HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr000990_000040_pg171June 14, 1976 Page 11
The administrator stated that your own engineer indicated that
his original drainage plans were not implemented, and it was
not the city's idea to change those plans.
Mr. Frisch emphasized that it was done according to the govern-
mental agencies. Now you have changed it by lowering the ditch.
The administrator asked Eng. Bearden if he had any idea of the cost of
those holding ponds? Mr. Bearden replied that he really did not know.
The administrator stated that there has been a real argument on
the part of the developer that he has spent more than enough,
and here is an example where he cut out a significant expenditure.
Mr. Frisch asked if, in his experience with public improvement,
did he participate in the design of this building -- the problem
here is the same. Surface water in one case, and underground
in the other.
The administrator stated that he is saying that the developer
has done everything he originally promised and I am saying that
he did not. Mr. Frisch stated that there is no question that the
concrete walls were not constructed. The administrator stated
that Mr. Gottsacker testified that, as constructed, it will not
hold a 100 year storm. Mr. Frisch said that Mr. Gottsacker had
said that the ponds as they were constructed hold the same amount
as he originally projected. Mayor Johnson asked, where is he
putting the water now that was on the roof? The administrator
replied that the drainage has to go somewhere, the plan included
storage on the roof as well as two holding ponds. That is only
one part of that storage capacity. You have to put it somewhere.
What I am trying to indicate to you is that it does not hold a
100 year storm. That is part of the drainage problem, I suspect.
We had serious flooding and there had to be a way to handle it.
The question was where did that water come from.
Mr. Frisch read from the May 24 minutes regarding the Rice Creek
Watershed examining the ponds . . . he felt that it provided
the full amount as proposed originally -- 50,000 cu. ft. for
each pond.
The administrator stated that we are either comparing 100 and 172
or 50,000 cu. ft. and 86,000 cu. ft. Your firm must have access
to the information. I presume you have a copy of the Rice Creek
Watershed District permit.
Mr. Frisch stated that they satisfied the Rice Creek Watershed
requirements. Atty. Meyers stated that Mr. Gottsacker designed
a 100 year storm. Mr. Gottsacker replied that is what was originally
designed. He stated that he is not responsible for any modifications
made during construction. He stated that the total site will hold
1.65 acre feet of water (that portion that was directed to the
ponds). Administrator Achen asked how many acre feet would the