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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • June 23, 1998 Page 11 1 Mr. Hubmer then explained the improvements to Silver Point Park. Currently, the park includes 2 two softball diamonds (one adult and one youth), a small basketball court, playground, warming 3 house/pavilion, a make-shift soccer field, and a hockey rink which has to be partially 4 disassembled to provide room for the softball use. 5 The proposal for the Park will remove some park area and one softball diamond. It will include 6 lowering the Park twelve to fifteen feet with slopes of 3-1,relocation of the warming house, and 7 a hockey rink and skating area. The softball and soccer field, basketball court and playground 8 area will be placed back in the Park. There will be an attempt to salvage the playground 9 equipment. The Park will be wet in large storm events. There will be a 55-foot buffer zone from 10 the area of excavation. The hockey rink area will be four feet lower than the soccer and softball 11 field. There will be a deeper depression on the west end of the Park where the water will 12 accumulate with a gravity storm system out toward Highway 88. 13 John Jedinak, 2823 Silver Lake Road, asked the distance from the area that is 15 feet deep to his 14 property. 15 Mr. Hubmer stated it will be five to ten feet from the property line. Mr. Jedinak stated that 45 years ago this park was a swamp. He had to haul in fifteen loads of 0 dirt, build that area up, and pump the water out to keep the water from coming into his yard. He 18 expressed concern that if this is dug out it will open up the veins and his basement will again be a 19 holding pond. 20 Mr. Hubmer explained that there will be a gravity system. He acknowledged that ground water 21 is an issue in this area. WSB will accommodate that with drain tile. By lowering the park and 22 installing a gravity system, the high water level should also be lowered. The current elevation in 23 front of Mr. Jedinak's home is 925 feet and the lowering of the park will result in an elevation 24 not to exceed 919-920 feet. 25 Peter Willenbring, WSB & Associates, acknowledged that ground water is a problem in this area. 26 He explained that the concept is to dig a hole twenty feet deep, almost like a hill, and let the 27 water run away. During a heavy rain the water will run into the depression. There is some 28 concern with the gumbo-clay soil. This type of soil traps water and does not let it infiltrate to the 29 bottom under the basement. This is bad for keeping water next to the house away from the house 30 but is good because it does not allow the water to go through to the house. He explained that if 31 there was a storm similar to the one which occurred last summer, the depression would drain 32 within one day. This depression should help to lower the water table in the entire surrounding 33 area and should help with Mr. Jedinak's water problem. 6 Mr. Jedinak stated he was opposed to the proposal. 35 Mr. Willenbring asked him for his suggestions.