Agenda Packet Cc - regular meeting 5/23/1988

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. 44 51788.2 i 1. t W11 MEETING TO: Mayor and City Council f';�Y 3 FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Administratoo C Y OF okoko DATE: May 17, 1988 SUBJECT: Continuation of Public Hearing - Highwood Storm Sewer Attachment A. Highwood Storm Sewer Project Memo Dated 4/15/88 B. Glenn Cook Letter Dated 5/19/88 C. City of Orono Minutes Dated 4/25/88 D. McCurdy Letter Dated "/19/88 ISSUES - 1. Continuation of the public hearing. 2. Determination as to Counci l's desiring to undertake any public improvements in response to this problem. INTRODUCTION - At the April 25, 1988 Council meeting, Council took initial testimony at a public hearing and directed the public hearing be continued to the May 23, 1988 meeting. At that meeting concerns addressed regarded both water quality and storm water quantity in this area. In addition the principal property owners, the Vongries, who are involved in this were not able to be present at that meeting. For background information as noted in Attachment C the City did consider this matter in 1975 and directed to Mr. Sauer that the only remedy to this problem was a public improvement. DISCUSSION_ - Since the last Council meeting, as noted in Attachment B, the Engineer has explored alternative solutions to this problem which include the following: A. Detention of storm water on tn? north side of County Road 19 for a period of time. This was determined by the Engineer not to be cost effective. B. Creation of a larger detention basin on the backside of Sauer's property by lowering the existing grade in that area a couple feet and using some of the material to berm the houses of Sauer's and Baxter together with having Mr. Sauer move his shed out of the area. This may not be cost effective. C. Instead of re -piping the whole area look to re -pipe only the portion of the existing tile which crosses the McCurdy and Vongries property. Together with providing the manholp and overflow with an 8" pipe. Mr. McCurdy has indicated in Attachment D that this is not acceptable to him.