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• Burr Engineering Company July 10, 1997 Mr. Michael Mornson City Manager St. Anthony Village 3301 Silver Lake Road St. Anthony, MN 55418-1699 Re: Storm Drainage Issue Dear Mr. Mornson: At their regular meeting of July 8, the council directed establishment of a task force, whose purpose will be to develop consensus regarding solutions for flooding problems and to seek funding strategies for implementing selected solutions. I was asked to assist that task force at your direction anil possibly to—perform addition—a studies regarding specific problem areas. ,Following • the meeting I had some additional thoughts regarding the role of the task force and the role of Barr Engineering Company. In my view, the task force will be useful in developing local consensus, particularly among affected property owners, regarding appropriate solutions to the problems which the city has experienced. The task force will need to: (1) understand potential sources of assistance (and the probability of obtaining such assistance); (2) quantify the monetary damages which were sustained; and (3) understand the financial implications, on the city as a whole, of the recommended solutions to the problem. I have enclosed a copy of a funding summary prepared by Steve Klein of our office for your use. As reference material for the task force, I have also enclosed a copy of FEMA's Design Manual for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures which is referenced as the source of tables included in our July 1992 report. I call your attention to Chapter 11 which discusses selection of retrofitting techniques and estimating damages from flooding events. The best role for Barr will probably be to assist the task force in developing a consensus of desirable solutions. I assume that we might share this role with WSB. Since the exact scope of services which Barr will provide cannot be determined at this time, I think it would be best to assume that we will provide services on an hourly basis until we can define specific work necessary to support the work of the task force. My current rate is $120 per hour. I will be assisted by Paul Swenson who was involved in the analysis of District 6 for the 1992 study. Paul's 1997 billing rate is $80 per hour. Most of the flood damage seems to occur within District 6. The 1992 Barr report provides a specific example of how those flood damages might be avoided for a 100-year event, but as a I noted in our telephone discussion, those recommendations were based upon the assumption that • 08300 Norman Center Drive ❑555 West 27th Street ❑202 West Superior Street O P.O.Box 130917 Minneapolis,MN 55437-1026 Hibbing,MN 55746 Duluth,MN 55802 Ann Arbor,Ml 48113-0917 Phone:(612)832-2600 Phone:R18)262-3465 Phone.(218)727-5218 Phone.P13)327-1200 Far (612)832-2601 Far (218)262-3460 Fax: (218)727-5450 Fax: P13)327-1212