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MINI TKSOF rilK ORONO pi.a>mm; <ommissio>- Monday, October IH. 2004 6:00 o'clock p.m. (M4-3042 Pillar llomev I'onlinned) LcnIic sUlcd »n |•..^hlblt C there apireiis to l>e a MX-t*H>t or sevcn-liHit gap beloeen the jhh»1 lUvk and the projicrly line that allows for a swale t«> be coi structed. Leslie stated with the bl«Kk lelaining wall. It iinpacts the amount of room available fm the drainage swale. Leslie inquired wK*iha that is the reason for the claim df water runoff mto the neighbor's inopcriy cuncntly Tup|Kr cuncurreJ there is less space for the swale, but that iIk* swale lus been iiMintained at the p«iiin required by the C ity and still functions exactly as it should I eslic inquired whether llic landscape atchitect wouUI eontest the claim lhal iheic is ineieinciital lunoff as a result of the construction Tupper staled he would. Shermaek (xniilcd out that water seeks the lowest jHiint. which would t>e the .swale with iIh* tiraiii tile, and can be verified by the engineer. Shemiack slated it wa^ his understanding they complietl with every thmg they were requested to do based on what tlicy weic told by the C'lly I rigitwer and Stall Tiqtper staled they did ask Lyle Oman to visit the site piior to llie srul iK-mg laid to have the swales inspected, fupper indicated lie was infoniKd by Oiiuit tiul he lud iiersimally ins|iecled tlic swales and had approved them. Rahn inquired how a building ins^clor is capable of delerminiiig whether a swale is ctuisiiiKied properly Ralm suggested ilic ( ily consider requiring hcforc and alicr surseys to avoid these iv-pcs of problems flipper suted he personally spoke on a mimlicr of iK'casions with Hnice Vang and L>le Oiiun alniut these swales as well as llie ('ily Lnginecr. with the eoiKepl foi this lv|ic of swale with the dram tile and riK'k being anivcd at between the four of them I iip{vi indicated Stall' inloiiiK'd him pilot to construction of the swale that this would Ik: ap}irovcd Kahn inquired w hether tlic contractor is agieeabic to iiukc any changes recommended by the City Fngmeer. Tupper staled they are. Tom Kellogg. City l nginecr. noted he was on site one time only with Urucc Vang a day or two before the Parade of Homes commenced. Kellogg stated one of iltc problems with the pl.m -s that ihac is nothing that identifies the dram tile, so w ithout that iniomuiion. Ins assumption was lhal it was a walking path. Kellogg staled the plan that was submitted fur approval clearly .shows another defined swale and pome grading to divert the wata. Kellogg indicated the as-buill grading plan d«*cs nol agree with th* tviding permit grading plan, particularly along the north lot line. Kellogg staled tlie PAGE 11