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City Council Meeting Minutes February 9, 1999 • Page 12 1 December, and they indicated it was the worst job they had ever had. She asked who was paying 2 for the extra work, and why the community wasn't notified about the extension. 3 4 Mr. Hubmer stated the contractor had experienced problems due to cold weather and mechanical 5 breakdowns which delayed work; he added, however, that the work would be finished this week 6 and would not represent an additional cost to the City. He added, in response to a question from 7 Ms. Leach, that street costs were included in the feasibility report and looked at from a complete 8 project cost perspective. 9 10 James Kimblin expressed his disgust over the appearance of Silver Point Park and stated he 11 would prefer to bulldoze the Town& Country site. He added a holding pond should be 12 centralized in Silver Point Park so residents around the park won't have wet basements, and since 13 the park will not be usable in his opinion. He stated he is not a resident of St. Anthony, but his 14 mother lives at 2809 Silver Lake Road. 15 16 Tom Key, 3916 Ross Road, #103, asked whether water from surrounding communities will 17 affect the City's 100 year flood protection. He expressed concern that if other communities do not have such a plan in place, the City's plan will be ineffective. He expressed his support of the redevelopment of the Town& Country area. 20 21 Mr. Hubmer stated there are some misconceptions that water from New Brighton and Roseville 22 is causing problems, such as the industrial site on Highway 88, adding the effect of water from 23 other communities is not the source of the problem. 24 25 Mr. Kimblin stated the power line on the west side of the park will be inaccessible for utility 26 trucks due to the size of the hole which is being dug, and he works for NSP. 27 28 Ranallo asked Mr. Hubmer to address issues with regard to Silver Point Park. Mr.'Hubmer 29 stated the park will operate as a fully functioning park designed with the dual purpose of storm 30 water storage. He added the gravity flow system which will be utilized will provide positive 31 drainage and the clay soil in the park will make water migration slow and have minimal impact 32 on the drainage table. He stated a centralized pond within the park would not be sufficient to 33 provide adequate water storage. 34 35 Mr. Hubmer stated the feasibility study will cost $2,000 and will be completed within 2-3 weeks. 36 37 Cavanaugh stated 55 acre feet of water storage is necessary to provide 100 year flood protection, 38 and Silver Point Park will provide the storage and should be viewed as a long-term commitment 39 by the City to fix the flooding problems. He added the community would not receive a good 0 return on an investment in the redevelopment of the Town& Country area, and he would wish to 41 see how much productivity the City can get out of Silver Point Park.