Ms. <br /> Savage stated that the City was notified of a major problem regarding the <br /> collapse of a pool wall due to flooding which was created by the Harstad <br /> development during a large amount of heavy rainfall. Ms. Savage stated that <br /> no one from the City had contacted them regarding this problem. Ms. Savage <br /> stated that Mayor Linke had set up an appointment with her husband and then <br /> never called or showed up for the appointment and she was at this meeting to <br /> find out why. <br /> Mayor Linke stated that he had spoken to Mr. Savage and had agreed to stop <br /> at the house, but due to a full schedule, he completely forgot about the <br /> appointment. Mayor Linke stated that he works a full time job and has a <br /> family that he is committed to do things with and that his Mayoral position <br /> is a part time position. Mayor Linke again stated that he did make a <br /> commitment to Mr. Savage and apologized for the oversight. Mayor Linke also <br /> .indicated that he was planning on calling over the weekend, but ended up <br /> going out of town. <br /> Paul Harrington, City Planner, stated that he and the construction company <br /> that is doing the work on the Harstad development went out to the Savages' <br /> property right after the FOCUS 2000 meetings. Mr. Harrington stated that the <br /> construction company did make some corrections to help solve the problem. <br /> Harrington stated that this project is in middle stages of being completed <br /> and that he had asked the construction company to complete a few things <br /> which would curb the runoff. <br /> Mr. Harrington further stated that the construction company had cut down the <br /> berm to increase water flow in the back. <br /> Ms. Savage stated that the problem worsened. Mr. Harrington stated that <br /> there have been quite a few problems in the City, not just on your property <br /> or the development due to the unusual amount of rainfall. <br /> Harrington explained that he had left a message for Mr. Savage on an <br /> answering machine and also phoned his work or a beeper number. <br /> Ms. Savage stated that Mr. Savage works construction and cannot be reached <br /> as he is out in the field and there is no answering machine, nor beeper. <br /> Duane McCarty, 8060 Long Lake Road, stated that he had been going through <br /> •the budget process from last year. McCarty suggested that the Council <br /> change the budget process a little by adding more detail in terms of <br />