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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 14, 1997 • Page 6 1 3. The sanitary sewer and storm water issues be approached as two separate problems 2 within the City of St. Anthony. Sanitary sewer backup is a chief means of inundation 3 of many structures within the City and the solutions are different from storm water 4 problems. 5 4. The prioritization of homes considered for buyout be re-evaluated based on the 6 suggested updated criteria and further review of the background data utilized by the 7 Task Force. 8 Mr. Willenbring reported WSB also investigated the cost to provide technical assistance for 9 flood proofing homes. The cost would be between $400 to $1,000 per lot. The work would 10 typically include the need for a survey of the homeowner's lot, an engineering inspection:of 11 the property and the preparation of a memorandum outlining the results of the inspection, and 12 recommendations for flood proofing improvements. These improvements could include 13 berming, diking, pumping, etc. 14 Marks asked if the cost to provide technical assistance would only be assessed to the lots that 15 require change. 16 Mr. Willenbring stated he understood that the City would be required to make the program 17 available to all residents in the City but that he did not believe that every structure in the City of St. Anthony would require flood proofing improvements. 19 Enrooth questioned recommendation #3 in regard to separating sanitary sewer and storm water 20 issues. 21 Mr. Willenbring explained that this recommendation focuses more on the criteria used to 22 respond to the problem. The homes experiencing storm sewer back up may not be located in 23 the lowest areas and the criteria which applies to storm water problems may not apply to 24 homes with sanitary sewer problems. 25 Norine Lockrem, 2916 Old Highway 8, stated she no longer lives at 2716 St. Anthony 26 Boulevard. She and her husband moved two weeks ago. She stated it is a difficult position 27 to be in owning two homes but there was no alternative. 28 Mrs. Lockrem referred to the criteria of the WSB report which sorted by the number of times 29 flooded. She suggested that this information may not be accurate as some residents have 30 lived in their homes for over 40 years and know how many times the homes have been 31 flooded. Others may have only lived in their homes for 10 years and would not have that 32 information available to them. 33 Mr. Willenbring stated he agreed. He stated there is a need to perform a more thorough 34 analysis of the information provided by the survey. This is the rationale for the recommendation to talk with the Task Force in regard to the information they used to qP6 prioritize the home for buyouts. Mr. Willenbring stated the information used was taken