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Orono City Council <br /> Work Session <br /> Monday,August 27,2018 <br /> Council Chambers 5:00 p.m. <br /> 1. Budget Discussion—Continued <br /> Walsh agreed that by having a policy addressing it that it would help prevent the fund from <br /> getting down too low. <br /> Seals mentioned that she and Council Member Printup met with Rief regarding the Code <br /> Enforcement Official and would like more information before they would approve of this <br /> position being added. Seals has a hard time seeing the head count, and struggles with <br /> approving this without getting all the details and understanding what the City has and what it <br /> is currently working with. Seals mentioned that they would like to know why staff wants or <br /> needs the position. <br /> Walsh mentioned that we need to see all the pieces prior to approving the decision to add <br /> more positions. Walsh noted that the Council wants to make sure we have enough people to <br /> do the job. <br /> 2. Stormwater Planning Discussion <br /> Director of Public Works/City Engineer Adam Edwards presented the Stormwater Planning <br /> item. Edwards discussed the current practice, current issues and the request of guidance on <br /> the decision of whether the City should take a broader approach. <br /> Edwards explained that tonight he wanted to discuss two particular issues: County Side West <br /> and Orono Oaks Drive. Country Side West suffers nuisance flooding during intense <br /> rainfalls. It was studied in 2014 and the recommendation was to perform maintenance on <br /> structures and the channel that the structures feed. Then,to proceed with culvert <br /> replacements. Edwards noted that in 2018 that the pond pipe clogged and we did do an <br /> emergency maintenance to clear the clogged pipe. <br /> Walsh asked what the immediate issue is. <br /> Edwards explained that immediate issue is should the city take in work that is within our <br /> public right of way to upsize that culvert. <br /> Rief introduced resident Greg Vitas in which he visited with and walked the culverts to get a <br /> better idea of the issue. <br /> Resident Greg Vitas,thanked Rief and Printup for meeting with him and letting him speak <br /> today. He describes the issue relating to the drainage and how it is affecting and flooding his <br /> property. Vitas is concerned that this could become a serious issue. The water level in the <br /> pond is 8 feet above where is should be. Vitas mentioned that they have water flowing east <br /> to west on his property. Vitas noted that we are looking at water covering up to 30 to 40 feet <br /> of our yard and our sump pumps are working everyday all year. <br /> Dustin mentioned that the question from staff is if this is the Home Owners Association's <br /> responsibility. <br /> Walsh discussed that we all should take some responsibility for it and fix the culverts. <br /> Resident Jewel Vitas noted that there is more water coming in from many different directions <br /> that has changed from previous years. Vitas feels that it is a mess, and nobody knows where <br /> it is going. <br />