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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 23, 1998 Page 9 1 A. Redevelopment of Central Park. 2 B. Redevelopment of Silver Point Park for Flood Mitigation Purposes. 3 Motion by Faust, second by Marks to open the Public Hearing: 4 Motion carried unanimously. 5 Todd Hubmer, WSB &Associates, Inc., explained the area WSB is addressing in Central Park is 6 the area of concern on the north end. In intense storm events the water in the residential area to 7 the south flows to the north and fills the depression. The storm sewers fill up and the water 8 inundates several of the homes on the border of the park. The current storm sewer system drain 9 to the north end of the park and across Skycroft Drive. WSB proposes to remove a section of 10 that pipe and drop the park by 3-3.5 feet and construct a dry pond in that area. An open ditch of 11 approximately 1 foot wide by 10 feet long will also be constructed. This ditch will be somewhat 12 wet most of the year. These additions will allow for additional water storage and will provide 13 protection for the homes. 14 Mr. Harding asked if there would be protection around the ditch for the children. 15 Mr. Hubmer stated there will only be water in the.dry pond after a heavy rain. The only area 16 which will be wet will be the ditch. 17 Mr. Harding stated it would be natural for a child to jump into the pond to play even during a 18 rain. There needs to be protection. 19 Kathie Wolff, 3316 Skycroft, stated she was representing the School Board. She asked for 20 clarification that there would be no standing water. She asked if the proposed berm was still 21 included in the plan. 22 Mr. Hubmer noted the berm which was included in the original plan has been removed. The 23 berm did not allow the water to run down and did not allow for enough storage. He stated there 24 will not be standing water in the pond. It will drain after several hours. 25 Ken Johnson, 3510 Skycroft Drive, asked if the plan still included a walkway around the 26 northeast corner. 27 Mr. Hubmer explained that there is a walkway proposed as part of the park plan which could be 28 routed to the other side of the pond. This would have to be discussed with the Park Commission. 29 Mr. Johnson stated that the original park plan looked much different. The water holding pond 30 had not been immediately adjacent to the property owners and homes in this area. He had been 31 told that there would be fifty feet between the fence and the water holding area. He noted that 32 some of the homes in this area have a high water table to begin with and asked if this would 33 affect the water table.