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1 Council Meeting March 13, 1990 page 11 • 1 adoption of Ordinance No. 1990-001 . 2 3 Motion carried unanimously 4 5 B. Flooding Problems 6 7 Two residents of 2701 Murray Avenue expressed concern with regard to some 8 flooding problems which were experienced in their area in the most recent 9 rain. They indicated they were speaking for residents on the north side 10 of St. Anthony Boulevard although they acknowledged there may be worse 11 problems for those residing on the south side of St. Anthony Boulevard. . 12 It is the opinion of these residents that the problems being experienced 13 are primarily due to a driveway which was built across a ditch on Murray 14 Avenue. They noted that the ditch has been in existence approximately thirty 15 years and had served the area well until the driveway was constructed. 16 17 It was noted that two citations have been issued to the property owner who 18 put in the driveway and they have been ignored. It was felt that if the 19 driveway were to slant the other direction the problem with water would be 20 solved. 'Some concern was expressed with the size of the pipes and drains 21 which serve this area also. Water flow is handled very adequately for about • 22 an hour but then the drains appear to fill up and gush water out of them. 23 24 Joe Bredemus, 2701 Murray Avenue, noted he has had his home flooded three �5 times in recent years and has incurred large repair bills from the flooding. 26 He stated that residents in the area who have sump pumps have also experienced 27 water problems. 28 �9 Bob Lohman stated he served on the Sewer Commission ten to fifteen years ago. 30 At that time the Commission had recommended improving the lines from 29th 31 Avenue south. He also observed that the ordinance which addresses prohibiting 32 sump pumps from emptying into sanitary sewer lines is not being enforced. 33 34 The City Manager will check the reports of the Sewer Commission and report 35 back to the City Council . Councilmember Enrooth requested that the line 36 under Highway 88 also be checked .for size. He feels that 18" or three feet 37 lines won't solve the problem. 38 39 The City Manager observed that extremely different weather patterns have 40 been experienced the last four years and this may account for some of the 41 problems being experienced. 42 43 Councilmember Marks assured the residents that the water problems in the 44 City are not problems that the Council is not paying attention to. In prior 45 years, the Council had discussed using an area essentially unused to be 46 selected as a holding pond. An engineering study indicated that the area 47 being considered would not be large enough for this purpose. The study 48 suggested that a permanent solution would be to dig up the streets and 49 install larger pipes. 50