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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 11, 2011 Page 4 1 on July 16th has never happened before. She hoped that some of the information gleaned from 2 this will show what happened and noted that they have been told the water purification plan is 3 not the cause. She added that they do not want to go through this again and this is a major 4 problem for their condos, especially the twelve owners directly impacted by the flood. 5 6 City Engineer Hubmer stated that they are committed to seeing if changes need to occur in the 7 watershed and all the cities involved are committed to making sure the system functions as 8 intended. 10 Ms. Deb Larson, Minor Lake resident, appeared before the City Council and indicated that their 11 master policy premium for flood insurance is $45,000 per year. She stated that they received a 12 quote of $12,000 per building, so three buildings out of eighteen would be $36,000 and their 13 residents cannot afford that. She added they will urge residents to take their own flood insurance 14 to cover their losses, but the twelve property owners most impacted are looking at $30,000 out - 15 of- pocket because they had no flood coverage. 16 17 Ms. Stephanie Roepke, 3901 Foss Road, appeared before the City Council and stated that she 18 previously asked about the City offering low interest loans to residents and asked if this is 19 something that would be available. 20 21 Mayor Faust explained that the only thing available would be a Housing Improvement Area for 22 the condos that would provide funding for improvements to the common areas. He added this 23 would be a decision for the homeowner's association. 24 25 Ms. Mary Lynn Waterhouse, Minor Lake resident, appeared before the City Council and 26 requested clarification of City Engineer Hubmer's statement that the Minor Lake property is at 27 the head of the system. 28 29 City Engineer Hubmer explained that Mirror Pond itself overtopped, upstream from the condos, 30 and contributed water at an uncontrolled rate to the 48" pipe under the railroad tracks and could 31 have caused flooding. He added that the water along Highway 88 might also have backed up and 32 they are currently reviewing this to see how the system should have performed and where the 33 problem was that led to the flooding. He indicated if the problem was just rainfall, they can look 34 for a location to store this water in the future, similar to Silver Point Park. 35 36 Ms. Deb Larson, Mirror Lake resident, appeared before the City Council and noted that 37 witnesses said when Foss Road flooded, Mirror Lake was at its normal level and when Foss 38 Road receded, Mirror Lake flooded. She felt that Mirror Lake might have contributed but it was 39 after the fact. 40 41 Mayor Faust stated it is important to let the science and engineering lead the efforts in fixing the 42 problem and these efforts will take time. He asked for the public's continued feedback and 43 reiterated the City's commitment to resolve this issue. 44 45 46