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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 22, 2019 7:00 o'clock p.m. Edwards stated the two ponds are supposed to be maintained by the homeowners' association but that he is not sure that is the case. Last year the Public Works Department assisted the homeowners' association in cleaning out the ponds. Seals asked if the City fixed something that the homeowners' association was supposed to be maintaining. Rief stated the City assisted them in opening their culvert and that it was impacting more than just that one corner of the intersection. Johnson asked if extending it up to County Road 15 would help the situation. Edwards stated it would to some extent, and if this work was to be piecemealed, he would recommend starting at the bottom of the system and working your way up. Edwards indicated Staff watched it this spring with the snow melting and that they did not see issues with the spring melts, but it is particular to when there is a mass inundation over a short period of time that the system becomes overwhelmed. Seals asked if the homeowners' association was charged for the work in this situation. Seals noted the City performed some road work for a different homeowners' association and that homeowners' association was charged for it. Seals stated the City Council has to be cautious on performing work that the homeowners' associations have committed to, and that her question is why the City is doing it in some situations but not all situations. Edwards stated in this particular instance, those two ponds are supposed to be privately maintained but that the ponds receive water from approximately 79 acres other than just the development. When something impacts more than just the development, the City has done similar emergency work in other developments to clear out the system since the overall system depends on the ponds functioning properly whether they are privately or publicly owned. Walsh stated he is hearing that the public system is working as well as it can since it has been cleaned out and that he is not hearing any concerns from the residents. Seals stated she drives by there all the time and that she has not noticed a lot of water in the area. Walsh stated unless the City hears something different, there does not appear to be enough of an impact to spend approximately $200,000. Rief stated according to the pictures, it is not directly impacting any structure. Johnson moved, Seals seconded, to reject the stormwater improvements with the request that Staff continue monitoring the situation, and if there appears to be a problem, this item should be brought back to the City Council. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. Page 6 of 10