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City Council Meeting Minutes • February 9, 1999 , Page 9 1 stated the flip side to the "big ugly hole" is that many resident's homes have been greatly 2 devalued due to the adverse affects of repeated flood damage. 3 4 Ms. Stuhr stated as a taxpayer she is willing to pay more to have the project completed properly 5 and everyone keep their property intact. She added that there is no great need to complete this 6 project immediately, and many communities are wet.and stay wet. She expressed concern over 7 the City's apparent lack of political will. 8 . 9 Rodger Ness, 2701 Pahl Avenue NE, stated he experiences flooding at his intersection 4=5 times 10 a year as deep as 42" which causes basement flooding through his window wells. He added he 11 recently spent a whole summer on basement clean-up and does not want to see extra water in the 12 City's residential areas. He expressed concern that something must be done, and the water must 13 be diverted or delayed to avoid repeated flooding several times a year. 14 15 Motion by Faust, second by Marks to close the public hearing at 8:29 P.M. 16 17 Motion carried unanimously. 49 A. Street Improvements (Resolution 99-016, re: Order 1999 street and utility 20 improvements). 21 Cavanaugh stated that in voting for this resolution the Council is closing off the south end option 22 which has been considered heavily and would cost the community a huge amount of money. He 23 added he ran for office on the premise that all citizens should have dry private property, and 24 while 90%of the Village takes that for granted many areas have inadequate storm and sanitary 25 sewer systems. 26 27 Cavanaugh stated the community has the responsibility to ensure public water stays off private 28 property and while the Council continues to consider alternative solutions, it would be 29 irresponsible to redevelop Town& Country. He expressed his support for the resolution. 30 31 Ranallo stated flooding problems are not experienced only in the City's south end. 32 33 Marks stated flooding has been a serious issue throughout his tenure on the Council and the 34 problems are close to being solved at this point. He stated the problem is not a lack of political 35 will but a need for consensus and reasonable alternative solutions. He expressed his support of 36 the resolution. 37 38 Thuesen stated the decision is a difficult one to make, adding the big ugly hole referenced by Ms. 39 Stuhr will be a beautiful green space for kids to play. He added the trivialization of the impact of flooding does not do it justice, adding that numerous residents experienced damage which they