1974/04/03 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

• • 4 April 3,1974 I� Thk gular meeting of theCity-Councilaw d to order at 8:30a April 3 974 in'the-Conference of Ev City Hall with !!� all n attendance Councilman Acker who was excused. OEAIHAGE PROBLEMS Eethe Engineering Department presented some problems d,Yy; . rnv gdrainagete the Council. said he pruld n my e speaking about artioolar problems such as Laurel Drive but a he called, the big picture sed question to the Councilas what y municipal=eponsvtheita for Solving these pro- blems. Ifttheirr answer a yes, y should be prepared endem y I."I; if the.answer was no,was should be prepared form y emergencies 1 and citizen complaints. • He said drainage problems fit into two categories, • I'; 1. The long range problem that require a master plan 2. a problem a dng that could b witF r latavely emaell expenditure Logethextwith a distinct p cyechange.e master plan or long range planning is deslgnedto p problems i thfuure. He Said if present development trends c without con- - sideration to storm drainage,they were certain a and flooding would occur. The question was haw to alter asit possibly 'involve a grass roote solution of retention basis where large storms be and bled off c a big p the entire e saidtn 'this,gets in o policy decisionsnrelated to landeuae and an control overldevelopers. • He said there were about B immediate problems that approximately $50,000 could take rf but of c ethe City went into this, thwould flooded many requests for this t fhelp. So rare all of theproblems that have been approved,there has been a state- thet made that this was not a general policy,but the main thing was for • City to stay consr • He briefly reviewed the problems of Laurel Drive,Shore Avenue,Keene and Graham. said the Laurel Drive problem w obeo theagenda • t the Regular s and be felt t Engineering Department needed do en m Avenue n before g back t Council. theBe Graham problem on t Lowell Road,the a Highway e quite anxious to takecareof this andt had stated they would go fifty-fifty with the City in resolving the problem inasmucb as the drainage tdoes come from City aas state Highway property. Al Hendricks,City Attorney,felt there two questions to solved. ' endr Spend ere were t be re First,can vtheat City erty or-uSec on this drainage problem which might involve property o and must we spend funds to defend the City against a dxainge problem suit. Councilman Minch asked if t to budget money for these types of expenditures an the Mayowran rede that t would have to come out £General Fund and naturally this would take money from other kinds of General Punservices. • • • • D