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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 22, 2012 Page 4 I participation. If they were to handle it would take a much longer period of time. Mayor Faust 2 stated there may be other ways to recoup a portion of the $30,000. Councilmember Roth stated 3 he feels they should be able to move quickly. Councilmember Roth stated in the past whenever 4 there was a road repair project the Rice Creek Watershed District seems to try to cause problems 5 in the City. 6 7 Mayor Faust stated it is very important to remain partners with them as they have not been asked 8 to participate. Councilmember Roth apologized publicly to the Rice Creek Watershed District. 9 10 Councilmember Jenson asked if there were other options that were complimentary to the long 11 term solution. Mr. Hubmer stated many of the other options are complimentary such as flood - 12 proofing. 13 14 Mr. Robert Lundeen, 39°i and Fordum/Shamrock area. He asked which houses flooded in that 15 area. Mr. Hubmer stated would a pond be put in like what was done on Stinson. Mr. Lundeen 16 asked how old the storm system is and Mr. Hubmer stated it was built in the turn of the century. 17 Mr. Lundeen asked if the area where the house was removed still floods and Mr. Hubmer stated 18 it does and the house was removed due to recurring flooding of the house. 19 20 Mr. Mike Ahmann 4062 Foss Road. Mr. Ahmann thanked Mr. Hubmer for his help to Mirror 21 Lake Townhomes. He encouraged Council to help solve the flooding problem. Ile suggested 22 option 5 be considered. Mayor Faust asked if option 5 could be started this year and Mr. 23 Hubmer stated it would not begin this year. 24 25 Councilmember Gray asked about the option of lowering Mirror Lake and getting the DNR 26 permits. Mr. Hubmer stated there are some jurisdictional issues that need to be addressed. There 27 is a possibility is can be undesignated as a DNR water. 28 29 Mayor Faust stated caution needs to be taken to ensure regulations are followed. 30 31 Mr. Mike Ahmann stated last fall Mirror Lake was lowered 1 %2 feet and there still was flooding. 32 33 Ms. Debra Larson stated she shares some concerns with Councilmember Roth about Rice Creek 34 Watershed District. Due to the flooding she was unable to live in her home for 6 months and the 35 cost for remodeling was $30,000. She asked the Rice Creek Watershed District to do the right 36 thing and do it quickly. 37 38 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to adopt Resolution 12- 39 050; Accepting July 2012 Flood Investigation and Stormwater Modeling Report with the cost 40 modification as indicated. 41 42 Motion carried unanimously. 43 44 B. Resolution 12-05 1 • Authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to Enter into an Agreement 45 with Rice Creek Watershed District. Todd Hubmer, WSB & Associates, presenting. S