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ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD OCTOBER 22, 1990 NAVARRE HEIGHTS DRAINAGE CONTINUED previously informed Karen Cuff that if she obtained a 35% • petition, that they would order the project. Ms. Cuff has submitted a 35% petition. I do not believe that Council should revise their position from that in their motion on September 24, 1990." Ms. Karen Cuff, stated that she had discussed the project with each of the neighbors at the time she was circulating her petition. She said, "I gave each resident a copy of the proposed assessmen °.:s and time period, and a complete copy of the feasibility study. I feel that I did accurately explain the project. The excavation that was done on the lot was to be a temporary solution to the drainage problem. We experienced drainage problems before we did anything to the property." Mr. Robert Paige, Crystal Place, asked if the cost of the project has been estimated. Bernhardson stated that until the specs are drawn and bids are taken, it will be difficult to determine the cost. He said, "Staff estimates that the project may cost approximately $32,000." Mr. Paige asked how many properties would share in that cost. Cook replied, "There are approximately 42 lots. There are is fewer people than there are lots. It will cost approximately $700 /lot." Mr. Hers -3l Forester, 3599 Crystal Place, said, "This was a tax forfeit lot and was used for drainage before the Cuff's purchased it. Wouldn't it be less expensive for the City to purchase the property and let the water run. I am downhill from the Csffs and I have no water problem. I have seen only two houses on that street that have a water problem. Yet they expect the rest of the neighbors to pay for their problem." Bernhardson commented that the property was purchased from Hennepin County, not the City of Orono. Mr. Jim Smith, 3580 Livingston Avenue, said, "The problem is that the water isn't running, it is creating a very large pool. During the first week of August, shortly after a heavy rain, a child was nearly hit by a car. The child lives in one of the houses that have signed both petitions. This child was laying on his skate board in this pool of water. I watched the car approach and barely stop in time to avoid hitting him. Children are automatically drawn to water puddles. This is a pool. There must be something done to stop water from pooling in this location." - 16 - •