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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • June 23, 1998 Page 15 1 Ms. Smith asked if there would be a gate during construction. 2 Mr. Hubmer stated there will be. The entire site will be blocked off. 3 Unidentified resident, suggested that holding ponds be installed in the industrial park where all 4 the buildings sit empty. 5 Mr. Hubmer stated that area is considerably higher ground. 6 Bruce Troop, 301 Avenue NE, asked if problem area#5 was a "done deal". He stated his 7 neighbor Mr. Swanson was present at the last Council meeting and was told that his land would 8 be condemned if he did not sell it to the City. He suggested that the City will also be taking his 9 land and asked why he had not been notified. 10 Mr. Hubmer explained that WSB is in the process of determining which areas need construction 11 of another holding pond. The Council has authorized WSB to acquire the properties and. 12 meetings will be held next month to discuss the findings with property owners. The first step is 13 for WSB to define the impact to the area. Mr. Troop asked if the City would take his land if he did not want to sell it. He stated he has no 5 problems with flooding. He stated he was more concerned with the process. 16 Mayor Ranallo explained this has been an ongoing process since July 15, 1997. At this point 17 nothing is a "done deal" and that is why a public hearing is being held this evening. 18 Sue Wacher, 2813 30'h Avenue, questioned why she had not been notified that her yard was to be 19 made into a holding pond. 20 Cavanaugh explained that this process has been ongoing since last summer. Silver Point and 21 Central Parks are the first areas to be addressed. When her property is addressed she will be 22 notified. 23 Sue Kozarek, explained that this process has been going on for a year. The meetings have been 24 public and were well attended and provided an opportunity to see the proposals and give input. 25 She stated she believed that everyone had a fair shake at providing input. She acknowledged that 26 some residents will be adversely affected by the proposal but noted that others have already been 27 adversely affected by the flooding. 28 Mr. Swanson, 3020 Silver Lake Road, stated he had discovered that he would be affected by 29 reading between the lines of the newspaper. He stated he attended a Council meeting where a resolution was passed that gave the City Manager and the engineer authorization to acquire his and the neighbor's land.